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951. UPI goes live in Qatar, starting with duty-free stores at Hamad airport
- On September 25, 2025, a partnership between NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), Qatar National Bank (QNB), and Japanese payment gateway NETSTARS enabled UPI acceptance at select point-of-sale (POS) terminals in Qatar.
- Qatar Duty Free was the first merchant to accept QR code-based UPI transactions, marking another step in the global expansion of India’s real-time payments system
- Indian travelers can use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) apps to make purchases in Qatar, which this week became the eighth country to allow the popular digital transactions system.
- Qatar is the eighth country to enable UPI for Indians travelling abroad. The system is already live in Bhutan, France, Mauritius, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
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952. PM Modi inaugurates development projects in Odisha, reiterates call for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’
- On September 27,2025, Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several development projects worth Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha’s Jharsuguda and reiterated his call for an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India)’.
- These projects span various sectors, including telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development, and rural housing, among others.
- More than 92,600 4G technology sites commissioned by BSNL have been inaugurated. Over 18,900 4G sites have been funded under the Digital Bharat Nidhi, which will connect around 26,700 unconnected villages in remote, border, and Left-Wing Extremism-affected areas, serving over 20 lakh new subscribers,
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953. NCB Collaborates with Indian Railways to Strengthen Fight Against Drug Trafficking
- On September 27, 2025, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has collaborated with Indian Railways for strengthening the fight against drug trafficking
- NCB said that the collaboration will focus on conducting awareness campaigns by displaying anti-drug messages and MANAS Helpline on electronic boards in trains and at stations to reach millions of passengers daily.
- The initiative will also focus on information sharing on vulnerable trains, routes and stations being used for trafficking of opium, cannabis and synthetic drugs
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954. Isro integrating Vyomitra into Gaganyaan crew capsule: Here's what it will do
- On september 27, 2025, it was reported that, India’s dreams of human spaceflight are taking a decisive step forward, as ISRO readies Vyomitra, an AI-powered humanoid robot developed by the ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), for its maiden Gaganyaan mission launch.
- Vyomitra, whose name blends Sanskrit words for “space” (Vyoma) and “friend” (Mitra), will acts as a human simulant and flight analyst for the mission, which marks India’s most ambitious space test yet.
- Shaped as a half-humanoid with a robotic head, torso, and arms, though lacking functional legs, Vyomitra is specifically designed for microgravity conditions. The skull, measuring 200 mm x 200 mm and weighing just 800 grams, is built from heat-resistant, lightweight AlSi10Mg aluminum alloy
- For the Gaganyaan G1 flight, Vyomitra’s main job is to serve as the human proxy. This means analysing flight procedures, monitoring environment parameters, such as air pressure and temperature, and carrying specialised sensors to track mission data
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955. Big defence push: BEL to supply DRDO’s Anant Shastra in Rs 30,000 crore Indian Army deal
- On September 27, 2025, it was reported that the Indian Army has issued a tender to buy five to six regiments of ‘Anant Shastra’ surface to air missile weapon systems from state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to strengthen the air defence along the borders with Pakistan and China
- The project, estimated to cost around Rs 30,000 crore, would strengthen the Indian Army’s Army Air Defence, which played a crucial role in thwarting Pakistani drone attacks during Operation Sindoor,
- The Defence Acquisition Council had cleared the project for buying the indigenous air defence systems soon after the Operation Sindoor action took place in May, 2025.
- Anant Shastra air defence systems are highly mobile as they have the capability to search and track targets on the move and can fire at short halts with a range of around 30 km, the system would be complementing the existing systems in the forces like the MRSAM and Akash in short to medium ranges.
956. India adds 27 GW renewable energy capacity in April-Aug: Report
- Between April–August 2025, India added 27 GW of renewable energy capacity, including 20 GW commissioned, with another 142 GW under construction, according to an HSBC report citing Central Electricity Authority data released on 26 September, 2025.
- The report highlights innovative tenders lowering solar-plus-storage costs to record lows of ₹2.7–2.76/kWh, enabling developers to earn returns through savings on infrastructure, land acquisition ease, and peak-hour power supply earnings.
- India cancelled 11.4 GW of weak tenders and aims to restore investor confidence by addressing 90 GW of unsigned auctioned capacity. Power demand is expected to rise significantly by late October or early November 2025.
957. FSSAI and Australia's DAFF sign MoU on food safety
- On September 24, 2025 at FSSAI Headquarters in New Delhi, India’s FSSAI and Australia’s DAFF signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in food safety through knowledge sharing, import procedures, and technical collaboration.
- The MoU was signed by Rajit Punhani, CEO of FSSAI, and Tom Black, First Assistant Secretary of DAFF, aiming to build institutional ties and advance food safety standards via best practices and capacity-building initiatives.
- On September 25, 2025 FSSAI launched a new licensing framework for Ayurveda Aahara on the FoSCoS portal, streamlining approvals for Ayurvedic food products by aligning traditional recipes with modern safety and quality standards.
958. India bets on green infra: Rs 500 crore allocated to develop hydrogen highways; ‘moment to lead in clean fuels,' says Gadkari
- On 25 September, 2025 Road Transport Minister launched India’s first hydrogen highways during the World Hydrogen India event, introducing large-scale truck trials across ten key freight routes linking Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam, and Thiruvananthapuram.
- The government allocated ₹500 crore to five consortiums, including Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Volvo, BPCL, IOCL, NTPC, and Reliance, to operate 37 heavy hydrogen trucks and establish nine refuelling stations supporting these clean, long-haul mobility trials.
- India targets producing 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, creating six lakh jobs, attracting ₹8 lakh crore investment, saving ₹1 lakh crore in oil imports yearly, and reducing carbon emissions by 3.6 gigatons by 2050.
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959. PM Modi launches development projects worth over Rs 1.22 lakh crore in Rajasthan’s Banswara
- On 25 September, 2025 in Banswara, Rajasthan, PM launched and inaugurated projects worth ₹1.22 lakh crore, including ₹90,000 crore energy projects across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, as well as the Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Project.
- PM announced ₹30,000 crore worth of projects for Rajasthan, including solarization of 3,517 MW under PM-KUSUM, water schemes, hospitals, trains (two Vande Bharat), and distributed 15,000 appointment letters to youth.
- PM launched welfare schemes like PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, PM Janman Yojana, and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, reaffirming tribal empowerment, Antyodaya, and GST reforms while urging citizens to support swadeshi products.
960. Joint Nasa-Isro mission, Nisar, sends first images from space. Check here
- On 26 September, 2025 It was reported that, The joint Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission has delivered its very first images from space, offering a glimpse into the powerful radar capabilities that will soon provide an unprecedented view of Earth’s surface.
- NASA-ISRO’s dual radar system, using a 12-meter reflector antenna, allows penetration of forest canopies, monitoring soil moisture, land deformation, floods, landslides, and earthquakes, highlighting the collaboration between the United States and India in Earth observation.
- Full science operations begin in November, scanning Earth’s land and ice every 12 days, aiming to revolutionize agriculture, disaster response, and climate monitoring worldwide, marking a major milestone in global collaborative space missions.
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