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Fri, 05 Sept 2025

Thu, 04 Sept 2025

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Manipur Must know

Kuki-Zo Council agrees to open NH-02 in Manipur; tripartite SoO agreement signed with KNO and UPF

The Kuki-Zo Council decided on 4 September 2025 to open National Highway-02 in Manipur for free movement, and a tripartite Suspension of Operations agreement with KNO and UPF was signed in New Delhi for one year.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

NIRF India Rankings 2025: IIT Madras tops overall for seventh straight year; SDG category added

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the India Rankings 2025 under NIRF on 4 September 2025, with IIT Madras first overall for the seventh consecutive year and IISc Bengaluru topping universities.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Singapore Must know

India and Singapore adopt roadmap for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during PM Lawrence Wong's visit

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Lawrence Wong held talks in New Delhi on 4 September 2025 and issued a Joint Statement on the Roadmap for the India–Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, in the 60th year of diplomatic ties.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Assam Important

NIPER Guwahati and NDTL develop rare anti-doping reference material

NIPER Guwahati and the National Dope Testing Laboratory developed a rare, high-purity reference material, Methandienone Long-Term Metabolite, launched by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on 4 September 2025.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

MCA widens scope of fast-track mergers under Section 233 of the Companies Act

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended the Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations Rules by notification dated 4 September 2025 to let more classes of companies use the fast-track merger route under Section 233 of the Companies Act, 2013.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🚄 Urban Development 📍 Delhi Important

Manohar Lal launches Unified RERA Portal at 5th Central Advisory Council meeting

Union Housing Minister Manohar Lal launched the Unified RERA Portal (rera.mohua.gov.in) on 4 September 2025 at the 5th meeting of the Central Advisory Council under the RERA Act, 2016.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Delhi Important

SEMICON India 2025 concludes at Yashobhoomi with participants from 48 countries

SEMICON India 2025, the country's largest semiconductor conference, concluded at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 4 September 2025 after three days, with over 350 exhibitors and participants from 48 countries and regions.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog releases roadmap for self-reliance in pulses

NITI Aayog released a report on 'Strategies and Pathways for Accelerating Growth in Pulses towards the Goal of Atmanirbharta' on 4 September 2025, projecting domestic pulse supply could reach 48.44 MT by 2030 with focused interventions.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

IMD to install 4 more weather radars in J&K under Mission Mausam

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on 4 September 2025 that IMD will install four additional radars in Jammu and Kashmir under Mission Mausam, adding to three already operational, for more accurate district-wise forecasts.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

PM Modi holds joint call with EU leaders Costa and von der Leyen; invites them for next India–EU Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a joint telephone call with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 4 September 2025, reaffirming commitment to an early India–EU FTA.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India

Piyush Goyal (IAS) takes charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mines

Piyush Goyal, a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre and former CEO of NATGRID, assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mines on 4 September 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Banking & Insurance +1 1 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Oceania

INS Kadmatt leads mobile Fleet Review at Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day

INS Kadmatt, an indigenous anti-submarine warfare corvette, conducted and led the mobile Fleet Review at Port Moresby on 4 September 2025 as part of Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Day celebrations.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs

Wed, 03 Sept 2025

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet approves ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme for critical mineral recycling

The Union Cabinet on 3 September 2025 approved a ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme under the National Critical Mineral Mission to build capacity for extracting critical minerals from e-waste, battery scrap and other secondary sources.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

56th GST Council approves two-rate GST of 5% and 18%, with 40% de-merit rate

The 56th GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on 3 September 2025, approved replacing the four-tier GST structure with a two-rate system of 5% and 18%, plus a 40% de-merit rate, effective 22 September 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 5 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Germany Important

PM Modi meets German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul as ties mark 25 years of Strategic Partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in New Delhi on 3 September 2025, noting that India and Germany are celebrating 25 years of Strategic Partnership.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

UPSC proposes Centre of Excellence; centenary celebrations to run from October 2025

UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar announced on 3 September 2025 a proposed Centre of Excellence as a repository of best practices of UPSC and State PSCs, as part of the Commission's centenary year from 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Gujarat Important

Navy Chief Adm Dinesh K Tripathi reviews National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi visited the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat, on 3 September 2025 to review progress on the 400-acre project.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

NSO releases first Quarterly Bulletin of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises; employment crosses 13 crore

The National Statistics Office released the first Quarterly Bulletin of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (QBUSE) on 3 September 2025, showing employment in the sector crossing 13 crore for the first time in January–March 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🌐 International Relations 📍 China Important

China holds military parade in Beijing for 80th anniversary of end of World War II; Putin and Kim attend

China held a massive military parade at Tiananmen in Beijing on 3 September 2025 to mark 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War II, with Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un flanking President Xi Jinping.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🔬 Space 📍 Karnataka Important

IIA-led astronomers find strongest evidence of how cosmic dust aligns with the Galaxy's magnetic field

A team led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, reported the strongest observational evidence yet of how interstellar dust grains align with magnetic fields, using observations of the star-forming cloud G34.43+0.24, PIB said on 3 September 2025.

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🎓 Education 📍 Delhi Important

Education and WCD Ministries launch guidelines for co-locating Anganwadi Centres with schools

Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Annapurna Devi jointly launched the Guidelines for Co-location of Anganwadi Centres with Schools at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 3 September 2025.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 India

PM Modi greets the nation, especially the tribal community, on Karma Puja

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes on Karma Puja on 3 September 2025, describing the tribal festival as a symbol of the bond between brother and sister in which worship of nature holds special significance.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🎓 Education 📍 Tamil Nadu

President Murmu attends 10th convocation of Central University of Tamil Nadu at Thiruvarur

President Droupadi Murmu attended the 10th convocation ceremony of the Central University of Tamil Nadu at Thiruvarur on 3 September 2025.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 1 MCQs

Tue, 02 Sept 2025

🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Delhi Must know

PM Modi inaugurates SEMICON India 2025; first set of Made-in-India chips presented to him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated SEMICON India 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 2 September 2025, where Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw presented him the first set of Made-in-India chips from a pilot line.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 5 MCQs
💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

Account Aggregator framework completes four years; 2.2 billion accounts enabled

The Account Aggregator framework, launched on 2 September 2021 as India's consent-based financial data-sharing system, completed four years on 2 September 2025 with over 2.2 billion accounts enabled.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Meghalaya Important

India–Thailand Exercise MAITREE-XIV opens at Umroi, Meghalaya

The 14th edition of the India–Thailand joint military exercise MAITREE opened at the Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya, on 2 September 2025, running from 1 to 14 September.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
📋 State Schemes 📍 Bihar Important

PM Modi launches Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh for women of Jeevika groups

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited via video conferencing on 2 September 2025, to help women associated with Jeevika access financial support more easily.

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