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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

PM Narendra Modi Launches ‘Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited’ to empower women entrepreneursIn September 2025, the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated ‘Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited (BRJNSSSL)’, a new cooperative initiative aimed at providing affordable credit to rural women entrepreneurs.

• During the event, PM Narendra Modi initiated the institution’s operations by transferring Rs.105 crore into its bank account of  Jeevika Nidhi.

Background:
Jeevika: Launched in 2007 with financial support from the World Bank (WB),  JEEViKA programme is the largest state-level initiative dedicated to empowering women from economically disadvantaged rural households in Bihar.

• The Government of Bihar implements the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP), popularly known as JEEViKA, through the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (BRLPS), an autonomous body under the Department of Rural Development.

Financial Empowerment: While entrepreneurship has grown among women in Jeevika’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs), many of these entrepreneurs continue to rely on microfinance institutions (MFIs) that charge high interest rates ranging from 18% to 24%.

• To address this, the Jeevika Nidhi was introduced as an alternative financial system, aimed at reducing reliance on MFIs while providing larger loans at lower interest rates in a timely manner.

About Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited (BRJNSSSL):
Objective: The Jeevika Nidhi has been established to ensure community members under Jeevika have timely access to credit at affordable interest rates, thereby strengthening financial inclusion and liquidity support.

• All registered cluster-level federations of Jeevika will become the members of the Society.

Funds: The Bihar government has sanctioned a total of Rs.1,000 crore for the new cooperative, providing a robust financial foundation to support women-centric outreach programs in Bihar.
Digitisation: The system will function entirely through a digital platform, enabling faster and more transparent fund transfers directly into the bank accounts of Jeevika Didis.

• For this purpose, 12,000 community cadres are being equipped with tablets to strengthen digital operations and service delivery.

Impact: The initiative aims to strengthen entrepreneurship among rural women and boost the growth of community-led enterprises.
About Bihar:
Chief Minister (CM) – Nitish Kumar
Governor – Arif Mohammad Khan
Capital – Patna
Wildlife Sanctuary(WLS) – Valmiki WLS, Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin WLS

APEDA Launched BHARATI Initiative to Support 100 Agri-food StartupsIn September 2025, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) works under the Department of Commerce (DoC), Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoC&I), launched its new initiative, ‘Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement and Incubation for Export Enablement (BHARATI)’, aimed to promote India’s agri-food exports.

• This new initiative was launched on the sidelines of the ‘Food & Beverages Sector Stakeholders Meeting’, chaired by the Union Minister Piyush Goyal, MoC&I.

About BHARATI Initiative:
Purpose: It is designed to support 100 agri-food and agri-tech startups, promote innovation and generate new export opportunities for young entrepreneurs.
Target: APEDA has set the target to achieve USD 50 billion in agri-food exports for its Scheduled Products by 2030.
Focused Area: This newly launched initiative seeks to promote innovation in high-value categories like: Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged agri-products, organic foods, superfoods, novel processed Indian agri-foods, livestock products, and AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, and Homoeopathy) products.
1st Phase: The 1st pilot cohort of the initiative, started in September 2025, will support 100 startups, including high-value agri-food producers, technology-driven service providers and innovators.
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20th Global Sustainability Summit Held in New DelhiThe 20th Global Sustainability Summit (GSS), organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Sustainable Development(CII-ITC-CESD), was held from September 02 to 03, 2025 in New Delhi, Delhi.

• Theme: ‘Reimagining Sustainability: Resilient. Regenerative. Responsible’.

About 20thGlobal Sustainability Summit (GSS):
Key Dignitaries: Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC); Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I); Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General (DG) of CII; among others were also present at the event.
Key Participants: The two day summit saw the participation of over 600 industry & international delegates and civil societies from more than 10 countries.
Key Sessions: The summit included high-level ministerial sessions, over 20 interactive sessions, as well as networking and Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings.
Key Policy Initiatives: While addressing the summit, Union Environment Minister Yadav highlighted a series of India’s latest policy initiatives under Climate Action such as: Environment Audit Rules 2025; Revised Green Credit Programme; and Amendment to Forest Rules 2023.
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Union Minister Giriraj Singh Launches Mobile App ‘Kapas Kisan’ in New Delhi
On September 2, 2025, Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Ministry of Textiles (MoT), launched “Kapas Kisan”, a mobile application(app), developed by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), MoT, to digitize the procurement of cotton under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme.

