Current Affairs - 24 September 2025

National Affairs

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura on 22 September 2025, focusing on regional development and connectivity.
  • The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) released the States Finances report for 2022-23, highlighting 16 states with revenue surplus.
  • Union Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over the 51st Foundation Day of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Delhi.
  • An MoU was signed between the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Commerce for the Stitched Ship Project "INSV Kaundinya".
  • The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and United Nations launched the Adi Yuva Fellowship & Adi Karmayogi Volunteers Programme.
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched "Maitri 2.0" to enhance agricultural innovation.
  • The Gram Panchayats won the National e-Governance Awards 2025 for effective use of digital governance tools.
  • Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 was launched by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to promote innovation among school students, expecting participation of 12 crore students from six lakh schools.
  • Ahmednagar railway station was officially renamed to Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, honoring Lokmata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar.
  • The second session of the India-France Special Task Force on Civil Nuclear Energy was held in New Delhi.
  • Justice Pavankumar Bhimappa Bajanthri was appointed as Chief Justice of Patna High Court.

International Affairs

  • 2025 edition of the Conference of States on African Renaissance (CSAR) was held in Pretoria, South Africa.
  • CSIR-NIScPR participated virtually in the Science Summit 2025 at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
  • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was honored with the "Living Bridge" award for strengthening UK-India relations.

Economy & Banking

  • Reserve Bank of India cancelled the Registration Certificate of Datta Finance and Trading.
  • Bank of Baroda launched eRUPI P2P Digital Gifting on bob इ(e) Pay UPI platform.
  • Quant Mutual Fund launched India’s first Socially Inclusive Fund (SIF) with an Equity Long-Short Fund.
  • The Ministry of Labour and Employment released All-India CPI values for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for August 2025.
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) signed a USD 62.44 million deal with Carsten Render to build four vessels.
  • Piramal Enterprises completed a merger with Piramal Finance.
  • Power Equipment Supply Board (PESB) recommended B. Sairam as the next Chairman & Managing Director of Coal India Limited (CIL).

Science & Technology

  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Larsen & Toubro developed the Zorawar Light Tank for the Indian Army.

Sports & Awards

  • The 69th Ballon d’Or ceremony was held on 22 September 2025 in Paris. Dembele won the men’s category and Barcelona’s Bonmati won the women’s title for the third consecutive year.
  • Team World won the Laver Cup 2025 against Team Europe in tennis.

Important Days (22-23 September 2025)

  • National Ayurveda Day observed on 23 September.
  • World Rose Day, World Rhino Day, and World Car-free Day were observed on 22 September.