Top 10 Current Affairs September 2025

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Starting from India getting its 15th Vice PresidentActor Mohanlal being conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke awardQatar becoming the eighth nation to join India's UPI network, to the GenZ protest in Nepal & India winning the Asia Cup 2025. This month has witnessed some of the most important news which will have a great impact on the current affairs section of competitive exams. Let’s have a sneak peek at all the major highlights of the month in our September 2025 current affairs roundup.

This comprehensive current affairs update will boost your General Knowledge and help you stay ahead in UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, State PSC, Teaching Exams, and other competitive exams. Stay informed. Keep reading! 💯


Topics Covered in the September Current Affairs 2025

1. Appointments
2. National news
3. International news
4. States/UTs news
5. Defence news
6. Sports highlights
7. Important Awards
8. Report /Ranking /Portal
9. Obituaries
10. Important Books

BONUS Section at the END

 


1. List of new appointments in September 2025

Name

Appointment

Air Marshal Sanjiv Ghuratia

Maintenance Head (Indian Air Force)

Vandana Gupta

Controller General of Communication Accounts

Mithun Manhas 

President (BCCI)

Anutin Charnvirakul

Prime Minister (Thailand 🇹🇭)

David Lammy

Deputy Prime Minister (United Kingdom 🇬🇧)

Irfaan Ali

President (Guyana 🇬🇾)


2. September 2025 National News

2.1 India gets it’s 15th Vice President

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  • Name : CP Radhakrishnan (was NDA’s candidate for the Vice President post)

  • He superceded Jagdeep Dhankar (14th Vice President)

  • About Vice President of India (static pionters to remember) : 

    • 1st Vice President of India : Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

    • Article 63 of the Indian constitution says that there shall be a Vice President of India.

    • Eligibility to become a Vice President : 

      • Must have Indian citizenship.

      • Aged 35 years or above.

      • Qualified to become a Rajya Sabha member.

      • Should not hold any "office of profit" under central or state governments.

2.2 Namo Bharat becomes India’s fastest train

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  • Top speed : 160 km/hr

  • Operates on the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

  • The operational stretch of the RRTS currently spans 55 km, from New Ashok Nagar in Delhi to Meerut South in Uttar Pradesh.

2.3 First Indian-born cub to reach adulthood

First India-Born Cheetah Set To Reach Adulthood In Kuno National Park
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  • Name : Mukhi

  • Born on : March 29, 2023

  • Mukhi turns 915 days old on 30 September 2025.

  • About Project Cheetah : 

    • Launched on September 17, 2022.

    • It’s was world’s first intercontinental translocation of a carnivorous animal with the objective of reintroducing cheetahs to India.

    • Eight cheetahs from Namibia introduced into Kuno National Park.

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3. September 2025 International News

3.1 Nepal get it’s first Woman Prime Minister

Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is Nepal's first woman Prime Minister -  The Hindu
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  • Name : Sushila Karki ( Former Chief Justice of Nepal)

  • Chosen by Gen-Z protest groups on Discord.

  • About Gen-Z protest : 

    • Led by young Nepalis frustrated with corruption and governance failures.

    • Reason : Attempt of the government to impose a ban on social media platforms.

    • This protest forced widespread resignations from older political leaders which includes former PM KP Sharma Oli.

3.2 Albania Appoints World’s First AI Cabinet Minister

Meet Diella: The World's first AI cabinet minister appointed in Albania to  fight corruption - The Times of India
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  • Name : Diella

  • Country : Albania 🇦🇱

  • Diella is a virtual AI avatar integrated into Albania’s digital governance portal, E-Albania.

  • Tasked with managing public procurement.

3.3 Eighth country to join India’s UPI payment network

UPI expansion: Qatar becomes 8th country to join India's instant payment  system network - Check the full list - Money News | The Financial Express
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  • Country name : Qatar 🇶🇦

  • This development is part of a collaboration between NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), Qatar National Bank (QNB), and Japanese payments gateway NETSTARS.

  • Countries which accept UPI payments : 

    • Bhutan 🇧🇹

    • Nepal 🇳🇵

    • Singapore 🇸🇬

    • France 🇫🇷

    • United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

    • Mauritius 🇲🇺

    • Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

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4. September 2025 States/UTs News

4.1 Visakhapatnam Declaration 2025

National Conference on e-Governance 2025, Visakhapatnam - Digital India |  Leading the transformation in India for ease of living and digital economy  | MeitY, Government of India
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  • State : Andhra Pradesh

  • Adopted at 28th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG).

  • Conference co-hosted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).

  • Theme : Viksit Bharat: Civil Service and Digital Transformation

4.2 India’s First Vulture Knowledge Portal 

  • Launched in Assam

  • It’s designed as a knowledge hub and outreach tool to provide scientific resources.

  • International Vulture Awareness Day is observed on first saturday of September.


5. Defence Current Affairs 2025

5.1 Commissioning of INS Aravali

Press Release:Press Information Bureau
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  • It’s a new base designed to strengthen India’s information dominance.

  • Location: Gurugram (Haryana)

  • Commissioned by the Indian Navy

  • INS Aravali is guided by the motto ‘सामुद्रिकसुरक्षायाः सहयोगं’ or “Maritime Security through Collaboration.”

5.2 Delivery of India’s second ASW Shallow Water Craft

Press Release:Press Information Bureau
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  • Name : INS Androth

  • Built by : Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.

  • Ministry of Defence had sanctioned construction of 16 ASW SWCs in 8 will be built by GRSE and the rest by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

  • INS Arnala is India’s first ASW SWC.

5.3 India bids farewell to the iconic MiG-21 Fighter jet

MiG-21 flies through Indian skies for last time, Rajnath Singh terms it  'national pride' - The Hindu
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  • Decommissioned at Air Force Station Chandigarh.

