Current Affairs Quiz – September 2025

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The Government of Nepal has decided to ban all unregistered social media sites in the country. Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) Prithvi Subba Gurung announced the decision. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is instructed to disable unregistered social media platforms. On August 28, 2025, MoCIT issued a 7-day ultimatum for domestic and international platforms to register, requiring a local office and contact person under the Directive for Regulation of Social Media Use, 2080. 26 sites, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, X, YouTube, Viber, Botim, will be banned.

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The 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners were announced on September 2, 2025, with the award ceremony held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The seven winning projects, including Khudi Bari in Bangladesh and Vision Pakistan, were selected from a shortlist of 19 projects and address themes like community resilience and climate-responsive design. For the 2025 award cycle, India did not have any projects on the final shortlist. The Aga Khan Foundation and Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) continue to be active in India. In 2024, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture partnered with the Archaeological Survey of India to develop a modern sunken museum at the 16th-century Humayun’s Tomb Complex in Delhi.

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Recently, conflict between humans and Himalayan brown bears has been rising across the Himalayas. The Himalayan brown bear is also called Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear, or Dzu-Teh and is a subspecies of the brown bear. It is mainly found in northwestern and central Himalayas in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. In India, it is found in small, isolated populations in alpine and subalpine habitats of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) conservation status is Critically Endangered.

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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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Bihar Government’s Department of Art, Culture, and Youth has launched the Chief Minister’s Guru-Shishya Parampara Scheme.
It aims to revive rare folk arts, musical traditions, and paintings through the guru-shishya system. The scheme promotes heritage by giving structured training to youth. Incentives are fixed: Rs. 15,000/month for Gurus, Rs. 7,500/month for Sangat Artists, and Rs. 3,000/month for each Shishya. For FY 2025–26, the Bihar Government allocated Rs. 1.11 crore for the scheme.

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Maharashtra launched the Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy 2025 to build a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem. The policy targets 1.3 lakh entrepreneurs and 50,000 startups in five years. A 300-acre Innovation City will be built as a hub for startups, corporates, investors, and academia. The city will promote research and innovation through collective efforts. CM Maha Fund with Rs. 500 crore corpus will support grassroots entrepreneurship with loans of Rs. 5–10 lakh.

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Swachh Vayu Survekshan (SVS) 2025 is an annual survey by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). It evaluates 130 cities on eight parameters like road dust, solid waste, vehicular and industrial emissions, construction and demolition (C&D) waste, public awareness, and particulate matter reduction. Indore topped million-plus-population cities, followed by Jabalpur and Agra/Surat. Navi Mumbai ranked 4th, Kanpur 5th, Bhopal 6th, Delhi 32nd, Bengaluru 36th, Kolkata 38th, and Chennai 41st. In 3–10 lakh category, Amravati ranked first; in under 3 lakh category, Dewas ranked first. PM10 levels reduced in 103 cities, with Mumbai showing the highest decline (44%), followed by Kolkata (37%), Hyderabad and Bengaluru (26%), Delhi (15%), and Chennai (12%).

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Udaipur was conferred the prestigious Wetland City Accreditation by the Ramsar Convention on September 9, 2025. The recognition was announced during the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards and Wetland Cities Recognition Ceremony 2025, organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The Ramsar Wetland City tag honours cities with exemplary efforts in conserving wetlands, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods. Udaipur, the ‘City of Lakes’, qualified due to community participation, strong conservation practices, and integration of wetlands in urban planning.

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Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the Gyan Bharatam International Conference in New Delhi on 11 September. Gyan Bharatam is a national initiative for preserving, digitising, and disseminating India’s manuscript heritage. The mission envisions 25 clusters, 20 regional centres, and 10 centres of excellence to safeguard manuscripts. The conference brought together 1,100+ participants, including scholars, experts, institutions, and cultural practitioners from India and abroad.

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Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB) won the ‘Best State Tourism Board’ Award at the India Travel Awards 2025 in New Delhi. The award was presented by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for excellence in innovation, sustainable growth, and tourism leadership. Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB) initiatives include eco-tourism circuits, community homestays, adventure tourism, and hospitality upgrades. The award strengthens Madhya Pradesh’s identity as the “Heart of Incredible India.”