25th september 2023 Daily Current Affairs

National Affairs

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri flagged off India’s first green hydrogen fuel cell bus in Delhi
The success of this project can catapult India from being a net importer of fossil energy to becoming a net exporter of clean hydrogen energy.
Aim: To provide global leadership to other countries in terms of technology transfer, while becoming a large green hydrogen producer and supplier of manufacturing parts.

Sports

Indian trio Rudrankksh Patil, Divyang Panwar, and Aishwary Tomar clinched gold in the Men’s 10m air rifle event in Asian Games 2023
India won its first medal in shooting as the trio of Ramita Jindal, Mehuli Ghosh, and Ashi Chouksey earned a Silver in the women’s 10m air rifle event.
Indian duo Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won a silver in men’s lightweight double sculls in the rowing discipline.
India has secured six medals – one gold, three silver, and two bronze

Defense

Indian Air Force and Drone Federation of India will co-host Bharat Drone Shakti- 2023 at the Indian Air Force airbase at Hindon in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The usage of drones in India is seeing an increase- both, in the military, as well as in the civil domain.
The induction ceremony of the first C-295 MW transport aircraft will be held during the program.
India has formalized the acquisition of 56 Airbus C-295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force AVRO fleet.

Important Dates

World Pharmacist Day is celebrated on September 25 as a dedicated occasion to recognize and honor pharmacists for their significant contributions to improving global health.
The theme of 2023 is Pharmacy Strengthening Health Systems.
Objective: To promote and support initiatives that raise awareness of and advocate for the vital contributions made by pharmacists worldwide.
This special day emphasizes the vital role that pharmacists play in enhancing human life.

Banking & Finance

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) have signed two MoUs to make direct financing options available for MSMEs.
The first one is a structured arrangement for solarisation of residential units at Ayodhya.
The second one is for bio-energy and renewable project financing.
Aim: To disseminate information about solar and green projects to MSMEs.

Banking & Finance

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank (USFB) Limited announced the launch of Interoperable Cardless Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) Using UPI on ATMs
It is an innovative service, set to revolutionize cash withdrawal experiences.
Aim: To offer process-centric, technology-driven, and customer-oriented services that lead to a reliable, scalable, and sustainable institution, driving socio-economic change.
ICCW’s advantage is Elimination of skimming, cloning, and other card-related frauds.

Sports

Indian cricketers created history and became the first team to hit the 3000 sixes mark (3007) in ODI cricket.
No team has hit 3000 sixes in ODIs so far.
West Indies (2953) is the team with the most number of sixes in ODIs after India.
Pakistan (2566), Australia (2476), New Zealand (2387), England (2032), South Africa (1947), Sri Lanka (1779), Zimbabwe (1303) and Bangladesh (959) are in this list.

Sports

Marco Bezzecchi won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix 2023 with a dominant performance from start to finish.
Pramac Racing rider and sprint winner Jorge Martin, who risked a penalty by unzipping his leathers, finished second
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia suffered a crash that blew the world championship contest wide open.
Pole-sitter Bezzecchi lost out on a sprint podium after a collision with teammate Luca Marini, eventually finishing fifth

State Affairs

Tamil Nadu Forest Department joints hand with Kerala to conduct a synchronized census, as the animal is only found in select habitats in the two States.
After launching Project Nilgiri Tahr 2022 for the conservation of the State animal, TN is now working on a standardized protocol to count the endangered population of southern India’s only mountain ungulate
Objective: To restore the ecosystem’s fragmentation, particularly in the Shola grasslands, where the Tahr thrives

National Affairs

According to Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat about 4.4 lakh or 75 per cent of India’s villages have achieved the open defecation free-plus status.
An ‘ODF Plus’ village is one that has sustained its Open Defecation Free (ODF) status along with implementing either solid or liquid waste management systems.
The top performing states and UTs which have 100 per cent ODF Plus villages are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat etc.