About Kapas Kisan Application:
Features: The key features of the application include self-registration, slot booking, real-time payment tracking, multiple Indian languages, and user-friendly interface.
Aim: The initiative aims to streamline procurement operations, ensure transparency, and enable Aadhaar-linked payments to farmers’ bank accounts through the National Automated Clearing House (NACH).
Implementation: As part of the initiative, 550 procurement centres have been set up in cotton-producing states, ahead of the Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26, which commences on October 1, 2025.
Alignment: The launch of the application aligns with Digital India Vision, an initiative by the Government of India (GoI).

STPI, C-DOT & TiE Delhi-NCR Launched ‘Samarth Incubation Program – Cohort II’
In September 2025, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Coomunication, in collaboration with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and The Indus Entrepreneurs Delhi-National Capital Region (TiE Delhi-NCR), launched the ‘Samarth Incubation Program – Cohort II’ in New Delhi, Delhi.

• The program is aimed at supporting DeepTech startups in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Cybersecurity, Light Fidelity (LiFi), Blockchain, and other emerging technologies.

About Samarth Incubation Program – Cohort II: 
Grant Support: Provides grants of up to Rs.5 lakh for selected startups.
Access to R&D Labs: Offers access to C-DOT’s advanced research and development labs in New Delhi and Bengaluru (Karnataka).
Mentorship & Investor Connect: Provides structured mentorship from industry experts along with accelerator sessions on strategy, fundraising, and scaling.

• Provides access to investors and ecosystem partners through carefully curated networking sessions.

Building on Cohort I: Cohort II builds on the success of Cohort I, which enabled startups to move from prototypes to pilots.
Background: The Samarth Incubation Program was launched by the C-DOT in March 2025, in partnership with STPI, to strengthen India’s deep-tech ecosystem by supporting early-stage ventures in areas like 5G/6G, AI, Internet of Things (IoT), and cybersecurity.

AQLI 2025 Report: India’s Average Life Expectancy Reduces by 3.5 YearsIn August 2025, the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) has released the ‘Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2025 Report’. As per the report, Air Pollution has emerged as the most severe health threat in India, reducing the country’s average life expectancy by 3.5 years .

• This projection is based on the finding that all regions of India are exposed to annual average Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) levels which stood at 41 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) in 2023, exceeding the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended limit of 5 µg/m3.

Key Findings:
Impact: The report highlighted that nearly 46% of India’s population lives in areas where the national annual average PM 2.5 levels have been breached.
Most Polluted Region : The data of the report revealed that The Northern Plains are India’s most polluted region and also continue to be the world’s most polluted zone, with 544.4 million people (representing 38.9% of India’s total population) living under the severe region.
Loss in Life Expectancy: Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) emerged as the worst hit Indian state by air pollution, with residents facing a loss of 8.2 years in life expectancy; followed by Bihar (5.6 years lost); Haryana (5.3 years lost) and Uttar Pradesh (UP) (5 years lost).
World’s Most Polluted Region: As per the report, South Asia is the world’s most polluted region as particulate pollution in this region has increased by 2.8% (in 2023) after a brief dip in 2022.
About Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC):
Director – Michael Greenstone
Headquarters – Chicago, the United States of America(USA)
Established – 2014

MHA Extended CAA Registration Cut-Off Date Till December 31, 2024
In September 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the cut-off date for entry into India for applying under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), till December 31, 2024, from its previous cut-off date of December 31, 2014.

