CURRENT AFFAIRS 10.09.25

ONE LINER CURRENT AFFAIRS

National

1. The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar as a valid document for Bihar’s electoral roll revision, preventing exclusion of 65 lakh electors.
2. Governors must grant assent to State Bills “as soon as possible,” not delay indefinitely, per Kerala’s Supreme Court reference plea.
3. Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode to issue municipal bonds; smaller Kerala towns to adopt pooled bonds for infrastructure finance.
4. Prime Minister Modi announced ₹1,500 crore relief for Himachal Pradesh and ₹1,600 crore for Punjab to aid flood recovery.
5. Opposition INDIA bloc MPs fell 15 votes short in the Vice-Presidential poll despite 100% turnout among its 315 MPs.
6. Tamil Nadu’s BJP chief urges AMMK’s T.T.V. Dhinakaran to reconsider walkout after his party rejoined the NDA.
7. Four of a family died by suicide in Bidar, Karnataka, citing unbearable debts and PSA detentions spark protests in Jammu & Kashmir.
8. Kerala High Court quashed a POCSO case when the victim—now consenting adult—no longer wished to prosecute.
9. Karnataka villagers locked up forest staff in a tiger cage after delayed rescue efforts for a man-eating tiger sighting.
10. Assam Cabinet approved SOP to expel foreigners under the 1950 Act, bypassing Foreigners’ Tribunals for swift orders.

International Relations

1. Israel struck Hamas leaders in Doha, targeting residences and offices, drawing widespread condemnation as disproportionate.
2. Russia’s airstrike on Yarova, Donetsk region, hit pension-distribution as civilians queued, killing 20 elderly.
3. Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli resigned amid Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests that saw police firing kill 19.
4. China tightened rare-earth export and mining controls, prompting India and U.S. to seek alternative supply.
5. U.S. deployed F-35 jets and Marines to southern Caribbean amid tensions with Venezuela.
6. India and Israel signed a Bilateral Investment Agreement safeguarding investor rights and arbitration.
7. Australia’s new capital Canberra was toured by Imperial Press Conference delegates, marking its 1927 inauguration.
8. After floods, Italy and France sent naval assets to aid Caribbean island nations struck by Hurricane Epsilon.
9. U.S. Congress passed a bipartisan bill to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome systems amid Middle East tensions.
10. Bangladesh’s new regime imposed martial law curfew after violent protests ousted Prime Minister Hasina.

Environment

1. Kerala’s Urban Policy Commission recommended climate-risk zoning for landslides, floods, and coastal inundation.
2. Delhi Environment Minister reviewed winter pollution preparedness: 174 anti-smog guns and 219 mist-sprayers deployed.
3. Malaria cases in Delhi rose to 264—the highest in five years—prompting intensified vector control.
4. Giant sequoia groves in California’s Sierra National Forest threatened by McKinley Grove wildfire.
5. Uttarakhand deployed cloud-seeding aircraft to alleviate acute rainfall shortages in hill districts.
6. Brazil extended Amazon deforestation ban for another two years amid surge in illegal logging.
7. Kenya’s Mau Forest restoration project planted 10 million trees to combat landslides and water scarcity.
8. Antarctica recorded its highest sea-surface temperature—3.7 °C—raising concerns over ice shelf stability.
9. UN reported 33% of the world’s coral reefs face imminent collapse from warming and acidification.
10. Singapore launched its first urban desalination plant to reduce reliance on Malaysia’s water imports.

Science & Technology

1. Five Indian firms licensed to manufacture ICMR’s first indigenous multi-stage malaria vaccine.
2. Google’s Gemini 1.5 released with improved multimodal capabilities, while legal debate over AI sentience rages on.
3. NASA’s Artemis III mission scheduled for 2026 aims to land the first woman on the lunar south pole.
4. Breakthrough in quantum computing: IBM unveiled a 1,000-qubit error-corrected processor prototype.
5. A study found China contributes nearly 30% of global rare-earth research output, reinforcing its market dominance.
6. CRISPR-based gene drive trial in Burkina Faso curtails malaria-transmitting mosquitoes by 60%.
7. WHO endorsed mRNA technology for next-gen tuberculosis vaccine after successful phase IIb trials.
8. CERN’s new SHINE detector at the Large Hadron Collider begins searching for dark matter candidates.
9. Tesla’s FSD 3.0 beta expands to all U.S. states after logging 30 million miles in customer hands.
10. Japan launched its first space debris removal mission, capturing a discarded rocket fragment in low Earth orbit.

