NEWS 01-05-2025. News For 2nd-May (Friday) 1. IMF has revised India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2025-26 down to 6.2% from 6.5%. 2. Indian Air Force conducted Exercise 'Aakraman,' a series of military drills simulating attacks on both mountain and ground targets. 3. India has suspended visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. 4. The ceasefire violations in J&K along the LoC is being reported continuously. 5. The DRDO has achieved significant milestone in Hypersonic Technology by conducting successful ground testing of scramjet engine for over thousand seconds. 6. The whole world has strongly condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam & have shown solidarity with India in every which way. 7. China and Russia are collaborating on an ambitious project to establish a nuclear power plant on the Moon. This initiative aims to support the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a joint lunar research base. 8. China has tested a revolutionary type of hydrogen bomb that functions without traditional fissile materials like uranium or plutonium. Instead, it uses advanced fusion techniques such as magnesium hydride-based fusion. 9. HAL with Partners like L&T and Tata have decided to accelerate Tejas Mk1A deliveries for IAF, targeting 24 Jets Annually by 2026. 10. India has signed a deal with France to procure 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft for IN amounting to approx Rs 63,000 cr. < < Back