About CAA Registration Cut-Off Extension 2024:
Eligibility Extension: This extension enables persecuted minorities, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2024, to apply for Indian citizenship.
Document Exemption: Individuals from these communities who entered India without valid documents, or whose documents have expired, are exempted from the requirement of possessing a valid passport or visa.
Aim: This move aims to facilitate the legal settlement and integration of these individuals who fled religious persecution.

BANKING & FINANCE

UPI Transactions Crossed 20 Billion for First Time in August 2025
In September 2025, the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance (MoF) and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced that India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) operated by NPCI crossed 20 billion monthly transactions for the first time in August 2025.

UPI Growth in August 2025:
Volume Surge: Transaction count grew 34% year-on-year, rising from 14.9 billion in August 2024 to 20.01 billion in August 2025.
Value Rise: Transaction value increased 21% YoY, from Rs 20.60 lakh crore in August 2024 to Rs 24.85 lakh crore in August 2025.
Daily Average: The platform handled around 645 million transactions daily, with a value of Rs 80,177 crore.

BOB Launches Collateral-Free Digital Financing Scheme ‘bob Digi Udyam’ for MSEs
On September 3, 2025, Bank of Baroda (BoB) has unveiled its new ‘bob Digi Udyam’ platform a fully digital, collateral-free lending scheme exclusively designed for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs).

Bob Digi Udyam Scheme:
Features: The scheme offers collateral-free working capital loans through Cash Credit (CC) and Overdraft (OD) facilities ranging from Rs.10 lakhs to 50 lakhs for a period of One year

• The loans are covered under Central Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).

Fast, Flexible Loan Processing: Upon applying, MSE applicants receive provisional sanction within minutes, after which applications are routed digitally for final branch approval and processing.

• BoB offers both ‘Do-it-Yourself’ (DIY) and assisted modes at bank branches, making access easy for all business

Approval: The final approval is made through the TEJAS Loan Origination & Processing System, a digital platform of BOB for end-to-end loan processing.

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

Highlights of 48th Annual General Meeting of RIL, Reliance Intelligence LaunchedOn August 20, 2025, the 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), chaired by Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), was held virtually via Video Conferencing and Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Highlights of the Meeting:
Artificial Intelligence:
Reliance Intelligence: During the meeting, Mukesh Ambani announced the launch of Reliance Intelligence Private Limited (Reliance Intelligence), an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-focused arm of RIL, with an aim to build sovereign, enterprise-grade AI infrastructure and services across sectors.
Partners: Reliance Intelligence has partnered with Google to establish a dedicated Google Cloud region in Jamnagar (Gujarat), powered by the clean energy infrastructure of Reliance and connected through Jio network.

• Reliance Intelligence has also partnered with Meta (formerly Facebook) to form a 70:30 Joint Venture (JV) worth Rs.855 Crores (approximately USD 100 million) in which Reliance will hold 70% stake and Meta 30% to deploy open-source AI models, particularly Llama models of Meta, for enterprise-grade AI services.

AI Products:
JioPC: The meeting witnessed the announcement of AI-powered products such as Jio Personal Computer (JioPC), a cloud-based virtual Personal Computer (PC), that transforms a Television (TV) or screen into an AI-ready computer.

• It operates through a Jio set-up box, with a keyboard and mouse, where the applications, storage, and processing are hosted on Jio’s cloud. It offers Pay-as-you-go model, through which a user pays a monthly fee to access computing power through the cloud, eliminating the need to buy a laptop or desktop.

About Reliance Industries Limited (RIL):
Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) – Mukesh Ambani
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
Established – 1980
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FIEO Signs MoU with BRISKPE to Enable Secure and Efficient Cross-Border Payments
On September 3, 2025, the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), the apex trade promotion body representing Indian exporters, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BRISKPE, a fintech company, to facilitate faster and compliant cross-border payments for Indian exporters.

• The MoU was signed by Dr. Ajay Sahai, Director General (DG) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), FIEO, and Indunath Chaudhary, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO), BRISKPE, in the presence of Pratik Navale, Nodal Officer, FIEO, at Niryat Bhawan in New Delhi, Delhi.

