Current Affairs — 18 September 2025

🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Must know

MeitY ne India-AI Impact Summit 2026 ka logo aur flagship initiatives launch kiye; aath foundation model projects shuru

Ministry of Electronics and IT ne 18 September 2025 ko India-AI Impact Summit 2026 ka logo aur flagship initiatives unveil kiye aur aath indigenous foundation model projects launch kiye.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Must know

India ke saat natural heritage sites UNESCO ki Tentative List mein shamil; India ka count 69 hua

Ministry of Culture ne 18 September 2025 ko bataya ki India ke saat natural heritage sites UNESCO ki World Heritage Tentative List mein jode gaye, jisse India ka count 62 se 69 ho gaya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Unified Pension Scheme chunne ki last date 30 September 2025; NPS mein ek baar wapas jaane ki suvidha

Department of Financial Services ne 18 September 2025 ko kaha ki NPS ke tahat eligible central government employees aur past retirees ke liye Unified Pension Scheme chunne ki last date 30 September 2025 hai.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Nepal Important

PM Modi ne Nepal ki interim PM Sushila Karki se baat ki, protest deaths par condolences diye

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne 18 September 2025 ko Nepal ki Interim Government ki Prime Minister Sushila Karki se phone par baat ki, unhe appointment par badhai di aur peace aur stability ke liye India ka poora support jataya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United Arab Emirates Important

India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments ki 13th meeting Abu Dhabi mein

India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments ki 13th meeting 18 September 2025 ko Abu Dhabi mein hui, jiski co-chair Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal aur ADIA ke Managing Director Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ne ki.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Greece Important

India–Greece ki pehli bilateral naval exercise Mediterranean mein sampann

Indian Navy aur Hellenic Navy ke beech pehli bilateral maritime exercise 18 September 2025 ko Mediterranean Sea mein khatam hui, jisme India ki taraf se INS Trikand shamil tha.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Goa Important

India ne CSIR-NIO Goa mein International Seabed Authority ki 8th Annual Contractors' Meeting host ki

Ministry of Earth Sciences ne 18 se 20 September 2025 tak CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa mein International Seabed Authority ki 8th Annual Contractors' Meeting host ki.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

India aur FAO Blue Ports par saath; pehla capacity-building webinar hua

Department of Fisheries ne India mein Blue Port infrastructure mazboot karne ke liye FAO ke saath Technical Cooperation Programme agreement ke tahat 18 September 2025 ko pehla webinar kiya.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India

EPFO ne single login ke liye 'Passbook Lite' aur online Annexure K shuru kiya

Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ne 18 September 2025 ko EPFO reforms announce kiye, jinme member portal mein 'Passbook Lite' aur Annexure K (Transfer Certificate) ka online access shamil hai.

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