DEFENCE NEWS
• Indian Navy Receives Second ASW Craft ‘Androth’: Garden Reach Shipbuilders delivered a 77-meter Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft with over 80% indigenous content on September 13, 2025.
• India to Host 5th Coast Guard Summit in 2027: Chennai selected to host the Coast Guard Global Summit, coinciding with the Indian Coast Guard’s Golden Jubilee.
• DSC A22 Diving Support Craft Launched: Third Diving Support Craft under a five-ship project launched at Titagarh, Kolkata, by Titagarh Rail Systems for the Indian Navy.
• Historic All-Women Tri-Service Sailing Voyage: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the world’s first circumnavigation expedition ‘Samudra Pradakshina’ with 10 women officers, covering 26,000 nautical miles.
• INS Nistar Joins Pacific Exercise: India’s indigenously designed Diving Support Vessel participated in the multinational Exercise Pacific Reach 2025 in Singapore.
• Armed Forces Conference Opens: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata, focusing on military modernization and joint operations.
• IAF Reviews ₹2 Lakh Crore Rafale Deal: Proposal for 114 Made-in-India fighter jets with 60% local content, under Dassault Aviation partnership, including a Hyderabad MRO hub.
• Military Education Reform: India announced a merger of tri-services education branches into a unified corps for streamlined training.
• IDSE Anniversary: Infantry Directorate of Staff Education celebrated its 76th Raising Day, highlighting its role in defence infrastructure development.
NATIONAL NEWS
• EPFO Officer Selected for World Bank Program: Vivekanand Gupta became the first Indian selected for the World Bank–Milken PFAM Program 2025–26 at Bayes Business School, London.
• Seven New Sites Added to UNESCO List: Deccan Traps, Tirumala Hills, and Meghalayan Age Caves among seven new Indian sites added to the UNESCO Tentative List, taking India’s total to 69 properties.
• India Establishes Strategic Satellite Station: India and Mauritius agreed to build a satellite tracking facility near Diego Garcia with a ₹680 million package, countering Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
• Aadhaar Gets IRCTC Priority: Railways reserved the first 15 minutes of online ticket booking for Aadhaar-verified users starting October 1, to prevent fraudulent bookings worth ₹12.2 crore.
• India’s Largest Sports Complex Opens: Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated an ₹825 crore sports facility in Ahmedabad, aiming for India’s global sporting excellence by 2047.
• Shankar, the only African elephant in India, dies after 13 years of isolation.
• First Hilsa consignment from Bangladesh reached India — but in lowest quantity since 2019.
• India records a 1% drop in CO₂ emissions from the power sector in early 2025.
• Yatri Sewa Diwas 2025 launched to improve airport experience for passengers.
• India & FAO launch Smart Blue Ports Project to modernize fishing harbours.
• The Election Commission updated EVM ballot papers — now featuring color candidate photos (¾ space), uniform font, and NOTA last, beginning rollout with Bihar elections.
• NaMo App’s Seva Parv 2025: 15-day digital campaign launched for PM Modi’s birthday celebrations.
• MNRE Unveils National Geothermal Policy: Targets 10 GW geothermal potential to support India’s Net Zero goals.
• Tirumala Hills and Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red Sand Dunes) included in UNESCO Tentative List for heritage protection.
• Professor Pradeep Kumar Prajapati appointed Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, for a five-year term.
• Centre Appoints 35 Joint Secretaries: Pawan Kumar Sharma becomes Deputy Election Commissioner; reshuffle across key ministries, including Home Affairs and Atomic Energy.
• India Marks 60 Years of 1965 Indo-Pak War: Nation honours veterans and reaffirms sovereignty.
• IRDAI to Launch Bima Sugam: A digital insurance platform enabling policy management and claims from December 2025.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• US–Korea–Japan Exercise ‘Freedom Edge’: Joint air and naval drills launched near Jeju Island on September 15, 2025, to counter North Korea’s nuclear threat.
• Albania Appoints AI Cabinet Minister: Becomes the first country globally to introduce an AI-powered virtual minister “Diella” for public procurement and digital governance.
• US Federal Reserve cuts interest rate by 25 bps, signaling the start of the easing cycle.
• Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Defence Pact: Signed amid rising West Asia tensions.
• Australia Raises Climate Target: New emission reduction goal of 62% by 2035.
• South Korea–US Denuclearisation Plan: Three-stage framework to denuclearize Korean Peninsula, despite North Korea’s objections.
• India–Norway Maritime Security Dialogue: First-ever bilateral dialogue on maritime security, disarmament, and non-proliferation held in Oslo.
• India–Canada Resume Trade Talks: Both nations agreed to enhance cooperation in defence, energy, and critical minerals.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
• Justice M. Sundar sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on September 15, 2025.
• Acharya Devvrat appointed Governor of Maharashtra, after C.P. Radhakrishnan’s resignation following his Vice President election.
• Amit Khare appointed Secretary to Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan for a three-year term.
• World Bank Names New VP: Carlos Felipe Jaramillo appointed Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, managing a US$32 billion portfolio from Singapore.
• UN Women Leadership Continuity: Dr. Sima Bahous begins second term as Executive Director, leading the Strategic Plan 2026–2029.
• P&G Health CFO Appointment: Shashank Srowthy appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, with 14 years of international experience.
AWARDS & HONOURS
• Muzaffarpur (Bihar) ranked #1 in Inspire Award 2025, with 7,403 student innovations, surpassing Bengaluru and Lucknow.
• Baba Kalyani, Chairman of Bharat Forge, received the ASME Holley Medal for engineering innovation and supply chain resilience.
• BEE Introduces NECA 2025 Award: For digital influencers promoting energy efficiency.
• 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (2025): Major wins for Seth Rogen, Cristin Milioti, Jean Smart, and shows like “Severance” and “The Studio”.
• Neeraj Ghaywan’s film “Homebound” chosen as India’s official Oscar entry for Best International Feature, with Martin Scorsese as Executive Producer.
SPORTS NEWS
• Mohammed Siraj named ICC Men’s Player of the Month (August 2025) for his nine-wicket haul in the England Test series.
• Anandkumar Velkumar won India’s first gold at the Speed Skating World Championships 2025, clocking 1:24.924 (men’s 1000m).
• Samuel Umtiti (France, 2018 WC winner) retires at 31 due to knee injuries.
• Anish Giri and Vaishali Rameshbabu won FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 titles, qualifying for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
• Central Zone Wins Duleep Trophy 2025, defeating South Zone by a huge margin after 11 years.
• Marium Fatima became Bihar’s first Woman FIDE Master in chess.
• Jaismine Lamboria won World Boxing Gold (57kg) at Liverpool, defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta 4–1.
• India Defeats Switzerland 3–1 in Davis Cup World Group I tie (Biel) to qualify for 2026 Davis Cup.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
• India Hosts 89th IEC General Meeting: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, hosted over 2,000 experts from 100+ countries for IEC 2025 (Sept 15–19).
• Sentient AI launched an open AGI network for 2 million users, enabling decentralized AI collaboration.
• ISRO Update: AI robot Vyommitra to be launched on the uncrewed Gaganyaan mission for space exploration.
• CAG Modernizes Audit: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to deploy an AI-based audit system for enhanced transparency and efficiency.
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