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National Geoscience Awards (NGA) 2024
- Presented by: President Droupadi Murmuon 26 Sept 2025
- Union Minister Present: Shri G. Kishan Reddy (Coal & Mines)
- Established: 1966by Ministry of Mines; renamed from National Mineral Awards in 2009
- Categories: Lifetime Achievement, National Geoscience Award, Young Geoscientist Award
- 2024 Stats:
  - Nominations: 208
  - Awards: 12(9 individual, 3 team); 20 geoscientists recognized
  - Lifetime Achievement: Shyam Sundar Rai(INSA, IISER Pune)
  - Young Geoscientist: Shri Susobhan Neogi(GSI)

Agriculture Media Award 2025
- Winner: Amshi Prasannakumar(Senior journalist, Mysuru)
- Award: Hombale Samhita Harinikumar Alumni Krishi Media Award 2025
- To be awarded on: 11 Oct 2025, Bengaluru
- Includes: ₹10,000 cashand certificate

UAE: First Sovereign Mobility Cloud
- Event: Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport
- Built by: Core42 + Microsoft Azure
- Data hosted under UAE regulations
- Features: HD mapping, fleet ops, digital twins, regulatory sandboxes
- Run by: Space42— over 600,000 km of autonomous driving, 20,000 passenger trips (TXAI service)

Massive 4G Rollout by PM Modi
- 97,500+ towerslaunched; 92,600 with indigenous tech
- Executed by: BSNL; Cost: ₹37,000 crore
- Benefits: Connectivity to 30,000 villages
- Green telecom sites: Solar-powered towers
- States covered: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Gujarat, Bihar

Projects Worth ₹60,000 Cr Inaugurated by PM Modi (Jharsuguda)
- Sectors: Railways, telecom, healthcare, housing, education
- Amrit Bharat Express: From Berhampur (Odisha)to Surat (Gujarat)
- Two semiconductor unitsand a semiconductor park approved
- MKCG & VIMSAR Medical Collegesto become super-specialty hospitals

India Wins 9th Asia Cup Title (2025)
- Final vs Pakistanon 28 Sept 2025
- Match: Target 147, India won in the final over
- Key Players:
  - Tilak Varma: 69* (Player of the Match)
  - Shivam Dube: Supportive role
  - Abhishek Sharma: Player of the Series
- India’s Record:
  - Total Asia Cups: 9
  - T20 Wins: 2016, 2025
  - ODI Wins: 1984, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2010, 2018, 2023
- Next Asia Cup: 2027 (ODI format)

Mithun ManhasAppointed 37th BCCI President
- Replaces Roger Binny
- Only 3rd ex-cricketer to become President (after Ganguly & Binny)
- Other Office Bearers:
  - VP: Rajeev Shukla
  - Secretary: Devajit Saikia
  - Joint Secretary: Prabhtej Bhatia
  - Treasurer: Raghuram Bhat

₹66,000+ Cr in MoUs Signed in Bhavnagar (19 Sept 2025)
- Job creation: 5 lakh+
- Key Projects:
  - ₹21,500 Cr Bahuda Port (Odisha)– 150 MTPA, 25,000 jobs
  - ₹908 Cr Water Metro – Patna, Bihar
  - Shipbuilding Clustersin coastal states
  - CSL–HD Korea Shipbuildingpartnership
  - Mazagon Dock Shipyard – Thoothukudi
  - Lothal Lighthouse Museum– 77-metre tall
- Vision: Strengthen Atmanirbhar Bharat, become top-5 shipbuilding nation by 2047

World Seafood Congress (WSC) 2026 – To Be Held in Chennai
- First time in India
- Organized by: of Fisheries + IAFI
- Supported by: MPEDA, NITI Aayog, ICAR, FAO, UNIDO, WorldFish
- India’s Stats:
  - 2023–24 Exports: 78 MT seafood, ₹60,523 Cr (USD 7.38 Bn)
  - Fish Production: 40 MT
  - Global Rank: 6th in seafood exports, 2nd in aquaculture

Year: 2025–26cycle, planning for 2026–27
Objective: Prepare Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs)
Tools: eGramSwaraj, Meri Panchayat App, Panchayat NIRNAY, SabhaSaar
Special Focus:
- Tribal empowerment via Adi Karmayogi Abhiyaan
- Boost Own Source Revenue (OSR)
- Digital review of past plans
Over 13 lakh PDPsuploaded since 2019–20