🇮🇳 National News
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh virtually flagged off the Samudra Pradakshina expedition on September 11, 2025, from the Gateway of India, Mumbai.
- World’s first Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing mission
- Represents Nari Shakti (women empowerment)
- Highlights joint efforts of Army, Navy, and Air Force
- Promotes Aatmanirbhar Bharat and strengthens military diplomacy
In Operation Sindoor, the Army switched from foreign messaging apps like WhatsApp to its own indigenous 5G-based secure communication system, SAMBHAV (Secure Army Mobile Bharat Version).
- Multi-layered encryption
- Messaging app called M-Sigma
- Ensures confidentiality and safeguards operational security
Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi emphasized this reflects Atmanirbhar Bharat and the integration of cutting-edge technology with military operations.
Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar launched a state-of-the-art Regional Testing Laboratory (RTL) of the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) at Nashik.
- Designed for advanced testing of electrical and power equipment
- Tests transformers and smart meters
- Helps in quality assurance and faster testing processes
- Supports industrial and rural development in western India
The Ministry introduced the Beta Version of “Adi Sanskriti”, a pioneering digital platform aimed at preserving tribal art and culture while creating livelihoods.
- Adi Vishwavidyalaya – Digital Tribal Art Academy with over 45 courses
- Adi Sampada – Repository with 5,000+ tribal cultural resources
- Adi Haat – Online marketplace linked to TRIFED for promoting tribal products
Developed in collaboration with State Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), it aligns with Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated India’s first overseas Atal Innovation Centre at IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi.
- New programs in Energy & Sustainability and Chemical Engineering
- Discussions on expanding Indian curriculum-based schools in UAE
- Launching Atal Innovation Labs in the region
- Enhancing student and faculty exchanges
Reflects education as a vital element of the growing India–UAE strategic partnership under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, a globally respected economist and key architect of India’s 1991 economic liberalisation, has been posthumously honoured with the P V Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for Economics.
- Recognises his transformative role in shaping India’s economic reforms
- Honours his lifelong service towards nation-building through economic policy
- Ceremony held in New Delhi
- Gursharan Kaur, his wife, accepted the honour on his behalf
- Presented by Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
Veteran actor and motivational speaker Anupam Kher has announced his fourth book, titled “Different But No Less”, released on June 2, 2025.
- Offers an inspirational and personal narrative from his life experiences
- Aligns with themes explored in his film Tanvi The Great
- Stresses resilience, self-belief, and overcoming challenges
- Resonates with mental health awareness and coping with performance pressures
The International Cricket Council (ICC) rolled out its ‘Will to Win’ campaign, celebrating the determination and resilience of women cricketers.
A promotional film features leading players including Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur from India.
- 13th edition of the tournament
- Co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka
- Begins September 30, 2025 in Guwahati
- Final on November 2, 2025
💼 Business & Economy
Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL) and Germany’s Allianz have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) named Allianz Jio Reinsurance Limited (AJRL) to expand into India’s reinsurance market.
- Approved by IRDAI
- Certificate of Incorporation issued on September 8, 2025
- Initial investment: ₹2.50 lakh
- Each partner contributed 25,000 equity shares of ₹10 each
- Will use Allianz Re’s and Allianz Commercial’s India operations
🌐 International News
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) organized the Saudi Arabia Jewellery Exposition (SAJEX) 2025 in Jeddah.
- Supported by Consulate General of India in Jeddah
- Support from Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Aims to boost India’s jewellery exports to Saudi Arabia and GCC nations
On September 11, 2025, IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) opened its first international campus in Dubai.
The inauguration was jointly led by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister of India.
Highlights the growing India–UAE educational partnership, fostering innovation, leadership, and global talent mobility.
Norway’s Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, won a second term with support from four smaller left-leaning parties, securing 87 seats, just above the majority threshold.
- Right-wing Progress Party gained 48 seats – its strongest-ever result
- Reflects voter concerns about rising living costs, taxation, and oil policies
- Signals a gradual shift to the right in Norwegian politics
Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, has surpassed Elon Musk to become the world’s wealthiest individual, with a net worth of $395.7 billion.
- Oracle’s 41% stock surge – steepest since 1992
- Driven by strong performance in cloud computing and AI technologies
- Oracle’s market valuation: close to $947 billion
- Ends Musk’s nearly year-long dominance at the top
- Tesla shares fell by 14% in 2025
🔬 Science & Technology
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announced that India has set nine world records in space research and is targeting 8–10 more milestones in the coming years.
- Mars Orbiter Mission – First country to reach Mars on maiden attempt
- PSLV-C37 mission – Launch of 104 satellites in a single attempt
- Chandrayaan-3 – First spacecraft to land near the lunar South Pole
India’s bold target is to land a human on the Moon by 2040.
ISRO has signed an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the independent production of Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLVs).
- Marks ISRO’s 100th technology transfer deal
- Enhances India’s presence in global small-satellite launch market
- Collaboration supported by IN-SPACe and NSIL
- Duration: 24 months
- Includes training, technical support, and execution of two missions under HAL
NASA’s Perseverance rover detected organic carbon and unique mineral formations in rocks from an ancient Martian river channel.
- Located in the Bright Angel formation in Jezero Crater
- Includes iron phosphate and iron sulfide
- On Earth, often linked to microbial activity
- Provides strongest evidence yet of possible ancient microbial life
Conclusive proof awaits examination of samples planned for Earth return missions, now delayed until the 2040s due to cost issues.
📅 Important Days
World First Aid Day 2025 was observed on September 13, 2025.
Theme: “First Aid and Climate Change”
- Initiated by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 2000
- Aims to spread awareness about life-saving importance of first aid
- 2025 theme highlights first aid in climate-related emergencies (floods, wildfires, heatwaves)
Essential skills: CPR, choking relief, bleeding control, burn management, recovery position, and fracture care.
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