NEWS 07-08-2024. News For 9th-Aug (Friday) 1.KV Subramanian, former Chief Economic Advisor & IMF Executive Director, predicted India to grow from a $3.5 trillion to a $55 trillion economy by 2047. 2.India ranked 8th in the Global Agriculture Export Index in 2023. 3.India has approved 8 high-speed road corridors worth Rs 50,655 crore to improve logistics efficiency across the country. 4.The Tata Group has inaugurated a ?27,000 crore semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam, aiming to produce 15 billion chips annually. 5.Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina had to resign from her post & to flee from her country amid the job quota unrest & the army has taken control. 6.BrahMos Aerospace has secured significant contract to supply critical components for DRDO's 80KN engine. 7.India has extended $ 300 million Line of Credit(LOC) to Vietnam, for purchase of coast guard ships, fast border patrol boats. 8.Brazil has shown interest in buying BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. 9.IAF has given green light to produce 200 Astra Mk1 Missiles in Rs 2,900 cr deal with BDL(Bharat Dynamics Limited). 10.Indian shooter ' Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50 meter rifle shooting at the Paris Olympics. < < Back