  • It was inducted in the year 1963.

  • Procured from : Russia

  • Last operational unit : No. 23 Squadron “Panthers”

Do you know : The MiG-21 fighter aircraft is also known as the “flying coffin”.

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6. Sports Current Affairs September 2025

6.1 Asia Cup 2025

Asia Cup 2025 - reports, results & scorecards - BBC Sport
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  • Edition : 17th

  • Hosts : UAE 🇦🇪

  • Winners : India 🇮🇳

  • Runners-up : Pakistan 🇵🇰

  • Player of the tournament : Abhishek Sharma (India)

  • About Asia Cup : 

    • 1st edition held in the year : 1984

    • Most successful team : India (won it 9 times)

Do you know : Arshdeep Singh became the first Indian bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets.

6.2 India’s First-Ever Gold at Speed Skating World Championship

Anandkumar Velkumar creates history, gets India's first-ever gold at Speed  Skating World Championships | Hindustan Times
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  • Won by Anandkumar Velkumar and Krish Sharma .

  • Tournament host : China 🇨🇳

  • Anandkumar Velkumar won the gold medal in the senior men’s 1000m sprint which became India’s first medal in the senior category at the World Championships.

  • Krish Sharma clinched gold in the junior 1000m sprint.

6.3 US Open 2025

Tennis - US Open 2025 men's singles final: Carlos Alcaraz wins sixth Grand  Slam and dethrones Jannik Sinner - as it happened
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  • Sport : Tennis 🎾

  • Winner : Carlos Alcaraz (Spain 🇪🇸)

  • Runners-up : Jannik Sinner (Italy 🇮🇹)


7. Awards & Honours September 2025

7.1 71st National Film Awards

Mohanlal honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award at 71st National Film Awards  ceremony
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  • Edition: 71st

  • Important winners 👇

Category

Winner

 

Best Actor (Leading Role)

Shah Rukh Khan (for Jawan)

 

Vikrant Massey (for 12th Fail)

Best Actress (Leading Role)

Rani Mukerjee (for Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway)

 

  • Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023 conferred upon Mohanlal (Malayam Film actor) who became the youngest recipient to receive this honour.

Do you know : The firsit Dadasaheb Phalke Award was won by Devika Rani in 1969.

7.2 Anuparna Roy wins Best Director at Venice Film Festival

Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy wins Best Director award at 82nd Venice Film  Festival
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  • Edition : 82nd

  • Won in the Orizzonti section .

  • Won for her film Songs of Forgotten Trees (only Indian entry in this category)

  • The “Songs of Forgotten Trees” delves into the inner worlds of two migrant women as they confront memory, identity, and survival in the ever-changing urban landscape of Mumbai.

7.3 Ballon d’Or 2025

Ballon d'Or 2025: Full list of award winners as Ousmane Dembele, Aitana  Bonmati and Arsenal clean up | The Standard
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  • Sport : Football

  • Edition : 69th

  • Location :Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris, France)

  • Important awardees : 

    • Men’s Ballon d’Or : Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint‑Germain - France)

    • Women’s Ballon d’Or: Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona - Spain)


8. Reports and Rankings September 2025

8.1 NIRF Rankings 2025

IIT Madras announces new PG diploma program to upskill professionals
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  • Released by : Ministry of Education (Government of India)

  • NIRF means National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

  • India’s top institution(overall) : IIT Madras

  • About NIRF : 

    • It was launched in 2015.

    • It provides a transparent and comprehensive evaluation framework for Indian higher education institutions.

8.2 Passbook Lite

EPFO launches Passbook Lite: Check features, how it helps members - India  Today
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  • Released by EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)

  • It’s an initiative aimed at making EPF account management easier, faster, and more transparent.


9. September 2025 Obituaries

9.1 Dickie Bird

Share your tributes and memories of Dickie Bird | Cricket | The Guardian
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  • Legendary Cricket Umpire 

  • Name: Harold Dennis

  • He holds a rare honour of officiating three consecutive ICC Cricket World Cup finals i.e in 1975, 1979 & 1983.


10. Books

10.1 Demography, Representation, Delimitation

Demography Representation Delimitation: The North - South Divide in India :  Ravi K. Mishra: Amazon.in: Books
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  • Author: Ravi K Mishra

  • It addresses the tension over redrawing Lok Sabha constituency boundaries, a process deeply intertwined with regional identity, representation, and population control narratives across northern and southern states.

10.2 Why the Constitution Matters

Why the Constitution Matters: Selected Speeches | Justice D.Y. Chandrachud  on Fundamental Rights, Landmark Judgments & the Constitution's Role in  Safeguarding Democracy eBook : Chandrachud, Justice D.Y.: Amazon.in: Kindle  Store
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  • Author: Former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud.

  • It gives a powerful public narrative on how the Indian Constitution impacts real lives.


Here's the BONUS! Special Days in September 2025 | List of National & International Important Days

 Date

Day

5 September

Teacher’s Day 2025

7 September

Brazil Independence Day 2025

8 September

International Literacy Day 2025

13 September

World First Aid Day 2025

14 September

Hindi Diwas 2025

16 September

World Ozone Day 2025

21 September

International Day of Peace 2025

World Alzheimer’s Day 2025

23 September

International Day of Sign Languages 2025

Ayurveda Day 2025

27 September

World Tourism Day 2025

29 September

World Heart Day 2025

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Mohan is a content associate specializing in current affairs. He simplifies complex news for competitive exam aspirants and creates well-researched material for the General Knowledge (GK) section, helping students stay informed and succeed in national and state-level government exams.

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