September 2025 – 3rd Week Current Affairs

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.
•7th 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.

Law Exam MCQs – Current Affairs (India)

1. The Indian Navy received the second ASW craft ‘Androth’ on which date?

A. September 10, 2025
B. September 12, 2025
C. September 13, 2025
D. September 15, 2025

2. Which city will host the 5th Coast Guard Global Summit in 2027?

A. Mumbai
B. Kochi
C. Goa
D. Chennai

3. What is ‘Samudra Pradakshina’?

A. India’s first naval drone exercise
B. World’s first all-women tri-service circumnavigation voyage
C. Anti-piracy joint operation
D. First India–ASEAN maritime drill