Current Affairs 12 September 2025

PIB Current Affairs

International Conference on Gyan Bharatam

Prime Minister inaugurated the International Conference on Gyan Bharatam on 12th September in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Theme of this conference is “Reclaiming India’s Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage”. A Gyan Bharatam Portal, a dedicated digital platform to accelerate manuscript digitisation, preservation, and public access

Prime Minister of Mauritius Visited India

The Prime Minister of Mauritius Dr.Navinchandra Ramgoolam visited India to strengthen bilateral relations. Key MoUs during this visit:

• Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and University of Mauritius.
• Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bengaluru and University of Mauritius
• NTPC Limited is planning to construct a 17.5 MW Floating Solar PV Project at Tamarind Falls in Mauritius.
• Government of India will extend budgetary assistance of USD 25mn in the current Financial Year.

Acharya Vinoba Bhave – GK Note

• Birth–Death: 11 Sept 1895 (Gagode, Maharashtra) – 15 Nov 1982 (Wardha, Maharashtra)
• Gandhian leader & first “individual satyagrahi” (1940): Chosen by Mahatma Gandhi to launch the Individual Satyagraha against WWII.
• Founder of Bhoodan (Land-Gift) Movement (1951): Began on 18 April 1951 at Pochampally (now in Telangana) when Vedire Ramachandra Reddy pledged 100 acres.
• Key works & thought: Popular interpreter of the Bhagavad Gita (e.g., Talks on the Gita), champion of non-possession and “Jai Jagat” (Victory to the world).

INS Aravali Naval Base

Indian Navy commissioned INS Aravali at Gurugram in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. INS Aravali, deriving its name from the unwavering Aravali range, shall support various information and communication centres of the Indian Navy which are key to India’s and Indian Navy’s command, control and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) framework. INS Aravali motto: Maritime Security through Collaboration.

Indian Naval Bases in Andhra Pradesh: INS Satavahana, INS Vishwakarma, INS Circars, INS Dega, INS Virbahu, INHS Kalyani, INS Kalinga, INS Eksila, INS Karna, INS Varsha all these Naval Bases are located in Vishakapatnam. INS Badangi is located in Viziayanagaram.

Samudra Pradakshina

Samudra Pradakshina is first ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition in the world. Over the next nine months, 10 women officers will sail onboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni on an easterly route covering approximately 26,000 nautical miles. They will cross the Equator twice and cover the three great Capes Cape Leeuwin (Australia), Cape Horn (Chile) & Good Hope (South Africa). The team will return to Mumbai in May 2026. The 10-member crew leading by Expedition Leader Lieutenant Colonel Anuja Varudkar.

About Samudra Pradakshina

The circumnavigation will follow the strict norms of the World Sailing Speed Record Council, requiring the crossing of all longitudes, Equator crossings and completion of over 21,600 nautical miles under sail alone, without use of canals or powered transit. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (UK) was the first to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation in 1969.

In India, Captain Dilip Donde (Retd) completed the first solo circumnavigation (2009–10) and Commander Abhilash Tomy (Retd) was the first Indian to circumnavigate non-stop in 2012–13. Navika Sagar Parikrama (2017–18) and Navika Sagar Parikrama-II (2024-25) by Indian Navy on INSV Tarini have been previous successful circumnavigation expeditions.

First-ever overseas campus of the IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA)

First ever overseas campus of the IIM Ahmedabad was recently inaugurated in Dubai by Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

• IIT Overseas campuses: IIT Madras Campuses in Zanzibar and Tanzania and IIT Delhi Campuses in Abu Dhabi and UAE.
• IIM Overseas campuses: IIM Ahmedabad campus in Dubai and IIM Nagpur campus in Singapore.

India and ADB sign $126.4 million loan agreement

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $126.42 million loan agreement to promote rural development through sustainable and climate-resilient tourism in the Tehri Lake region of Uttarakhand.

4th Edition of FICCI’s LEADS

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today addressed the 4th Edition of FICCI’s LEADS on the theme “Collaborations for Growth in a Transformative World”. Highlighted on the subject of Green Financing.

Green Finance — GK Notes

Financing for activities that deliver environmental benefits and support climate goals — e.g., renewable energy, clean transport, energy efficiency, sustainable water/waste management. Green bonds (incl. Sovereign Green Bonds/SGrBs), sustainability & social bonds, sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), green loans, blended finance, green mutual funds/ETFs, carbon markets.

• RBI joined NGFS (Network for Greening the Financial System) on April 23, 2021.
• India’s first SGrB auctions: ₹8,000 cr on Jan 25, 2023 total ₹16,000 cr in FY23 across two tranches.
• Municipal green bonds: Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) issued Asia’s first certified green muni bond (Mar 1, 2024) for wastewater projects
• Regulatory Framework Authority SEBI

Purple Fest 2025

The Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), New Delhi in collaboration with Amity University, Uttar Pradesh (Noida), organized the Purple Fest 2025 on 10-11th September 2025.

All India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS) & Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households

National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is conducting the large-scale household surveys on diverse social and economic subjects, conducted regularly since its inception in 1950. Among these survey two flagship surveys AIDIS and SAS are scheduled to be conducted from July 2026 to June 2027.

All India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS)

AIDIS survey origins go back to the All India Rural Credit Survey (1951-52) later expanded to cover both debt and investment in 1961-62. The NSO has conducted AIDIS roughly once every decade, most recently in the 77th Round (2019) at the request of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households

The SAS of Agricultural Households, first launched in 2003, is designed to assess the economic conditions of farming communities. Expanded in 2013 to cover all agricultural households and further strengthened in the 2019 round

Hindu Current Affairs

Wound-healing pad using Red ivy leaves

Scientists at JNTBGRI, Palode (Thiruvananthapuram) developed a multi-layer electro-spun nanofiber wound-healing pad using extracts from red ivy (Strobilanthes/Hemigraphis alternata; “murikooti pacha”). They isolated acteoside from red ivy and used it as the key bioactive.

Appointments

Justice Soumen Sen appointed as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court. Justice P.B. Bajanthri appointed as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. Justice M. Sundar appointed as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.

US Open 2025 winners

Men’s singles: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Women’s singles: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

Karnataka Ratna Award

The Karnataka Government decided to confer the State’s highest civilian award ‘Karnataka Rathna’ posthumously on popular Kannada film actors Vishnuvardhan and B. Saroja Devi.

AP Current Affairs

Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi project

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fixed a two-year deadline to complete the Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi (USS) project and announced ₹2,000 crore for it. Polavaram Left Main Canal and USS will together supply water to Visakhapatnam, with an integrated plan to link Vamsadhara, Nagavali and Champavathi rivers and fill key reservoirs such as Yeleru.

India’s First Quantum Cryogenic Components Facility in Amaravati

Amber Enterprises’ ₹200 crore investment to set up the country’s first quantum cryogenic components facility in Amaravati.

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