National News

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of EEPC

• Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC) was addressed by President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi.

Engineering Exports Promotion Council

5th Edition of Lok Samvardhan Parv

• Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, organized the 5th edition of Lok Samvardhan Parv at Marine Drive Exhibition Area, Kochi, Kerala.

Himachal Pradesh: Full functional literacy

• The Ministry of Education today celebrated International Literacy Day (ILD) 2025 in New Delhi with the theme “Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era.”
• On this occasion, Himachal Pradesh was declared the fifth State/UT to achieve full functional literacy, after Tripura, Mizoram, Goa and Ladakh.

Kharif Crop Cultivation

• According to data released by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare total area sown under kharif crops in the ongoing current season has increased by around 27 lakh hectares to over one thousand 105 lakh hectares, so far this year.

DialogueNEXT Event

• A two-day Dialogue NEXT event, organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in New Delhi.
• The theme of this Event was “Take it to the Farmer”

Residential administrative training programme for science administrators

• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has announced a 1-week residential administrative training programme for science administrators prepared by the Indian National Science Academy.

Aadhaar as Identity Document

• The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to treat the Aadhaar card as a 12th document, which can be produced as proof of identity for the purpose of inclusion in the revised voters’ list of Bihar and also clarified in its order that Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship.

Supreme Court

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Mauritius PM Visit to India

• Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam and his spouse Veena Ramgoolam is on an eight-day visit to India.

Mauritius

India-GCC Political Dialogue

• Shri Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary (CPV&OIA), visited Riyadh for the India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Political Dialogue, holding wide-ranging discussions with Dr. Abdulaziz Aluwaisheg, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Negotiations of the GCC.

Gulf Cooperation Council

28th Universal Postal Congress

• Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia represented India at 28th Universal Postal Congress, which was held in Dubai.
• Universal Postal Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

ECONOMY & BANKING

India, Israel Signed Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA)

• India and Israel signed a bilateral investment agreement (BIA) in New Delhi.
• The agreement was signed between Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Finance Minister of Israel, Bezalel Smotrich.

IMPORTANT DAYS

International Sudoku Day

• International Sudoku Day is celebrated annually on September 9th. The date was chosen by the World Puzzle Federation in 2013 to honour the popular logic puzzle, with the "9/9" symbolizing the game's 9x9 grid.

International Day to Protect Education from Attack

• The International Day to Protect Education from Attack is an international observance on September 9 which was established by a unanimous decision of the United Nations General Assembly in 2020.

PERSON IN NEWS

Sankarshan Thakur

• Senior journalist and editor of The Telegraph, Sankarshan Thakur, passed away today at age of 63.
• Mr. Thakur’s books include Making of Laloo Yadav: The Unmaking of Bihar; Single Man: The Life And Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar;and The Brothers Bihari.

Alia Bhatt

• Levi’s has announced Bollywood star Alia Bhatt as its new global brand ambassador.

ART & CULTURE

Eid-e-Milad

• Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, also known as Mawlid, is a significant Islamic celebration that commemorates the birth (1,500th) anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad was celebrated across country.

Islam Religion

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

International Conference on Space 2025

• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the International Conference on Space 2025 in Bengaluru which was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
• The theme of this event was “Harnessing Space for Global Progress: Innovation, Policy, and Growth.”

Stellar Parallax

• Astronomers have demonstrated a pioneering technique using stellar parallax to navigate spacecraft in deep space without relying on Earth-based beacons.
• Stellar parallax is the apparent shift of a nearby star against the background of more distant stars, which is caused by the Earth's orbital motion around the Sun.

Colon Cancer Vaccine

• Russia’s Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA) has announced the readiness of its colon cancer vaccine after successful preclinical trials, marking a breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy, unveiled at the 10th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

DEFENCE NEWS

Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025 in Kolkata on the 15 September 2025.
• The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Year of Reforms – Transforming for the Future’.

Launch of 11th ACTCM Barge

• 11th ACTCM Barge, LSAM 25 (Yard 135) which is Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, indigenously designed and built by the Shipyard in collaboration with an Indian Ship Design firm and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) was launched Rear Admiral Vishal Bishnoi.

APPOINTMENTS

Bhupender Gupta

• Bhupender Gupta has been appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NHPC Limited, one of India’s top hydropower PSUs.

SPORTS

CAFA Nations Cup 2025

• In Football, India defeated Oman to finish third in the CAFA Nations Cup 2025 at Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan to win the bronze medal.