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Highlights of September 3rd Week Current Affairs
- MoEFCC approved translocation of eight tigers from Tadoba-Andhari and Pench to Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, aiming to revive populations and restore ecological balance.
- Union Government released annual licensing policy for opium cultivation 2025–26, with cultivation allowed only in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh under NDPS Act.
- India remains the only UN-authorized country to legally produce gum opium, with farmers required to sell the entire produce to the Central Bureau of Narcotics.
- SEBI introduced SWAGAT-FI framework and India Market Access Platform to simplify foreign investor participation and compliance in Indian securities markets.
- SEBI reclassified REITs as equity, relaxed IPO norms, and introduced AI-only AIF schemes, easing entry and boosting investments for accredited investors.
- Prime Minister launched Gyan Bharatam Portal to digitize, preserve, and make accessible India’s vast manuscript heritage of nearly 10 million texts in 80 scripts.
- Manuscripts hold cultural, scientific, and historical significance, with around 75% in Sanskrit and the rest in regional languages, reflecting India’s intellectual traditions.
- India supported the UN New York Declaration on Palestine, advocating ceasefire in Gaza, two-state solution, and balanced security for both Israel and Palestine.
- PM inaugurated Bairabi–Sairang railway line, providing Mizoram’s first direct rail connectivity, boosting logistics, socio-economic growth, and strategic integration with India.
- India participated in the 4th Coast Guard Global Summit in Rome, showcasing maritime security, search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental protection efforts.
- Defence Procurement Manual 2025 prioritises self-reliance, streamlines revenue procurement, and encourages joint logistics across Army, Navy, and Air Force operations.
- Challenges in defence indigenisation include technological gaps, weak R&D, limited private sector involvement, import reliance, and higher short-term procurement costs.
- Initiatives like iDEX, Sudarshan Chakra Mission, FDI liberalisation, and SRIJAN Portal promote Indian defence manufacturing and MSME participation.
- India inaugurated its first bamboo-based bio-ethanol plant in Golaghat, Assam, using non-food bamboo to boost second-generation biofuel production and rural income.
- Bio-ethanol applications include transport fuel blends, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and bioplastics, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting energy security.
- The Prime Minister highlighted North East India’s emergence as a growth driver, enhancing connectivity, infrastructure, and regional development under the Act East vision.
- Kerala approved a Wildlife Protection Act amendment granting state powers to kill dangerous animals and declare certain species as vermin amid rising human-animal conflicts.
- India held India–Iran–Uzbekistan and India–Iran–Armenia trilateral meetings to promote Chabahar Port, improve regional connectivity, and strengthen trade with Central Asia and the Caucasus.
- The Ho tribe protested against interference in their traditional Manki–Munda self-governance system, which manages village-level socio-political disputes in Jharkhand and Odisha.
- The Indian Navy commissioned Androth, an indigenously built anti-submarine warfare ship, equipped with lightweight torpedoes and advanced rockets for shallow coastal operations.
- NITI Aayog’s report on “AI for Viksit Bharat” projects AI could drive India’s GDP growth beyond 8% annually, bridging half the $6.6–8.3 trillion gap.
- AI adoption across industries, generative AI in R&D, and innovations in tech services are identified as three major unlocks for India’s economic acceleration.
- First National Conference of Parliamentary & Legislative Committees on Women Empowerment in Tirupati adopted the Tirupati Resolution, stressing governance with gender lens and digital inclusion.
- Women-led development was highlighted as a paradigm shift from welfare to agency, with India’s progress in grassroots leadership, STEMM education, and financial empowerment programs.
- India unveiled its first National Policy on Geothermal Energy, recognizing 381 hot springs and focusing on sustainable electricity generation, heating, cooling, and agriculture.
- India signed a 15-year exploration contract with the International Seabed Authority for polymetallic sulphides in Carlsberg Ridge, strengthening its deep-sea resource exploration strategy.
- Supreme Court clarified that political parties are not “workplaces” under the POSH Act, highlighting a legal gap for harassment redressal in political spaces.
- Bank of England proposed restrictions on stablecoin ownership citing systemic risks, financial crime concerns, and monetary policy challenges, reflecting global tensions between innovation and regulation.
- Indian Patent Office revoked Novartis’ Vymada patent under Section 3(d) of the Patents Act, reinforcing safeguards against “evergreening” and ensuring affordable access to medicines.
- Prime Minister inaugurated a sex-sorted semen facility under Rashtriya Gokul Mission to boost milk productivity, reduce male cattle burden, and strengthen indigenous breed conservation.
