September Current Affairs 2025: Part: 2!

September Current Affairs 2025 brought together a mix of events that captured India’s changing social, economic, and political realities. From scientific breakthroughs and defence progress to cultural milestones and policy reforms, the month reflected how India continues to evolve while balancing tradition and transformation.

This set of 10 current affairs pieces and another 40 are in all the other parts present the most relevant developments of the month in a clear, point-wise format. Each topic is explained with precision and context, making it easier to revise while keeping the essence of understanding intact.

1. African Union Pushes ‘Correct the Map’ Campaign

AU endorsed a global move to replace Mercator’s map projection with fairer alternatives like the Equal Earth map.

Mercator’s map (1569) was designed for navigation but distorts areas near the poles (e.g., Greenland shown almost equal to Africa, though Africa is 14 times larger).

New push highlights the political and cultural impact of inaccurate world maps.

2. Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025: First Indian NGO Wins

Educate Girls, an NGO dedicated to girls’ education in India, became the first Indian organisation to receive this honour.

Awarded annually since 1958, the Ramon Magsaysay is often called “Asia’s Nobel Prize.”

Recognises selfless service and transformative leadership in Asia.

Read More: September Current Affairs 2025: Part: 1!

3. India’s First Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling System

NHAI signed an agreement to set up the country’s first MLFF tolling system in Gujarat.

How it works:

• Barrier-less tolls using FASTag (RFID) & vehicle number plate cameras.
• Aims to end toll plaza congestion and enable seamless highway travel.

4. 25th SCO Summit: Tianjin Declaration

SCO leaders met in Tianjin, China, and adopted the Tianjin Declaration.

Key takeaways:

• Rejected “double standards” on terrorism, condemned attacks in J&K but avoided naming Pakistan.
• Called for UN reforms and more developing country representation, Endorsed fair access to AI technology.
• China announced loans worth $1.4 billion and proposed an SCO Development Bank.

India highlighted SCO’s three pillars: security, connectivity, and economic opportunity.

Cast your eyes on: August 2025 Monthly Current Affairs: Part 2!

5. Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025

Came into force, replacing older colonial-era laws.

Provisions

• Creation of the Bureau of Immigration for visas & regulation.
• Mandatory foreigner registration on arrival.
• Carriers and institutions must report foreign nationals.
• Penalties: up to 5 years imprisonment & ₹5 lakh fine.
• Police have been given the power to arrest without a warrant in such cases.

6. Amendments to Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2025: September Current Affairs 2025

Updates under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Key reforms

• Stage-I clearance validity extended from 2 to 5 years.
• Offline applications are allowed for defence/national interest projects.
• Land banking and compensatory afforestation expanded.
• Special focus on critical mineral mining with shorter project terms (10 years).
• Strengthens enforcement with more powers for forest officers.

Do not miss out on reading on: August 2025 Monthly Current Affairs: Part 1!

7. Supreme Court to Reconsider Minority Institution Exemption from RTE

• The SC may review its 2014 Pramati case verdict that excluded minority schools from the RTE Act.
• Court observed that RTE (free education for 6–14 yrs) and minority rights can co-exist.
• Blanket exemption weakens the common schooling system.
• Clarified that the 25% quota can include children from the same minority community.

8. Marine Biodiversity Treaty: Second Prep Session Ends

The BBNJ Agreement (High Seas Treaty under UNCLOS) concluded its 2nd session.

Focus areas:

• Fair sharing of marine genetic resources.
• Creation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
• Mandatory Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).
• Capacity building for developing nations.
• Institutions: COP, Secretariat, Clearing-House Mechanism.
• India has signed but not ratified the treaty.

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9. Niveshak Didi – Phase II of Financial Literacy Drive

Launched by the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA).

Aims to spread financial awareness in rural India, with a focus on women.

Features: women-led sessions, grassroots outreach, training on savings, investment, and financial rights.

IEPFA also handles refunds of unclaimed dividends, deposits, and shares.

10. PRATUSH – India’s Radiometer for Cosmic Reionisation:September Current Affairs 2025

Developed by Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, under the Department of Science & Technology.

Full form: Probing Reionisation of the Universe using Signal from Hydrogen.

It will be a lunar-orbit radiometer studying the universe after the Big Bang (Cosmic Dawn & Epoch of Reionisation).

Tracks faint hydrogen signals revealing the first stars, galaxies, and black holes.

Strengthens India’s role in space-based cosmology.

Overall, September 2025 marked a blend of progress, challenges, and new opportunities across various fields. Understanding these current affairs not only enhances general awareness but also helps readers analyse the changing socio-political and economic landscapes shaping our future.