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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has recommended reforms in toll collection, including eliminating indefinite toll collection and increasing transparency. According to the data, toll collection is expected to reach Rs 55,000 crore in the year 2023-24, which is much higher than Rs 1,046 crore in the year 2005-06.

The second National Space Day celebrated on 23 August in India is especially in the news in 2025 as it marks the second anniversary of the historic success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. The day was declared as National Space Day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the successful landing of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander on the surface of the Moon in 2023.

Recently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a partnership with private satellite-based internet service provider Starlink. This move is in the news because it is a new experiment to make Aadhaar-based customer verification seamless and fast.

Rajiv Pratap Rudy was re-elected as the Secretary-General (Administration) of the Constitution Club of India (CCI).

The Press Registrar General of India (PRGI) has launched the ‘Press Seva’ portal to make the registration of newspapers and magazines in the country simpler, more transparent, and faster.

Chilean actor Sebastian Solorza, who suffers from Down Syndrome, is preparing to contest the presidential election.

President Draupadi Murmu has given assent to the National Sports Governance Act 2025. With this, the bill has become an Act and will officially come into force as an important step towards reforming sports Governance in India.

The move by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is considered crucial to protect the UPI network from fraud.

Under its new national space program, Russia plans to launch the Venera-D mission to Venus between 2034 and 2036.

Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, the Election Commission (ECI) published the draft voter list on August 1, 2025 under 'Special Intensive Revision (SIR)'. In this draft, the names of about 65 lakh voters were removed, which were earlier included in the voter list prepared in January 2025.