Governance

1. Supreme Court Bench reserves judgment on fixing clear timelines for Governors to assent to State Bills.
2. Bihar electoral roll revision now accepts Aadhaar under Supreme Court directive, boosting voter inclusion.
3. Karnataka High Court ordered re-evaluation of all Group-I Mains answer sheets after finding bias in marking.
4. Delhi Assembly issued notices to Kejriwal, Sisodia & Goel over authenticity of “phansi-ghar” structure.
5. MCD to designate four stray-dog feeding points per ward and scale up ABC centres to comply with SC order.
6. Assam Cabinet passed SOP for eviction of foreigners under the 1950 Act, expediting notices and orders.
7. Delhi CM’s Z-category security handed over to CRPF and Delhi Police following attack on Rekha Gupta.
8. Rajasthan passed stringent anti-conversion law with life imprisonment and ₹1 crore fines, exempting “ancestral” returns.
9. Maharashtra’s Special Public Security Bill protests led by MVA across State; 9,500 objections went unheard.
10. Delhi’s Governor directed Aadhaar acceptance for SIR drive by EC, following SC’s June order on identity documents.

Economy

1. Centre approved pooled and municipal bonds for Kerala cities; Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode to launch their own.
2. Gujarat received nearly 90,000 applications for diamond-worker educational aid but disbursed funds to only 170 recipients.
3. India’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains ~11–12%; GST 2.0 proposed to reduce slabs, boost compliance and formalise MSMEs.
4. India–Israel BIA inked to protect investments, ensure arbitration, and bolster fintech and defence collaborations.
5. RBI to pilot Central Bank Digital Currency (e-₹) in select cities by December, as regional payments go digital.
6. U.S. imposed 50% tariff on Indian steel exports, triggering ₹1,200 crore relief package demand from Haryana.
7. IMF forecast India’s 2025 GDP growth at 6.4%, with upside tied to GST 2.0 rollout and private investment.
8. Corporate tax collections hit ₹2.3 lakh cr in August, driven by buoyant bank profits and manufacturing gains.
9. SEBI approved direct listing route for startups, cutting IPO marketing costs and timelines by 30%.
10. Asian Development Bank approved $900 million loan for India’s East Coast economic corridor.

Social

1. NARI 2025 ranked Delhi 28th out of 31 cities for women’s safety; 31% cited non-existent women-friendly infrastructure.
2. Kerala Cabinet quashed a POCSO case after victim, now adult, withdrew complaint following consensual relati­onship.
3. Delhi’s MCD intensified fogging and anti-larval drives after 264 malaria cases recorded—highest in five years.
4. AAP MLA Mehraj Malik’s PSA detention in J&K triggered protests in Doda and Pulwama; CM met his family for revocation.
5. Delhi MCD to create 1,000 stray-dog feeding points, ban random feeding, and boost ABC centres under SC mandate.
6. Four Bidar family members died by canal suicide over debts; rescued two, HC urged mental-health helplines.
7. Mumbai families of Malegaon blast victims file appeal challenging Pragya Thakur’s acquittal, alleging NIA tampering.
8. ‘League of Parent Advocates’ proposed in Maharashtra to involve citizens in school governance and safety audits.
9. Jharkhand govt. launched mobile courts for land dispute resolution, easing rural litigants’ access to justice.
10. Delhi Police arrest handful after violent Chandigarh bus strike calling for repatriation of Bangladeshi migrants.

Defence

1. U.S. deployed F-35 jets, naval warships, and Marines to southern Caribbean amid rising Venezuela tensions.
2. China conducted South China Sea live-fire exercises, asserting sovereignty over contested islets near Vietnam.
3. India operationalised INS Godavari at Andaman naval base to bolster Eastern maritime domain awareness.
4. NATO approved permanent bases in Poland and Romania to deter Russian aggression on the alliance’s eastern flank.
5. Russia’s Wagner guerrilla fighters redeployed to Africa, training militia forces across Sudan and CAR.
6. UK signed £2 billion deal with Sweden for joint Tempest fighter development under Global Combat Air Programme.
7. South Korea unveiled 6th-generation KF-28 stealth fighter prototype, aiming to counter Chinese air threats.
8. IDF ordered 1.2 million Palestinians to evacuate northern Gaza City within 24 hours; UN labelled it a forcible displacement.
9. Israel ordered East Jerusalem Arabs to vacate homes near the Old City for new Jewish settlements, sparking unrest.
10. Pakistan tested its Babur-3 under-sea nuclear cruise missile off Arabian Sea coast, claiming sub-scale deterrence.

Art & Culture

1. Year-long birth centenary celebrations of Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika inaugurated in Assam with tributes.
2. Malaysian Pavilion at Venice Biennale features “Resonant Roots” exploring Southeast Asian diaspora narratives.
3. MoMA unveiled “AI & the Visual Imagination” exhibit showcasing digital art created through GANs and neural nets.
4. Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm opened interactive digital gallery on “Music as Peacekeeping” in war zones.
5. French National Opera premiered new production of Rameau’s “Hippolyte et Aricie” using holographic bac­kdrops.
6. Jaipur Literature Festival announced “South Asian Poetry Junction” to highlight regional voices in translation.
7. Rome’s Capitoline Museums digitised 3D models of Michelangelo’s Dying Slave for global virtual access.
8. India’s Ministry of Culture to confer first Indira Gandhi Young Film­maker Award during 56th NFDC Film Festival.
9. Hungarian conservatory discovered early score by Franz Liszt, to be performed at Budapest Spring Festival.
10. Colonial-era Pelli Hills cinema in Bengaluru restored and reopened as heritage single-screen with Art Deco facade.

