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Water Voyage Northeast 2025 Conference

• The Water Voyage Northeast 2025 Conference was organized in Guwahati, Assam.

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AISATS Gets DGCA Security Clearance

• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has, for the first time, granted security clearance to Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited (AISATS).
• With this, India has become the second country in the Asia-Pacific region after Malaysia to implement such a comprehensive framework in line with ICAO guidelines.

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Growth in Agricultural and Processed Food Exports

• In the financial year 2024-25, India’s agricultural and processed food exports reached approximately USD 49.4 billion.
• Out of this, the share of processed food exports is about 20.4%.

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India’s First Microprocessor Chip "Vikram-3201"

• At Semicon India 2025, India unveiled its first indigenously developed 32-bit microprocessor chip "Vikram-3201".
• It has been jointly developed by scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Chandigarh.

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Kapas Kisan App

• To empower cotton farmers, the Ministry of Textiles has launched the Kapas Kisan App.
• This app has been developed by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) with the objective of making the process of selling cotton at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) simple, transparent, and convenient for farmers.

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Initiative ‘BHARATI’ : APEDA

• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has launched a new initiative called ‘BHARATI’ (BHARATI Initiative) with the objective of giving a new dimension to India’s agri-food exports.
• This initiative, starting from September 2025, aims to raise India’s agricultural exports to USD 50 billion by 2030.

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State News

Bathukamma Festival

• In Telangana, the Bathukamma Festival will be celebrated in 2025 in a grand and colorful manner, similar to the Rio Carnival.

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International News

E-Scholarship Offer for Afghan Students

• India has offered 1,000 e-scholarships to Afghan students for the academic year 2025–26.
• This initiative is being carried out through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), enabling Afghan citizens to pursue various Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) level courses online.

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Economy and Banking

UPI Transactions in August 2025

• The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded over 20 billion (20.01 billion) transactions for the first time in August 2025.
• According to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the total number of transactions stood at 20.01 billion, marking a 34% year-on-year increase compared to 14.9 billion in August 2024.

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Defense News

Joint Military Exercise Maitree-XIV

• The 14th edition of the Joint Military Exercise Maitree between India and Thailand is being conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya, from 1–14 September 2025.

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Environment News

Invisible Bacteria in Delhi’s Air

• According to a study by Bose Institute, invisible bacteria are present in Delhi’s air, which can infect the lungs, gut, mouth, and even the skin.

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Sports News

Prize Money in Women’s World Cup 2025

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the biggest-ever prize money for the Women’s World Cup 2025, which has increased from $1.32 million (₹11.65 crore) in the previous edition to $4.48 million (₹39.55 crore).

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Fujairah Global Superstars 2025

• GM Pranav Venkatesh won the title at the Fujairah Global Superstars 2025 Chess Tournament.
• He secured the title by defeating GM Alan Pichot (Spain) in the final round.

International governing body of chess: Fédération Internationale des Échecs/International Chess Federation (FIDE):