Current Affairs Quiz – September 2025

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Recently, India’s men’s compound archery team won its first-ever gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2025 in Gwangju, South Korea. The team defeated France 235-233 in a close final. Earlier, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav won silver in the mixed team event after losing 155-157 to the Netherlands. Rishabh Yadav, 23 years old, made a strong comeback with teammates Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge to secure the historic gold. This victory marks a major milestone for Indian archery on the world stage.

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Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali has been re-elected for a second five-year term with 55 percent of the 65-seat parliament, as announced by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Ali’s government, in power since 2020, used 7.5 billion oil revenue to build roads, schools, hospitals, and made state university education free. Guyana, with the largest oil reserves per capita, currently produces 650,000 barrels daily, expected to reach 1 million by 2030. The nation recorded 43.6 percent GDP growth in 2024, with a state budget expected at 6.7 billion in 2025.

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Engineers India Limited (EIL) announced the successful mechanical completion of India’s first bamboo-based biorefinery at Numaligarh, Assam. The project is being executed for Assam Bio Ethanol Private Limited (ABEPL). EIL executed the project in Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management (EPCM) mode directly from the demo stage. The milestone marks a major achievement in EIL’s six-decade journey of supporting India’s energy infrastructure. The biorefinery will boost ethanol supply for transport and enable production of value-added chemicals from by-products.

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Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) signed an MoU with EdCIL (India) Limited on 9th September 2025 in New Delhi. The collaboration is under the new ASPIRE (Accelerating Strategic Progress in Research and Education) programme. The objective is to link defence expertise with emerging ed-tech solutions and extend iDEX’s innovation model to the civilian sector.iDEX is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence, launched in 2018 by Government of India. EdCIL is a Mini Ratna Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Ministry of Education with expertise in ed-tech and consultancy.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav called the Sambal Scheme a reflection of India’s ethos of “serving humanity.” In September 2025, he transferred ₹175 crore to 7,953 workers through single-click Direct Benefit Transfer in the fifth round. The Chief Minister Jan Kalyan (Sambal) Scheme was launched in 2018 to provide social security for unorganized workers. More than 1.77 crore workers are registered, with ongoing enrolments. Assistance includes ₹5,000 for funeral, ₹2 lakh for natural death, ₹4 lakh for accidental death, ₹1 lakh for partial disability, and ₹2 lakh for permanent disability. Since inception, ₹7,000 crore has been disbursed to 7.6 lakh beneficiaries.

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Former Prime Minister and economist Dr. Manmohan Singh was posthumously awarded the P V Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for Economics. The award honoured his pivotal role in India’s economic transformation and nation-building. The award was received on his behalf by his wife Gursharan Kaur in New Delhi last week. It was presented by Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. The award is instituted by the P V Narasimha Rao Memorial Foundation (PVNMF) to recognise outstanding contributions in economics.

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Switzerland retained the No.1 spot in the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Talent Ranking (WTR) 2025 for the tenth consecutive year. Luxembourg rose to No.2, overtaking Singapore, which fell to No.7. Iceland improved from No.6 to No.3 in 2025. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) climbed five places to No.4, its highest ever ranking. India ranked 63rd with a score of 36.06, continuing a downward trend in global talent competitiveness. International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Talent Ranking (WTR) 2025 evaluates growth, retention, and attraction of highly-skilled workforce. Talent competitiveness is now key for long-term economic performance. Financial security drives global relocation more than pre-COVID-19 factors like lifestyle or language.

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The government declared 8.6 acres of green cover at Cantonment Railway Colony as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS), the second in Bengaluru after Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GKVK). The site has 371 trees belonging to 50 species. Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) are rich ecosystems with rare, threatened, endemic or culturally significant species, notified under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Karnataka already hosts India’s first Biodiversity Heritage Site, Nallur Tamarind Grove (2007). Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) declaration does not restrict local community practices and aims to enhance their quality of life through conservation.

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Albania has become the first country to induct an AI minister, a virtual government official named Diella. Diella is powered entirely by artificial intelligence (AI), made of code and pixels, and is not a human minister. The AI minister was introduced on 11 September 2025 by Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Socialist Party assembly in Tirana. Diella is tasked with overseeing public procurement and reducing corruption in government spending. The AI evaluates and awards public tenders, processes citizen requests via the digital services portal, and can hire talent globally. The move aims to curb bribes, bureaucratic rigidity, and administrative prejudice.

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Namo Bharat has officially become India’s fastest train, operating at 160 km/h on the 55-km Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) stretch. Earlier semi-high-speed trains like Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat were capped at 130 km/h after a June 2024 directive. The current operational corridor runs from New Ashok Nagar, East Delhi, to Meerut South, Uttar Pradesh, with full corridor expected to have 16 stations from Sarai Kale Khan, Delhi, to Modipuram, UP. Namo Bharat RRTS is a joint venture: Government of India (50%) and Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan (12.5% each). The system is India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System, enhancing speed, connectivity, and regional travel efficiency.