National News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Five States

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit five states (Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, and Bihar) from 13 to 15 September 2025.
• During this three-day visit, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth around ₹71,850 crore.

Key Highlights of the Visit:

Launch of ‘Gyan Bharatam’ Portal

• The Prime Minister launched a dedicated digital platform, ‘Gyan Bharatam’ Portal, aimed at accelerating the digitization, preservation, and public access of manuscripts.

1st ‘Gyan Bharatam’ International Conference:

India’s Non-Fossil Fuel Power Generation Capacity

• According to Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, India has achieved a non-fossil fuel power generation capacity of 250 GW.

Breakdown of Capacity:

State Specific News

Seva Parv (Service Festival)

• In Uttar Pradesh, around 15 lakh saplings will be planted across the state during Seva Parv from 17 September to 2 October 2025.

Release of Funds under PMAY-U 2.0: Uttar Pradesh

• The Department of Urban Development, Urban Employment, and Poverty Alleviation Program, Government of Uttar Pradesh, has released ₹735.94 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) for the ongoing financial year 2025–26.

PMAY-U 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0):

Inauguration of ‘Anokhi Duniya’ Park

• The ‘Anokhi Duniya’ Park was inaugurated in Khurja, Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.
• This park is unique as it showcases artworks created from ceramic waste and is recognized as the world’s first ceramic waste park.

Key Facts:

International News

Voting in Favor of the “New York Declaration”

• India voted in favor of the “New York Declaration” passed in the United Nations General Assembly, supporting a two-state solution for the peaceful resolution of the Palestine issue.

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Economy and Banking

India’s Retail Inflation in August 2025

• India’s retail inflation rose to 2.07% in August 2025, up from 1.61% in July 2025.

Retail Inflation (CPI):

Inauguration of APEDA’s First Regional Office

• Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the first regional office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Patna on 12 September 2025.
• On this occasion, a woman entrepreneur from Darbhanga exported 7 metric tons of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana to New Zealand, Canada, and the USA.
• Key GI-tag products of Bihar: Shahi Litchi, Zardalu Mango, Mithila Makhana, and Magahi Paan.

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA):

Increase in Insurance Security Bonds (ISB)

• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has crossed a total value of ₹10,000 crore in Insurance Security Bonds (ISB) for its contracts.
• By July 2025, 12 insurance companies have issued ISBs worth approximately ₹10,369 crore, including around 1,600 bid security bonds and 207 performance security bonds.
• Launched in 2022 as an alternative to bank guarantees, ISBs are issued by insurance companies as bid and performance security.

Science and Technology

Discovery of a Method to Control Nanoparticle Aggregation

• Scientists at S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences have discovered that when gold nanoparticles are exposed to the salt Guanidinium Hydrochloride (GuHCl), they immediately lose their mutual repulsion and form dense clusters.
• However, when the amino acid L-Tryptophan (L-Trp) is added along with GuHCl, the behavior changes: instead of sticking tightly, the nanoparticles form loose, branched networks.

Significance of the Discovery:

Person In News

Sushila Karki

• Former Chief Justice of Nepal, Sushila Karki, took oath on 12 September 2025 as the country’s first woman Prime Minister and will now lead the interim government.
• She was appointed as interim Prime Minister after special parliamentary and constitutional amendments, as the Nepalese Constitution did not allow a judge to directly become Prime Minister.

Nepal Violence / Protests:

Prof. Jagdeep S. Chhokar

• Prof. Jagdeep S. Chhokar, co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and a strong advocate for electoral reforms, passed away at the age of 81.

Key Facts:

Dr. Navin Chandra Ramgoolam

• Dr. Navin Chandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius, visited the grand Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya on 12 September 2025 with his wife, Veena Ramgoolam, and offered prayers to Ram Lalla.
• He became the second foreign Prime Minister after the Prime Minister of Bhutan to have darshan of Ram Lalla.

Key Facts:

Jair Bolsonaro

• Former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison in 2025 for conspiring to overthrow the government.
• Bolsonaro led this conspiracy to remain in power even after losing the 2022 presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

About Brazil:

Appointments

Ravi Ranjan

• The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Deputy Managing Director Ravi Ranjan to be the next Managing Director (MD) of SBI.
• He will replace the current MD, Vinay M. Tonse, whose term ends on 30 November 2025.

About State Bank of India (SBI):