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Highlights of September 2nd Week Current Affairs
- The Self-Respect Movement, launched by Periyar in 1925, completes 100 years in 2025, shaping Dravidian politics and social justice reforms in Tamil Nadu.
- WMO’s 2025 Air Quality and Climate Bulletin highlights worsening winter fog in North India due to PM2.5, stubble burning, and temperature inversions.
- Global PM2.5 levels declined in North America, Europe, and East Asia, but South Asia continues facing severe air pollution and related health crises.
- Shipping emission rules under MARPOL VI improved air quality by reducing sulfur fuels but reduced cooling aerosols, slightly contributing to global warming.
- Ministry of Defence released TPCR 2025, a 15-year roadmap focusing on AI, robotics, cyber warfare, drones, and naval modernization for future warfare.
- India’s defence indigenization push includes Make-I, II, III projects, iDEX for startups, and Srijan Portal to localize high-value defence spare parts.
- AI copyright challenges rise globally, as lawsuits allege unauthorized use of books in training datasets, sparking debates over ownership, authorship, and innovation.
- India’s Copyright Act recognizes only human authors, but global examples like South Africa’s AI patent reflect growing pressure to reform IPR laws.
- Angikaar 2025 campaign under PMAY-U 2.0 launched to boost awareness, citizen participation, and inclusive benefits in sustainable urban housing development.
- NPCI raised UPI’s P2M transaction limit to ₹5 lakh with ₹10 lakh daily cap, while SWIFT moves towards ISO 20022 adoption.
- A Supreme Court judge recently recused from a bail case after repeated adjournments, raising concerns about judicial transparency and public trust in impartiality.
- The Forest Advisory Committee approved expanded exemptions for mineral exploration drilling in forests, easing approvals while maintaining certain ecological safeguards and borehole limits.
- India launched a ₹1,500 crore Incentive Scheme to promote domestic recycling of critical minerals from e-waste, lithium-ion batteries, and industrial scrap over six years.
- The ICIMOD report highlights underutilized renewable energy potential in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with only 6.1% clean energy contribution and untapped hydropower capacity.
- Punjab faces severe floods affecting 3.8 lakh people and submerging 1,902 villages, caused by heavy rainfall, dam releases, weak embankments, and poor coordination.
- Foreign nuclear equipment vendors flagged quality gaps in India’s mid- and lower-tier suppliers, emphasizing the need for standardization, training, and cybersecurity safeguards.
- The Ministry of Defence released TPCR-2025, detailing long-term plans for nuclear deterrence, drones, autonomous systems, and integrated multi-domain warfare capabilities over 15 years.
- US President Trump renamed the Department of Defense back to the Department of War, signaling a more offensive military posture and historical reference to wartime identity.
- The Union Government is considering transferring the Vice-President’s Z-plus security cover from Delhi Police to CRPF, aiming for uniformity, specialization, and improved efficiency.
- Recusal practices in India lack formal rules, creating risks of misuse, delays, and public distrust; experts recommend codified guidelines with recorded reasons and uniform standards.
- Russia’s new mRNA cancer vaccine “Enteromix” showed 100% success in preclinical trials, with its first focus on colorectal cancer.
- The vaccine works like COVID-19 mRNA vaccines but is designed to target a patient’s specific tumor mutations for personalized treatment.
- India’s space economy is expected to grow from 8.4 billion dollars in 2022 to 44 billion dollars by 2033, with startups and private players driving innovation.
- The government is pushing reforms like 100% FDI in space and a ₹1,000 crore fund to boost space startups, while ISRO and NSIL act as commercial enablers.
- At the BRICS Summit, India stressed the need for a fair and transparent global trade system, highlighting problems like tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and weak multilateral bodies.
- India called for resilient supply chains, WTO reforms, new trade agreements, and stronger support for the Global South to counter rising protectionism.
- India and Israel signed a new Bilateral Investment Treaty in September 2025, making Israel the first OECD country to sign under India’s updated Model BIT.
- The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar as the 12th valid document for voter roll revision in Bihar, improving inclusivity in registration.
- Himachal Pradesh became the fifth region in India to achieve full functional literacy under the ULLAS scheme, joining Tripura, Mizoram, Goa, and Ladakh.
- India launched a project linking UPI with the Universal Postal Union network, making cross-border remittances easier and faster through postal channels.
- C.P. Radhakrishnan was elected as the 15th Vice-President of India on 10 September 2025, securing the second-highest constitutional office and chairmanship of Rajya Sabha.
- UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Report 2025 revealed obesity among children and adolescents has doubled since 2000, with 20% overweight and obesity nearly equaling underweight globally.
- The report highlighted ultra-processed foods’ affordability, aggressive marketing, and policy gaps as key drivers of rising childhood obesity, urging taxation, labelling reforms, and subsidy redirection.
- Nepal’s Prime Minister resigned after violent Gen Z-led protests against corruption, unemployment, and elite privileges, aggravated by social media bans and harsh state crackdowns.
- India expressed concern over Nepal’s political instability, reviewing the situation through the Cabinet Committee on Security, citing risks to trade, migration, and regional security interests.
- The Centre sought a detailed report on tribal rights issues in the Great Nicobar Island Project, particularly regarding FRA compliance and impacts on Shompens and Nicobarese.
- Environmental concerns over the project include potential biodiversity loss at Galathea Bay, a nesting site for endangered Leatherback Turtles and habitat of Nicobar Megapode.
- The Swachh Vayu Sarveshan 2025 recognized 11 best-performing cities under NCAP, with Indore, Jabalpur, Agra, and Surat leading among million-plus population cities.
- The UK–India Infrastructure Financing Bridge released recommendations to align procurement processes with global standards and manage risks to attract long-term infrastructure investment into India.
- A CLAMP-based study of fossil leaves in Nagaland revealed Antarctica’s climatic shifts significantly influenced the Indian monsoon system, offering insights into past and future climate change.
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, launched in 2020, has been extended till 2025–26, creating 58 lakh fisheries livelihoods and empowering over 99,000 women.
- The scheme promotes women-oriented projects with up to 60% financial support, climate-resilient coastal villages, and sustainable aquaculture technologies like Biofloc and RAS.
- PM-MKSSY and the National Fisheries Digital Platform enable formalization, digitalization, and single-window benefit delivery to fishers under PMMSY initiatives.
- UN report warns global military spending reached $2.7 trillion in 2024, worsening SDG financing gaps, and recommends prioritizing peace, development, and transparency in defense budgets.
- China’s rare earth magnet export restrictions threaten India’s EV and renewable energy sectors, highlighting dependence on imports and the need for domestic REM production.
- India’s initiatives like the National Critical Mineral Mission and collaborations via IREL aim to secure REM supply chains and reduce import reliance.
- India–Mauritius relations strengthened through trade, FDI, development projects, and strategic cooperation in the Western Indian Ocean, highlighting cultural and historical ties.
- Scientists discovered a massive offshore aquifer under the Atlantic Ocean, containing roughly 1 million km³ freshwater, providing potential climate adaptation and water security solutions.
- Adi Sanskriti, launched by the Tribal Affairs Ministry, offers digital learning in tribal artforms, a socio-cultural repository, and an online marketplace to promote artisans’ livelihoods.
- ISRO and HAL collaboration on Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLVs) aims at quick, on-demand launches for up to 500 kg payloads to lower Earth orbit.
- Albania created history by appointing Diella, an AI bot, as the world’s first AI Minister to manage tenders, aiming for transparency and efficiency.
- The MoEFCC exempted strategic mineral mining projects related to defence and atomic energy from public hearings under EIA 2006, citing security and investment needs.
- An IISER Bhopal study revealed India’s reservoirs lost nearly 50% of their storage capacity due to sedimentation, threatening power generation, flood control, and irrigation.
- India, the third-largest dam-owning nation, faces ageing dam infrastructure with seismic risks and limited funds, highlighting urgent need for modern safety technologies.
- A Lancet study (2010–2019) showed rising NCD mortality in India, contrasting with global declines, with heart disease and diabetes as leading contributors.
- India’s NCD burden has surged due to poor diets, sedentary lifestyles, pollution, stress, and urbanisation, demanding stronger healthcare and preventive policy interventions.
- The 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Conference was inaugurated in Bengaluru, providing a global platform for parliamentarians to share democratic practices.
- Himachal Pradesh urged the Finance Commission to reframe the Disaster Risk Index for fairer state allocations, citing vulnerability factors like floods, droughts, and poverty.
- HAL received the third of 99 GE F404-IN20 turbofan engines for Tejas Mk-1A fighter jets, ensuring stable supply and advancing indigenous defence capabilities.
- India licensed AdFalciVax, its first indigenous multi-stage malaria vaccine developed by ICMR, offering protection against Plasmodium falciparum with longer immunity and cost-effectiveness.
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