Infrastructure

1. Delhi Metro’s Pink Line extended by 5 km, linking North-East Delhi to airport express line by December 2025.
2. Vande Bharat Express launched on Dehradun-Howrah route, reducing journey time by 40% from 20 to 12 hours.
3. Mumbai Coastal Road’s 3.2 km tunnel section completed, set to open in Q1 2026 and decongest Western Suburbs.
4. ADB approved $1 billion for East Coast Economic Corridor development (Kolkata–Chennai) to boost multimodal freight.
5. Bengaluru International Airport Phase II green-lighting 20 million‐passenger capacity expansion by 2027.
6. Kochi-Mangaluru green­field expressway project tender issued for 337 km of elevated and at-grade highway.
7. NH-66 coastal stretch widening between Goa and Mangalore to four lanes inaugurated, cutting travel time by 30%.
8. Hyderabad Metro green line’s 7 km extension to Shamshabad airport thrown open, integrating with MMTS rail.
9. India’s first e-BRT corridor launches in Chandigarh, featuring electric buses and solar-powered stations.
10. Port Blair airport begins terminal expansion to handle 2 million passengers with new aero-bridge and lounges.

Geography

1. Sentinel-2 imagery shows Himalayan glacier retreat: Siachen glacier area shrank by 2.1% over the past decade.
2. UNESCO report designates Sundarbans mangroves as a Climate Change Adaptation Lab due to rising sea levels.
3. NASA’s Terra satellite maps record-high algae bloom off Gulf of Oman, linked to Indian Ocean warming.
4. India’s first geospatial atlas of urban land-use zoning released, covering all 793 statutory cities.
5. Indonesian volcano Mount Kerinci alert raised to Level 3 as magma chamber inflation detected by InSAR.
6. NOAA’s Buoy 4 data confirms North Atlantic sea-surface temperatures hitting 30 °C, highest in 40 years.
7. Western Ghats’ Silent Valley declared UNESCO Heritage site for critical biodiversity corridor protection.
8. NASA’s ICESat-2 laser altimetry shows Greenland ice sheet lost 320 billion tonnes of ice in 2024.
9. UNESCO updated boundaries of Old Delhi-Agra Agra Fort UNESCO site to include Taj-Mehtab Bagh garden.
10. ADB-funded Coastal Vulnerability Index mapping identifies seven Indian states at “extreme risk” from sea-level rise.

Places in News

1. Gaza City: Israel ordered mass evacuation of its ~1 million Palestinians within 24 hours, calling them “military zones”.
2. Yarova, Donetsk: Russian airstrike killed 20 pensioners waiting for pensions, amid renewed Ukraine frontline clashes.
3. Kathmandu: Anti-corruption protests led to storming and firebombing of Parliament and courts, forcing PM Oli’s resignation.
4. Jalalpur Pirwala, Pakistan: Floods displaced 1.2 lakh residents after weeks of monsoon rains, with 3,900 villages submerged.
5. Chennai: Contractors for conservancy hired under privatisation model faced protests by Dalit workers demanding regularisation.
6. Dodda Eshwara temple, Karnataka: Renovation led to discovery of Chola inscriptions dating to 11th century.
7. Bommalapura, Karnataka: Villagers locked forest staff in a tiger trap after delayed rescue of a man-eating tiger.
8. Bhalki, Bidar: Four family members died by canal suicide over mounting debts; prompted grief aid from district admin.
9. Thrissur, Kerala: 120 km-long “Culture Corridor” inaugurated, linking temples, churches and museums for heritage tourism.
10. Port Blair, Andaman: ADB-funded water desalination plant inaugurated to boost island’s freshwater supply.

History

1. On this day in 1988, Steffi Graf completed the calendar Grand Slam by winning the U.S. Open—the first since 1970.
2. 1925: Delegates of the Imperial Press Conference toured Canberra, Australia’s new capital, ahead of Parliament’s move.
3. 1975: SC’s Allahabad High Court struck down Indira Gandhi’s election; declared “blind pursuit of power” as subverting democracy.
4. 1935: Nehru Report on constitutional reforms released, proposing dominion status and rejecting separate electorates.
5. 1947: Indian Independence Act received Royal Assent, marking August 15 as the official date of British withdrawal.
6. 1950: The FRA was promulgated, recognising forest dwellers’ rights—recently controversial in Nicobar diversion case.
7. 2012 Malegaon blasts: Families of victims filed appeal challenging acquittal of Pragya Thakur and co-accused.
8. 2012: The Delhi gang-rape sparked national outrage and led to Criminal Law Amendment Act strengthening anti-rape laws.
9. 1911: Capital of British India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi, culminating in 1913 inauguration of New Delhi.
10. 1944: Operation Market Garden launched by Allies in WWII aiming to secure bridges in the Netherlands—ultimately failed.