ONE-LINER CURRENT AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL
- Iran signals readiness to resume diplomacy if Israeli aggression halts, after talks with European nations in Geneva.
- Iran opens airspace to evacuate 1,000 Indian nationals amid Israeli strikes; 290 Indians return to Delhi from Mashhad.
- UK Parliament passes Assisted Dying Bill allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives under strict safeguards.
- 60 Palestinians, including 31 aid-seekers, were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza near relief centres.
- Israeli airstrikes and Iranian missile attacks continue as nuclear conflict tension escalates.
- Iran permitted India to evacuate nationals amid Israeli airstrikes; over 1,000 Indians expected to return.
- Iran signaled openness to diplomacy if Israel halts its military operations in Gaza.
- Indian-origin UK MP Kanishka Narayan opposed the Assisted Dying Bill, citing the risk of coercion to the vulnerable.
- Iran open to diplomacy if Israel ceases aggression; India thanked Iran for evacuation cooperation.
- Iran mulls exit from NPT, invoking Article 10 amid nuclear tensions with Israel.
- India facilitated evacuation via Armenia, using Operation Sindhu to extract citizens from conflict zone.
- FFD4 in Seville, Spain concluded with ‘Compromiso de Sevilla’; aimed at closing $4T SDG financing gap.
- UN’s ‘Children in Armed Conflict’ report revealed 41,370 grave violations in 2024, highest in Israel-Palestine & DRC
NATIONAL
- Remains of 210 out of 231 identified Ahmedabad plane crash victims handed to families after DNA testing.
- Calcutta High Court stays West Bengal govt’s honorarium to sacked Group C & D staff, calling it support to fraud.
- Defence Minister says Operation Sindoor proves New India won’t tolerate terrorism.
- SC Advocates’ bodies urge CJI to take suo motu cognisance of ED notices to senior lawyers.
- Air India cancels 8 flights, including 4 international ones, due to maintenance issues.
- Operation Sindoor: India evacuated 290 citizens from Iran’s Mashhad amid Israel-Iran conflict.
- MoU for Inclusive Education: DEPwD, NCERT, and NIOS signed MoU to boost inclusive education for children with disabilities.
- Delhi Artificial Rain Project launched for pollution control using cloud seeding by IIT-Kanpur and IMD.
- Calcutta HC stayed stipend to sacked West Bengal Group C & D staff citing violation of SC order.
- PM Modi flagged the Vande Bharat Express from Siwan, Bihar.
- 11th International Yoga Day to be celebrated with the theme “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”.
- Madras HC ruled that the husband’s consent was not needed for the wife’s passport and upheld the woman’s autonomy.
- Rajkot’s Dumpsite turned into an Urban Forest under “Lakshya Zero Dumpsite” using the Miyawaki technique.
POLITICS & POLICY
- PM declines Trump’s invite to visit Washington.
- PM terms RJD-Congress alliance as anti-investment, anti-Bihar; flags off Vande Bharat train from Siwan.
- Maharashtra reconstitutes border dispute panel with Karnataka under CM Fadnavis.
LEGAL & SOCIAL
- Madras HC says husband’s signature not required for woman’s passport application; criticises outdated mindset.
- Bombay HC flags “alarming” rail deaths—3,588 in 2024—suggests automatic doors for local trains.
- HC restrains Bengal from disbursing sacked workers’ honorarium till September 26.
- Assam CM warns of 5,000 fake FB profiles spreading radical content ahead of elections.
- Congress slams Piyush Goyal’s “B-team of China” remark on ASEAN, calling it insulting and irresponsible
Governance & Economy
- CCI introduced new 2025 Predatory Pricing rules, using Average Total Cost (ATC) to define abuse of dominance.
- The Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub Portal was launched by the WCD Ministry for training and policy guidance.
- NIXI celebrated 20 years, manages India’s.IN the domain and peering among ISPs.
- India’s Energy Transition Index 2025 rank dropped to 71 from 63; Sweden topped the list.
Science, Space & Environment
- NAKSHATRA HPC launched by ICMR, India’s first genomic supercomputer under PM-ABHIM.
- Extreme Helium Star (A980) discovered with traces of germanium — a first in this rare star class.
- Oarfish (Doomsday Fish) spotted off Tamil Nadu coast; associated with seismic myths in Japan.
Education & Innovation
- QS World University Rankings 2026: India ranks 4th globally in representation with 54 universities; IIT Delhi ranks 123rd.
- More girls than boys chose science over arts in Class 12 for the first time in India (2024) — a shift toward gender parity in STEM.
- Thaliru Libraries in Kerala’s Idukki Sanctuary promote literacy among tribal children using forest department–NGO partnership