Current Affairs — 09 October 2025

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Keir Starmer ka pehla official India visit — LMM missiles, UK campuses, JETCO

8–9 Oct 2025: UK PM Starmer India aaye; 9 Oct ko Mumbai mein PM Modi se talks.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar polls: 8.5 lakh officials, har seat par General Observer, AI content par label

9 Oct 2025: ECI ne Bihar ke liye ~8.5 lakh officials deploy kiye; pehli baar 243 seats mein har ek par General Observer.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Maharashtra Important

GFF 2025 Mumbai: PM Modi ke AI ke 3 principles

9 Oct 2025: PM ne 6th Global Fintech Fest address kiya — AI: Equitable Access, Population-scale Skilling, Responsible Deployment.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Textiles PLI mein badlav: min investment aadha, turnover shart 10%

9 Oct 2025: MMF apparel, MMF fabrics, technical textiles PLI mein amendments notify hue.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Australia Important

Pehla Australia–India Defence Ministers' Dialogue, Canberra

9 Oct 2025: Rajnath Singh aur Richard Marles ka inaugural dialogue — ab har saal hoga; Mutual Submarine Rescue arrangement sign.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

Bullet train: Sabarmati station charkha-inspired, 84 ha depot

9 Oct 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Sabarmati, Ahmedabad mein Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR sites dekhi.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0 — 60 din

9 Oct 2025: Anupriya Patel ne TFYC 3.0 launch kiya; NIMHANS Bengaluru mein 4th National Tobacco Testing Lab.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

NPS + APY AUM ₹16 lakh crore paar, 9 crore subscribers

9 Oct 2025: PFRDA — NPS aur APY ka combined AUM ₹16 lakh crore cross; subscribers 9 crore se zyada.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Critical minerals auction Tranche VI: 23 blocks ka roadshow

9 Oct 2025: Mines Ministry ka New Delhi roadshow — Tranche VI (launched 16 Sep 2025) mein 23 blocks.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

DRAVYA portal: pehle phase mein 100 Ayush substances

PIB (9 Oct 2025): CCRAS ka AI-ready DRAVYA portal — 10th Ayurveda Day (Goa, 23 Sep) par unveil hua.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 West Bengal

XV FC grants: AP ko ₹410.76 cr, WB ko ₹680.71 cr + ₹151 cr health

PIB (9 Oct 2025): 2025–26 ke untied grants ki pehli kist — AP aur West Bengal ke rural local bodies ko.

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💹 Economy 📍 Arunachal Pradesh

GST cuts se Arunachal ko fayda — kiwi, orange, Yak Churpi 5%

PIB explainer (9 Oct 2025): Arunachal ke farm, processed aur craft products par GST 12–18% se 5%.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Navy ki static firing facility 'Trinetra' Bheemunipatnam mein

8 Oct 2025: Vice Adm Rajesh Pendharkar (FOC-in-C, ENC) ne Visakhapatnam ke paas NS Bheemunipatnam mein 'Trinetra' inaugurate ki.

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