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Mon, 15 Sept 2025
Anandkumar Velkumar becomes India's first world champion in speed skating
Anandkumar Velkumar won gold in the senior men's 1000m sprint at the Speed Skating World Championships 2025 in Beidaihe, China on 15 September 2025, becoming India's first world champion in the sport.
WPI inflation turns positive at 0.52% in August 2025
India's annual inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index was 0.52% (provisional) in August 2025, turning positive after negative readings in June and July, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 15 September 2025.
India's total exports rise 9.34% to $69.16 billion in August 2025
India's total exports of goods and services were estimated at US$ 69.16 billion in August 2025, up 9.34% from a year earlier, while total imports fell 7% to US$ 79.04 billion, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 15 September 2025.
CoBRA and Jharkhand Police kill ₹1 crore bounty Maoist Sahdev Soren in Hazaribagh
CRPF's CoBRA battalion and Jharkhand Police neutralised Central Committee member Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh, who carried a ₹1 crore bounty, and two other Maoists in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on 15 September 2025.
PLFS: unemployment rate eases to 5.1% in August 2025
India's unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above fell to 5.1% in August 2025 from 5.2% in July, according to the PLFS monthly bulletin released by MoSPI on 15 September 2025.
Sun, 14 Sept 2025
Rajnath Singh approves Defence Procurement Manual 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the Defence Procurement Manual 2025 on 14 September 2025 to simplify revenue procurement for the armed forces, replacing the manual last promulgated in 2009.
Minakshi and Jaismine win gold as India's women take four medals at World Boxing Championships
Minakshi Hooda won the women's 48kg title on 14 September 2025 after Jaismine Lamboria took the 57kg gold, giving India two golds, a silver and a bronze at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.
PM in Assam: ₹6,500 crore Darrang projects, bamboo bioethanol plant at Numaligarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of projects worth around ₹6,500 crore in Darrang and inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant at Numaligarh Refinery in Golaghat on 14 September 2025, and announced a nationwide Demography Mission.
UPSC pilots AI-enabled facial recognition for candidate verification
The Union Public Service Commission piloted AI-enabled facial authentication at select Gurugram centres during the NDA & NA II and CDS II examinations on 14 September 2025, cutting verification to 8–10 seconds per candidate.
Hindi Diwas 2025: Amit Shah attends fifth Akhil Bhartiya Rajbhasha Sammelan in Gandhinagar
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the fifth Akhil Bhartiya Rajbhasha Sammelan in Gandhinagar, Gujarat as chief guest on Hindi Diwas, 14 September 2025, where the Saarthi translation system was launched.
India settle for silver as China win Women's Hockey Asia Cup and World Cup berth
The Indian women's hockey team lost 4-1 to hosts China in the Women's Asia Cup 2025 final in Hangzhou on 14 September 2025, winning silver but missing direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Sat, 13 Sept 2025
PM Modi visits Manipur; projects worth over ₹7,300 crore at Churachandpur and ₹1,200 crore at Imphal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Manipur on 13 September 2025, laying foundation stones for projects worth over ₹7,300 crore at Churachandpur and inaugurating projects worth over ₹1,200 crore at Imphal.
PM inaugurates Bairabi–Sairang rail line; Aizawl joins India's railway map
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹8,070 crore Bairabi–Sairang new rail line on 13 September 2025, connecting Mizoram's capital Aizawl to the Indian Railways network for the first time, and flagged off a Sairang–Delhi Rajdhani Express.
PM addresses Bhupen Hazarika centenary celebrations in Guwahati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the celebrations of the 100th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika in Guwahati, Assam on 13 September 2025, where a biography of the singer was released.
11th CPA India Region Conference concludes in Bengaluru
The 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference, hosted by the Karnataka Legislature, concluded in Bengaluru on 13 September 2025, with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calling for standards to ensure quality debates.
GRSE delivers 'Androth', second anti-submarine shallow water craft, to Navy
Androth, the second of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Kolkata on 13 September 2025.
India to host 5th Coast Guard Global Summit in Chennai in 2027
India will host the 5th Coast Guard Global Summit in Chennai in 2027, coinciding with the Indian Coast Guard's golden jubilee, the Ministry of Defence said on 13 September 2025 after the decision at the 4th summit in Rome.
Fri, 12 Sept 2025
PM addresses first Gyan Bharatam International Conference, launches manuscript portal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the first International Conference on Gyan Bharatam at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 12 September 2025 and launched the Gyan Bharatam Portal for digitising India's manuscripts.
C.P. Radhakrishnan sworn in as 15th Vice President of India
C.P. Radhakrishnan took oath as the 15th Vice President of India and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on 12 September 2025, administered by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Sushila Karki sworn in as Nepal's interim Prime Minister, first woman in the post; India welcomes
Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Prime Minister of Nepal's interim government on 12 September 2025, becoming the country's first woman Prime Minister; India's MEA welcomed the new government.
Navy commissions INS Aravali, a new naval base at Gurugram
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Aravali, its latest naval base, at Gurugram on 12 September 2025 in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, to support its information and communication centres.
Agriculture Ministry sent AI-based monsoon forecasts to 3.8 crore farmers
The Agriculture Ministry said on 12 September 2025 that it sent AI-based monsoon onset forecasts by SMS through m-Kisan to nearly 3.8 crore farmers in 13 states this year, up to four weeks ahead of the rains.
Opium poppy licensing policy for 2025-26: about 1.21 lakh farmers eligible
The Finance Ministry announced the annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation for crop year 2025-26 on 12 September 2025, making about 1.21 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh eligible.
CPI inflation rises to 2.07% in August 2025; food inflation stays negative
India's retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index rose to 2.07% (provisional) in August 2025, while food inflation was -0.69%, negative for the third straight month, MoSPI said on 12 September 2025.
India, EU aim to finalise FTA by year-end, says EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on 12 September 2025 that India and the EU are working to finalise a balanced Free Trade Agreement, while EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said both sides aim to conclude it by year-end.
Thu, 11 Sept 2025
Mauritius PM Ramgoolam's state visit: India announces special economic package in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Varanasi on 11 September 2025, where India announced a special economic package of grant and grant-cum-credit projects and the two sides signed seven agreements.
Rajnath Singh flags off 'Samudra Pradakshina', first tri-service all-women circumnavigation
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually flagged off 'Samudra Pradakshina', the world's first tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition, from the Gateway of India, Mumbai on 11 September 2025 aboard IASV Triveni.
Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme extended to five more airports
Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration–Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichy, Kozhikode and Amritsar airports on 11 September 2025, taking the facility to 13 airports.
IIM Ahmedabad's first overseas campus inaugurated in Dubai
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated IIM Ahmedabad's first-ever overseas campus in Dubai on 11 September 2025, in the presence of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
APEDA opens its first office in Patna; GI-tagged Mithila Makhana consignment flagged off
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated APEDA's first office in Bihar, in Patna, at the Bihar Idea Festival on 11 September 2025 and flagged off a 7-tonne consignment of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana for New Zealand, Canada and the USA.