Aim: The collaboration aims to create awareness among exporters, particularly Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) about the growing importance of digital payment solutions in international trade.
Collaboration: Under the MoU, BRISKPE will engage with FIEO members through knowledge session and outreach initiatives, sharing insights on technology-driven and compliant cross-border payment solutions.

• The initiative will introduce exporters to simplified international collection mechanisms across Business to Business (B2B), Consumer to Business (C2B), and Business to Consumer (B2C) models.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

RBI Approves Reappointment of R Gandhi as Non-Executive Chairman of Yes BankIn September 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the reappointment of Rama Subramaniam Gandhi as non-executive Chairman of Yes Bank Limited with effect from September 20, 2025. His tenure will run until May 13, 2027, with remuneration sanctioned by the RBI.

• He was first appointed as the Part-time Chairman of Yes Bank in September 2022, for a three-year tenure.

About Rama Subramaniam Gandhi: 
Experience: With more than 37 years in banking, he has held several key positions across the financial sector.
In RBI: He served as the Deputy Governor of the RBI for a three-year term between 2014 and 2017.
Other Key Positions: He served on deputation to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for three years and also held charge as Director of the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad, Telangana.

Sukhmal Chand Jain Appointed  as CMD of RVNL
Sukhmal Chand Jain, a 1988-batch Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer, has appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Railways (MoR), effective September 01, 2025.

• He succeeded Pradeep Gaur, who retired on August 31, 2025.

About Sukhmal Chand Jain:
Experience: Sukhmal Jain has an extensive experience of more than 35 years in railway infrastructure, construction, operations, safety, and policy formulation.
Previous Roles: He has held various key leadership positions including, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Delhi; Executive Director (ED) (Bridges & Works) at the MoR.

• During his tenure as Research Designs and Standards Organisation(RDSO), he made significant contributions in bridge research and fostered global collaboration with railway systems in countries like Japan, Finland, Malaysia, Singapore, China and Thailand.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

RRI Develops ‘PRATUSH’ to Detect Cosmic Dawn Signals
In September 2025, the Raman Research Institute (RRI), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology(MoS&T), has developed ‘Probing ReionizATion of the Universe using Signal from Hydrogen(PRATUSH)’, a compact radiometer designed to detect the faint 21-centimeter(cm) hydrogen signal from the Cosmic Dawn.

About PRATUSH:
Aim: This mission aims to study the early universe by observing the formation of the first stars and galaxies.
Deployment: PRATUSH is planned to operate in lunar orbit, specifically on the Moon’s far side, to take advantage of a radio-quiet environment and minimize interference from Earth.
Technology: It features a compact Single-Board Computer (SBC)-based digital receiver, built on Raspberry Pi technology, will coordinate the antenna, receiver, and a Field-programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip that will process streams of cosmic radio data.
Significance: Performance tests on a reference signal over 352 hours demonstrated that PRATUSH can reduce noise to just a few millikelvins(mK), highlighting its high sensitivity.

• The design also minimizes weight, power consumption, and complexity.

SPORTS

India Tops Medal Tally at 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting ChampionshipsThe 30th Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025, which also included the 25th Commonwealth Senior Championships, concluded at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 24th to 30th August 2025.

• The championship was organised by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) with support from the Sports Authority of Gujarat and the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.
• The event saw participation from 290 athletes across 30 Commonwealth nations in Senior, Junior, and Youth categories.

Highlights of 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships:

India’s Historic Medal Haul: India finished 1st on the medal tally with 40 medals – 27 Gold, 10 Silver, and 3 Bronze.

• Nigeria, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Samoa followed in the top five.

Key Indian Performances:
Mirabhai Chanu: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallist won gold in the Women’s 48kg category, lifting a total of 193 kg

• Her victory secured direct qualification for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Koyel Bar: Won a gold medal in the Junior Women’s 53kg category.

• She also earned the Best Lifter Trophy in the Youth Girls’ section with an aggregate of 192 kg, setting a new Youth World Record.

Sairaj Pardeshi: Clinched the gold medal in the Junior Men’s 88kg category.
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