Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Sep 15th to 21st Sep 2025. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2025 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• Every year World Ozone Day is observed on 16 September.
• Every year September 17 is observed as World Patient Safety Day.
• Every year the 18th of September is celebrated as World Bamboo Day.
• Every year the third Saturday of September is celebrated as International Red Panda Day.
• International Day of Peace is celebrated on 21st September of every year. Peace is commonly known as the lack of conflict.
• Every year World Alzheimer's Day is observed on 21st September.
• World Rose Day is observed on 22nd September of every year.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING, FINANCE & BUSINESS

• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is developing a centralised digital lending platform for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to strengthen their competitiveness against non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs).
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reduced the trading lot size for privately placed Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) on stock exchanges to ₹25 lakh from ₹1 crore (or ₹2 crore earlier), with the aim of enhancing liquidity and broadening investor participation.
• ICICI Bank has renewed its partnership with Amazon Pay for the co-branded “Amazon Pay ICICI Credit Card” for another seven years.
• Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), one of the world’s largest social security institutions with a corpus of over ₹25 lakh crore, announced the selection of Shri Vivekanand Gupta, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, for the Public Financial Asset Management (PFAM) Program 2025–26.
• Viyona Fintech, a Hyderabad-based digital payment platform, has received National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) approval to operate as a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved amendments to Yes Bank’s Articles of Association (AoA) concerning the appointment of nominee directors.
• India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation turned positive at 0.52% in August 2025, compared to -0.58% in August 2024.
• CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC SPV) crossed the milestone of ₹3,000 crore in loan disbursals since July 2023 under the Digital India initiative.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a new microsite on Indian currency to educate the public about banknotes in an engaging and interactive
• India’s retail inflation rose to 2.07% in August 2025, up 46 basis points from 1.61% in July, remaining within Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) target of 4%.
• Canara Bank subsidiary Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company has received an observation letter from Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and file its Updated Red Herring Prospectus (UDRHP).
• Kotak Mahindra Bank’s Kotak811 app ranked third globally in banking app downloads in H1 2025, with 16 million downloads, surpassing SBI Yono app at the fourth position with 14 million downloads.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of ₹21 lakh on PhonePe, a fintech company, for non-compliance with certain Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) norms.
• India’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $26.49 billion in August 2025, down from $27.35 billion in July 2025, as per data released on 15 September 2025.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced the reintroduction of incentives for mutual fund (MF) distributors to enhance MF penetration in smaller towns and villages.
• The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has revised the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) limits for Person-to-Merchant (P2M) transactions, effective 15 September 2025.
• The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.00%–4.25%, marking its first rate reduction in 2025.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launched a new framework called SWAGAT-FI (Simplified Wrapper Framework for Facilitating Access to GIFT-IFSC for Foreign Investors) on 16 September 2025.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a Regulatory Review Cell (RRC) to conduct a comprehensive review of regulations every 5–7 years, effective from October 1, 2025.
• The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to permit cash withdrawals via Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at over 2 million Business Correspondent (BC) outlets across India.
• The Government of India welcomed the decision by Japanese credit rating agency Rating and Investment Information (R&I) to upgrade India’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘BBB+’ from ‘BBB’, with a “Stable” Outlook.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued regulatory guidelines for Payment Aggregators (PAs) and baseline technology standards for Payment Gateways (PGs) to enhance safety, transparency, and resilience in digital payments.
• Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) firm SMFG India Credit (SMICC) has partnered with PhonePe to provide collateral-free credit to merchants.
• Indus Appstore, India’s Android app marketplace launched by PhonePe, has crossed 100 million devices.
• Paytm has launched a credit line on UPI called Paytm Postpaid, in partnership with Suryoday Small Finance Bank.
• India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services) in August 2025 stood at USD 69+ billion, showing a 9.34% growth compared to August 2024.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS

• Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the 1st Annual Green Hydrogen Research and Development (R&D) Conference in New Delhi and launched a ₹100 crore Call for Proposals to support start-ups in hydrogen innovation.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 5th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar on Hindi Day (14 September 2025).
• Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala Hills and Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red Sand Dunes) near Visakhapatnam have been added to the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
• The National Agricultural Conference – Rabi Abhiyan 2025 began on 15 September 2025 in New Delhi, chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
• India will host the 89th International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) General Meeting from 15 to 19 September 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, organised by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the National Conference on the Empowerment of Women in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
• Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, inaugurated the Regional Office of APEDA in Patna, Bihar during the Bihar Idea Festival.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development works worth around Rs 6,500 crore in Darrang, Assam.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant and laid the foundation stone for a Polypropylene Plant at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), Golaghat, Assam.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched and inaugurated projects worth about ₹36,000 crore in Purnea district of Bihar.
• The 14th Sirarakhong Hathei Chilli Festival began in Sirarakhong Village, Ukhrul district, Manipur, as a three-day celebration of the GI-tagged Hathei chilli, known for its bright red colour, medium pungency, strong aroma, and unique flavour
• According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), India’s overall unemployment rate (15+ years) fell to 1% in August 2025, the lowest in three months.
• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced the National Geothermal Energy Policy, India’s first policy focused on harnessing geothermal energy, a renewable source from the Earth’s internal heat.
• Maharashtra held its largest-ever Dhol-Tasha ceremony in Pimpri-Chinchwad to honour the under-construction 180-foot Statue of Hindubhushan (Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj).
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated India’s largest and most advanced sports complex at Naranpura, Ahmedabad.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated projects in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh on Vishwakarma Jayanti.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth around ₹40,000 crore in Purnea, Bihar.
• The Union Government released the 1st installment of XV Finance Commission (XV-FC) untied grants for Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) / Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
• Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched ‘Passbook Lite’ on its member portal to simplify Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account management.
• Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.K. Stalin launched the ‘Anbu Karangal’ (Hands of Love) scheme to provide monthly financial support of ₹2,000 to orphaned children.
• India recorded a 1% decline in electricity-sector carbon dioxide emissions during January–June 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, as per analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) for UK-based Carbon Brief.
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Yatri Sewa Diwas 2025 to ensure passenger-centric services across Indian airports, emphasizing dignity, comfort, inclusivity, and humane travel.
• India has been re-elected to the Council of Administration and the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) during the 28th Universal Postal Union Congress held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Tamil Nadu became the first state in India to issue identity cards to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) members, launched by Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin at Karuppur, Salem district.
• Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules have been finalised after over 3,000 consultations and will be notified by September 2025.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Unmesha is Asia’s largest and most inclusive International Literature Festival.
• Seven new sites from India have been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, taking the total to 69 properties under consideration.
• Oman will build the Middle East’s first integrated green ship recycling facility as part of its 2050 net-zero emissions goals.
• The 44th meeting of the Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was held at Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyz Republic.
• Australia has announced a new emissions reduction target of 62% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.
• South Korea and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, despite North Korea’s stance.
• India and Canada held pre-Foreign Office consultations on 19 September 2025 to reignite bilateral dialogue across multiple strategic fronts.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Professor Pradeep Kumar Prajapati has formally assumed charge as the Director of the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi.
• The Government of India appointed L. Satya Srinivas as Executive Director (ED), India at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
• The World Bank Group appointed Carlos Felipe Jaramillo as Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region, effective September 15, 2025.
• Skechers has appointed Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj as its brand ambassador, marking its entry into the cricket market.
• Justice M Sundar was sworn in as the 10th Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court on September 15, 2025.
• The Government of India appointed Amit Khare as Secretary to Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on 14 September 2025.
• Albania made history by appointing Diella, the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cabinet minister, launched by Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Socialist Party assembly in Tirana.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of 35 senior officers.
• Procter & Gamble (P&G) Health has appointed Shashank Srowthy as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 1, 2025.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Paramasivam as Executive Director (ED) of Punjab National Bank (PNB), effective from December 1, 2022, for a three-year term.
• Aditya Birla Capital (AB Capital) has elevated Vishakha Mulye as its Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a five-year term starting 1 September 2025.
• On 11 September 2025, Sima Sami Bahous was reappointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres for a second term as Executive Director of UN Women.
• Senior diplomat Gourangalal Das has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to South Korea on 16 September 2025.
• Senior IAS officer Pawan Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) in the Election Commission of India (ECI), with the rank of Additional Secretary.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Peacock Theater, Los Angeles.
• Muzaffarpur district (Bihar) ranked 1st in India in the Inspire Award 2025, with 7,403 student submissions of innovative ideas.
• Baba Kalyani, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge, was awarded the Holley Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) on 15 September 2025 for outstanding engineering leadership benefiting the public and strengthening global supply chains.
• The Government of India, through the Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has launched a new category under the National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2025 for content creators and influencers.
• Mohanlal, Malayalam superstar, has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023, India’s highest recognition in cinema.
• Hindi film Homebound, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, has been chosen as India’s official entry for the 98th Academy Awards 2026 in the Best International Feature Film

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

• India ranked 38th among 139 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, a big leap from 81st in 2015 and 48th in 2020.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

• INS Trikand, a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, called at Salamis Bay, Greece on 13 September 2025 during its deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Indian Navy launched ‘DSC A 22’, the third ship of the 05 x Diving Support Craft (DSC) project, on 12 September 2025 at Titagarh, Kolkata (West Bengal).
• Former diplomat Preeti Saran has been elected as Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).
• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Nistar, India’s indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV), made its maiden port call at Changi, Singapore on 14 September 2025.
• ‘Androth’, the second of eight ASW SWCs (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), was delivered to the Indian Navy on 13 Sept 2025 by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
• Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt, an indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, arrived in Suva, Fiji on 15 Sep 2025, for a goodwill visit as part of her three-month deployment.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata at the Eastern Command headquarters (Fort William).
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) has proposed the acquisition of 114 Rafale fighter jets under a ₹2 lakh crore ‘Made in India’ plan, which would be among the largest defence procurement deals in Indian history.
• On 15 September 2025, the United States, South Korea, and Japan launched the joint air and naval exercise “Freedom Edge” near Jeju Island, South Korea.
• The Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE), a Group ‘A’ cadre under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), celebrated its 76th Raising Day on 17 September 2025 at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt.
• The maiden bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Hellenic Navy concluded on 18 September 2025 in the Mediterranean Sea.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & PORTALS