- WMO’s Ozone Bulletin projects ozone recovery by 2040 globally, 2045 in the Arctic, and 2066 over Antarctica, showcasing the success of international environmental agreements.
- The Global Innovation Index 2025 ranked India 38th, highlighting its consistent overperformance for 15 years, with Bengaluru and Delhi among top global innovation clusters.
- WHO’s 24th Model List of Essential Medicines now includes GLP-1 receptor agonists and rapid-acting insulin analogues, improving diabetes and obesity treatment access globally.
- India faces a diabetes burden of 77 million adults, alongside rising obesity rates, addressed through NP-NCD, NLEM, PMBJP, and lifestyle-focused Fit India Movement.
- The National Logistics Policy 2022 completed three years, with ULIP enabling 160 crore transactions and logistics reforms targeting reduced costs and global competitiveness by 2030.
- India signed an MoU with ILO to adopt ISCO, enhancing global labour data comparability and improving employment, migration, and education policy-making in the country.
- The NCB Annual Report 2024 highlighted India’s drug trafficking risks from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, and coastal routes, with rising synthetic drug use and darknet trade.
- A cheetah died in Kuno National Park after a clash with a leopard, underlining challenges in India’s cheetah reintroduction project launched with African nations’ cooperation.
- The Ministry of Culture proposed Chhath Mahaparva for UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage list, recognizing its eco-friendly practices, community bonding, and cultural spread among diaspora.
- India’s international environmental leadership is evident through successful ODS phase-outs, innovation-driven growth, and cultural heritage promotion, aligning sustainability with inclusive development goals.
- The EU and India proposed a new strategic agenda with five pillars, aiming to boost prosperity, trade, clean energy, and technology cooperation by 2025.
- WTO’s World Trade Report 2025 highlights AI’s transformative role in global trade, reducing costs, boosting innovation, and creating inclusive growth pathways worldwide.
- Prime Minister launched the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan to build grassroots tribal leadership, covering 11 crore tribals across one lakh villages for governance empowerment.
- The Indian Himalayan Region faced severe monsoon disasters in 2025 due to tectonic fragility, climate stress, and anthropogenic pressures like construction and encroachment.
- Disaster response in the Himalayan region involved NDMA, NDRF, armed forces, and technology like drones, satellites, and Doppler radars for effective relief and monitoring.
- UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2025 revealed persisting inequalities in poverty, education, health, leadership, and digital access, urging stronger global action on gender justice.
- The Gender Snapshot stressed urgent actions under Beijing+30, including closing digital divides, ending violence, expanding healthcare, and ensuring women’s participation in decision-making.
- A UN legal review linked Israel’s conduct in Gaza with the Genocide Convention, reinforcing its importance as a cornerstone of international criminal law.
- The Indian government launched the Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan to improve women’s health through screenings, preventive care, and real-time tracking via SASHAKT portal.
- The Election Commission revised Conduct of Elections Rules mandating candidate photographs on EVM ballot papers from 2025 Bihar elections to improve voter readability.
- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a strategic defence pact extending Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella to Riyadh, reshaping West Asia’s fragile security architecture and regional power balance.
- The UN Secretary-General’s “Shifting Paradigms: United to Deliver” report under UN80 proposes merging agencies, creating knowledge hubs, and streamlining structures for efficiency and relevance.
- The Chief Justice of India stressed urgent reforms to dismantle barriers—economic, social, linguistic, and digital—hindering marginalized communities’ equal access to justice.
- India will host the first-ever Global South-led India-AI Impact Summit 2026, launching AI Pitch Fest, innovation challenges, and research collaborations under a responsible AI framework.
- The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 completed 20 years, highlighting progress yet persistent gaps in shelters, awareness, training, and misuse allegations.
- India and FAO launched the Blue Ports Initiative, starting pilot projects at Vanakbara, Karaikal, and Jakhau to transform fishing harbours into sustainable, smart, integrated hubs.
- Puducherry achieved zero maternal mortality, becoming India’s first Union Territory to meet the SDG target of MMR 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.
- The US revoked sanctions waiver for Chabahar Port, impacting India’s strategic connectivity project with Iran that bypasses Pakistan and links Afghanistan and Central Asia.
- India–Saudi Arabia relations remain strong with $42.98 billion bilateral trade in 2023, energy cooperation, and remittances, despite Pakistan’s new strategic alignment with Riyadh.
- Proposed UN reforms also focus on cutting bureaucracy, pooling funding, and launching a Technology Accelerator Platform to modernize data systems and improve humanitarian response speed.
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