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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

PM inaugurates UP International Trade Show 2025 in Greater Noida; Russia is partner country

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show 2025 in Greater Noida on 25 September 2025, with over 2,200 exhibitors and Russia as the country partner.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Important

Culture Ministry seeks partner support for multinational UNESCO nomination of Chhath Mahaparva

The Ministry of Culture held consultations on 16 September 2025 with envoys of the UAE, Suriname and the Netherlands to seek cooperation for a multinational nomination of Chhath Mahaparva to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

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.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Mauritius Must know

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh

DRDO's DTTC Lucknow holds MSME conclave for UP Defence Industrial Corridor

DRDO's Defence Technology and Test Centre (DTTC), Lucknow, held a conclave on 6 September 2025 to engage MSMEs and start-ups in defence R&D and production to develop the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan

Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay prays at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, Ayodhya

Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and his wife prayed at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya on 6 September 2025, a visit welcomed by PM Narendra Modi.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Two advocates appointed Judges of the Allahabad High Court

The President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed advocates Amitabh Kumar Rai and Rajiv Lochan Shukla as Judges of the Allahabad High Court, the Law Ministry notified on 6 September 2025.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates India's first tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile devices at Noida

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India's first tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile devices, set up by Optiemus Electronics with Corning Incorporated, at Noida on 30 August 2025.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Delhi Important

National Sports Day 2025 marks Major Dhyan Chand's 120th birth anniversary; about 30 crore people take part

National Sports Day was celebrated on 29 August 2025, the 120th birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, with about 30 crore citizens taking part across all States and UTs.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Centre raises usage charges for used gunny bags by nearly 40% to ₹10.22 per bag from KMS 2025-26

The Centre announced on 29 August 2025 that usage charges for used gunny bags in foodgrain procurement would rise from ₹7.32 to ₹10.22 per bag from Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Chandigarh Important

Kaushal Manthan: Regional Conference of Skill Ministers held in Chandigarh; ₹60,000 crore ITI upgradation scheme in focus

The Skill Development Ministry held 'Kaushal Manthan', a Regional Conference of Skill Ministers of North Indian States and UTs, in Chandigarh on 28 August 2025, focusing on the ₹60,000 crore ITI upgradation scheme.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24: GVA up 11.89%, employment up 5.92%; Tamil Nadu tops in employment

MoSPI's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24 results, released on 27 August 2025, show manufacturing-sector GVA growing 11.89% in current prices and employment 5.92%, with Tamil Nadu the top state for employment.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

NHAI imposes ₹20 lakh penalty on toll agency over assault on Army personnel at Bhuni Toll Plaza

The National Highways Authority of India on 18 August 2025 imposed a ₹20 lakh penalty on the toll collection agency at Bhuni Toll Plaza on the Meerut–Karnal section of NH-709A after its staff assaulted an Army personnel.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

DRI's 'Operation Crystal Break' busts mephedrone factory in Bhopal; 61.2 kg seized

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busted a clandestine mephedrone manufacturing unit at Jagdishpur (Islamnagar) in Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh on 16 August 2025, seizing 61.20 kg of liquid mephedrone worth ₹92 crore.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Lok Sabha Speaker admits motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma, sets up three-member inquiry committee

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 12 August 2025 admitted a motion signed by 146 MPs seeking the removal of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma and constituted a three-member committee to probe the charges.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Cabinet approves Lucknow Metro Phase-1B of 11.165 km with 12 stations

The Union Cabinet on 12 August 2025 approved Phase-1B of the Lucknow Metro Rail Project, an 11.165 km corridor with 12 stations, at a cost of ₹5,801 crore.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Delhi Must know

Supreme Court orders removal of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets to shelters

A Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan on 11 August 2025 directed authorities in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad to pick up stray dogs and house them in shelters, in a suo motu case on dog bites.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Australia

Australian Army chief Lt Gen Simon Stuart begins four-day visit to India

Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, Chief of the Australian Army, began an official four-day visit to India on 11 August 2025, calling on Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Centenary of the Kakori Train Action marked on 9 August 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute on 9 August 2025 to the revolutionaries of the Kakori Train Action, carried out near Lucknow on 9 August 1925, on its 100th anniversary.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Five judicial officers appointed Judges of the Allahabad High Court

The President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed five judicial officers as Judges of the Allahabad High Court, the Law Ministry notified on 4 August 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat Important

Railway Minister flags off Bhavnagar–Ayodhya, Rewa–Pune and Jabalpur–Raipur express trains

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off three new express trains from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on 3 August 2025: the weekly Bhavnagar–Ayodhya Express, the Rewa–Pune (Hadapsar) Express and the Jabalpur–Raipur Express.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

PM releases 20th instalment of PM-KISAN from Varanasi, transferring over ₹20,500 crore to 9.7 crore farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 20th instalment of PM-KISAN from Varanasi on 2 August 2025, transferring more than ₹20,500 crore to over 9.7 crore farmers, and launched development works worth about ₹2,200 crore in the city.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha return to India after 127 years

On 30 July 2025, the Culture Ministry announced the return of the sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha, discovered in 1898 in Uttar Pradesh, after they were withdrawn from an auction in Hong Kong; PM Modi called it a return after 127 years.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Rajasthan Important

Kavach 4.0 commissioned on Mathura–Kota section of Delhi–Mumbai route

On 30 July 2025, Indian Railways announced that it had commissioned the indigenous train protection system Kavach 4.0 on the Mathura–Kota section of the high-density Delhi–Mumbai route.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Aadi Karmayogi mission's second Regional Process Lab begins in Bhopal

On 22 July 2025, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the 7-day second Regional Process Lab of the Aadi Karmayogi mission in Bhopal.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Delhi

Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX) completes 10 years

On 22 July 2025, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said the Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX), launched in winter 2015 at IGI Airport, New Delhi, had completed ten years.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Youth Spiritual Summit in Varanasi adopts Kashi Declaration against drug abuse

On 20 July 2025 at the Rudraksh International Convention Centre, Varanasi, the Youth Spiritual Summit concluded with the adoption of the Kashi Declaration, a 5-year roadmap for a youth-led de-addiction movement.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Uttar Pradesh

32nd Fit India Sundays on Cycle held at BHU, Varanasi

On 20 July 2025, the 32nd edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle was held at the Banaras Hindu University campus in Varanasi with over 3,000 participants.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Delhi Must know

Swachh Survekshan 2024-25: Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai enter Super Swachh League; Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Lucknow top new clean cities

On 17 July 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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