National News

Winners of IESO-2025

• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has felicitated winners of Indian Team at the 18th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO-2025) which was held at Jining in China last month.
• Team India secured a total of seven medals including one Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze, along with a 3rd Prize in the International Geoscience Youth Movement Reporter category.

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana

• In Bihar government has launched a new financial assistance scheme, Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana, to support budding women entrepreneurs at the micro level.
• Under the scheme, initial assistance of 10,000 rupees will be provided through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to eligible beneficiaries to start a business or livelihood activity.

Bihar

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

SCO Trade Ministers Meet

• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Trade Ministers’ Meeting held in Vladivostok where India reaffirmed its commitment to an open, fair, and inclusive multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigned

• Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned following election defeats that cost his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, LDP, its parliamentary majorities.

Japan

IMPORTANT DAYS

International Literacy Day

• Proclaimed by UNESCO in 1966, International Literacy Day is an annual observance held on September 8 to highlight the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies.
• This Year’s Theme for this day is "Promoting literacy in the digital era"

World Physical Therapy Day

• World Physical Therapy Day, also known as World Physiotherapy Day, is celebrated annually on September 8 to honour the vital contributions of physical therapists to global health.
• For 2025, the theme is "Healthy Ageing," with an emphasis on preventing falls and frailty in older people.

PERSON IN NEWS

Birth anniversary of Sree Narayana Guru

• Tributes were paid to Sree Narayana Guru on his birth anniversary.

Sree Narayana Guru

Bhupen Hazarika

• Birth anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika widely known as Sudha Kontho was celebrated on September 8.
• The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), launched “Bistirna Parore: A Musical Voyage from Sadiya to Dhubri” at Guijan in Dibrugarh to mark the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika.

Carlo Acutis

• In Vatican City Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer wizard named Carlo Acutis, Catholic Church’s first millennial saint who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.”

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Total Lunar Eclipse, ‘Blood Moon’

• On September 8, 2025, a total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), also known as a Blood Moon, was visible from large parts of the world.

Lunar Eclipse

DEFENCE NEWS

DRDO’s Conclave in Lucknow

• DRDO’s Defence Technology and Test Centre, Lucknow, organised a conclave at Amausi Campus to apprise and collaborate with MSMEs and start-ups for Defence R&D and production with an aim to further develop the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor.

DRDO

APPOINTMENTS

Anutin Charnvirakul

• In Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul has taken office as the new prime minister of the country.

Thailand

SPORTS

US Open men’s singles Title 2025

• In tennis, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz won U.S. Open men’s singles 2025 title by defeating Jannik Sinner and reclaiming the No. 1 ranking in Men’s Tennis.

Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Championship 2025

• In the Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Championship, India won their fourth title by 4-1 win over South Korea in final at Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar.
• India has also qualified for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 in the Netherlands and Belgium.

World Archery Championships 2025

• India's men's compound archery team (Rishabh Yadav, Prathamesh Fuge, and Aman Saini) made history, by winning its first-ever gold medal at the World Archery Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Biggest margin of victory in one-day international cricket

• England secured a historic 342-run victory against South Africa in the final ODI at Southampton, marking the largest winning margin in ODI history.

PGTI NextGen Lucknow 2025

• The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) NexGen Lucknow 2025 held at the Lucknow Golf Club after a seven-year gap.