• Sanchar Saathi mobile app has crossed 50 lakh downloads as on August 2025, since its launch on 17 January 2025.
• Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda launched a mobile app “AIIMS Disha” to help patients, visitors, and staff with real-time hospital navigation at AIIMS Delhi.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SUMMITS & CONFERENCES

• The 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy (COLP48) was held under the theme “Developing World Approaches to Ocean Governance: Perspectives from the Indian Ocean Rim.”
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the three-day Combined Commanders' Conference (CCC) at the Eastern Command headquarters of the Indian Army at Vijay Durg (erstwhile Fort William) in Kolkata.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) of Japan has acquired a 20% stake in Yes Bank through a secondary purchase of shares from the State Bank of India (SBI) and other Indian lenders.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared JSW Paints’ proposal to acquire up to 75% stake in Akzo Nobel India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched Chiplet-based System Engineering Services to accelerate next-generation chip design for semiconductor companies.
• The Union Government has granted licences to five Indian firms to manufacture and commercialise AdFalciVax, India’s first indigenous multi-stage malaria vaccine.
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) Technology Transfer Agreement in Bengaluru.
• The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has inaugurated the advanced da Vinci Surgical Robot at its Skills, E-Learning and Telemedicine (SET) Facility.
• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad is spearheading research to make India a global leader in 6G technology by 2030.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• Fintech major PhonePe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide an end-to-end digital solution through the Udyam Assist Platform (UAP).
• India and Norway held their first Maritime Security, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Dialogue in Oslo, Norway.
• Myntra, in collaboration with former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, launched ‘Souragya’, a premium Bengali-inspired ethnic wear brand, ahead of Durga Puja 2025.
• Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, virtually attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of India and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CarDekho Group, an automobile technology and finance solutions platform.
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and Vietnam National University (VNU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen research collaboration and academic exchange.
• The Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, signed a Technical Cooperation Programme agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to strengthen Blue Port infrastructure in India.
• The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has approved collaborative research projects with the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) to integrate traditional systems of medicine into disability rehabilitation.
• Oil India Limited (OIL) signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) to develop 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of green energy projects in Rajasthan.
• Oil India Limited (OIL) and Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop critical and strategic minerals, especially copper and associated resources.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• Journalist Christian Davenport has authored a book titled “Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race”.
• Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict is authored by Ipsita Chakravarty, an award-winning journalist, and published in July 2025.
• Historian Ravi K Mishra, Joint Director of the Prime Ministers Museum and Library, New Delhi, authored the book Demography, Representation, Delimitation – The North–South Divide in India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• India defeated ninth-seeded Switzerland 3–1 in the Davis Cup 2025 World Group I tie held at the Swiss Tennis Arena in Biel, securing a place in the 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers.
• India secured its first-ever gold medals at the Speed Skating World Championships 2025 held in Beidaihe, China, with victories by Anandkumar Velkumar in the Senior Men’s 1000m sprint and Krish Sharma in the Junior 1000m sprint.
• India’s fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been awarded the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Player of the Month for August 2025.
• Central Zone won the 2025 Duleep Trophy, defeating South Zone by 6 wickets in the final at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru.
• French defender Samuel Umtiti (31), member of France’s 2018 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, announced retirement from professional football due to chronic knee injuries.
• The 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss were held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
• Marium Fatima, a young chess player from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, has become the first Woman FIDE Master (WFM) from the state, marking a historic achievement.
• Arshdeep Singh became the first Indian bowler to claim 100 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during India’s final group match of the 2025 Asia Cup against Oman, dismissing Vinayak Shukla.
• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Asian Cadet Cup India 2025, at Manaskhand Hall, Indira Gandhi International Sports Stadium, Haldwani.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

• Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Donwa Dethwelson Lapang passed away on September 12, 2025, in Shillong, at the age of 93.
• Ricky Hatton, nicknamed “The Hitman”, was one of Britain’s most celebrated boxing champions passed away on 14 September 2025 at the age of 46.
• Sarada Hoffman (Alladi Sarada), also known as Chinna Sarada or Sarada teacher, passed away on 14 September 2025 in California at the age of 96.
• Robert Redford, legendary Hollywood actor, director, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, passed away at the age of 89 on 16 September 2025 at his residence in Utah.