Starting from India getting its 15th Vice President, Actor Mohanlal being conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award, Qatar 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.
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Appointment
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Air Marshal Sanjiv Ghuratia
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Maintenance Head (Indian Air Force)
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Vandana Gupta
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Controller General of Communication Accounts
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Mithun Manhas
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President (BCCI)
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Anutin Charnvirakul
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Prime Minister (Thailand 🇹🇭)
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David Lammy
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Deputy Prime Minister (United Kingdom 🇬🇧)
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Irfaan Ali
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President (Guyana 🇬🇾)
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2.1 India gets it’s 15th Vice President
Credits : Newsonair
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Name : CP Radhakrishnan (was NDA’s candidate for the Vice President post)
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He superceded Jagdeep Dhankar (14th Vice President)
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About Vice President of India (static pionters to remember) :
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1st Vice President of India : Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Article 63 of the Indian constitution says that there shall be a Vice President of India.
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Eligibility to become a Vice President :
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Must have Indian citizenship.
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Aged 35 years or above.
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Qualified to become a Rajya Sabha member.
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Should not hold any "office of profit" under central or state governments.
2.2 Namo Bharat becomes India’s fastest train
Credits : India TV News
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Top speed : 160 km/hr
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Operates on the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)
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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
Credits : ETV Bharat
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3.1 Nepal get its first Woman Prime Minister
Credits : The Hindu
3.2 Albania Appoints World’s First AI Cabinet Minister
Credits : Times of India
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Name : Diella
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Country : Albania 🇦🇱
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Diella is a virtual AI avatar integrated into Albania’s digital governance portal, E-Albania.
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Tasked with managing public procurement.
3.3 Eighth country to join India’s UPI payment network
Credits : The Indian Express
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Country name : Qatar 🇶🇦
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This development is part of a collaboration between NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), Qatar National Bank (QNB), and Japanese payments gateway NETSTARS.
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Countries which accept UPI payments :
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Bhutan 🇧🇹
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Nepal 🇳🇵
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Singapore 🇸🇬
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France 🇫🇷
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United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
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Mauritius 🇲🇺
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Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
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4.1 Visakhapatnam Declaration 2025
Credits : Digital India
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State : Andhra Pradesh
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Adopted at 28th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG).
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Conference co-hosted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).
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Theme : Viksit Bharat: Civil Service and Digital Transformation
4.2 India’s First Vulture Knowledge Portal
5.1 Commissioning of INS Aravali
Credits : PIB
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It’s a new base designed to strengthen India’s information dominance.
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Location: Gurugram (Haryana)
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Commissioned by the Indian Navy
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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
Credits : PIB
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Name : INS Androth
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Built by : Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
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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).
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INS Arnala is India’s first ASW SWC.
5.3 India bids farewell to the iconic MiG-21 Fighter jet
Credits : The Hindu
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Decommissioned at Air Force Station Chandigarh.
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It was inducted in the year 1963.
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Procured from : Russia
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Last operational unit : No. 23 Squadron “Panthers”
Do you know : The MiG-21 fighter aircraft is also known as the “flying coffin”.
Want to understand how India’s military structure has developed from independence to modern times? Read the detailed analysis on the Evolution of Defence Forces in India.
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6.1 Asia Cup 2025
Credits : BBC
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
Credits : Hindustan Times
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Won by Anandkumar Velkumar and Krish Sharma .
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Tournament host : China 🇨🇳
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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.
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Krish Sharma clinched gold in the junior 1000m sprint.
6.3 US Open 2025
Credits : Olympics.com
7.1 71st National Film Awards
Credits : The New Indian Express
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Edition: 71st
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Important winners 👇
Category
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Winner
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Best Actor (Leading Role)
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Shah Rukh Khan (for Jawan)
Vikrant Massey (for 12th Fail)
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Best Actress (Leading Role)
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Rani Mukerjee (for Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway)
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- 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
Credits : Newsonair
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Edition : 82nd
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Won in the Orizzonti section .
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Won for her film Songs of Forgotten Trees (only Indian entry in this category)
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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
Credits : The Independent
8.1 NIRF Rankings 2025
Credits : Education News
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Released by : Ministry of Education (Government of India)
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NIRF means National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).
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India’s top institution(overall) : IIT Madras
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About NIRF :
8.2 Passbook Lite
Credits : India Today
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Released by EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)
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It’s an initiative aimed at making EPF account management easier, faster, and more transparent.
9.1 Dickie Bird
Credits : The Guardian
10.1 Demography, Representation, Delimitation
Credits : Amazon.in
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Author: Ravi K Mishra
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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
Credits : Amazon.in
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Author: Former Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud.
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It gives a powerful public narrative on how the Indian Constitution impacts real lives.
Date
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Day
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5 September
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Teacher’s Day 2025
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7 September
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Brazil Independence Day 2025
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8 September
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International Literacy Day 2025
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13 September
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World First Aid Day 2025
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14 September
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Hindi Diwas 2025
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16 September
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World Ozone Day 2025
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21 September
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International Day of Peace 2025
World Alzheimer’s Day 2025
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23 September
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International Day of Sign Languages 2025
Ayurveda Day 2025
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27 September
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World Tourism Day 2025
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29 September
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World Heart Day 2025
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