NEWS 06-09-2025. News For 15th-Sep (Monday) Monthly Summary Of Aug *National News* 1. The govt has approved four new semiconductor fabrication units in Odisha, Punjab, & Andhra Pradesh, with an estimated investment of around ?4,594 crore. 2. Govt has unveiled GST reforms to reduce 4 slabs into 2. 3. India has announced *‘Mission Sudarshan Chakra’,* an initiative to provide secure Air Defence to India’s critical establishments. 4. Govt has sanctioned 23 chip-design projects under the Design Linked Incentive Scheme to boost India’s semiconductor design ecosystem. 5. PM Modi flagged off the Made-in-India battery electric vehicle ‘E-Vitara’ and inaugurated a hybrid battery electrodes plant in Gujarat, calling it a new chapter in Make in India. *Defence News* 1. Indian Navy commissioned two Project 17A stealth frigates — INS Udaygiri & INS Himgiri — at Visakhapatnam on August 26. 2. Japan has proposed to supply a 200 kN jet engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project, inviting the Gas Turbine Research Establishment for a confidential review. 3. Philippines is exploring a deal to acquire Indian made submarines and more BrahMos missile systems from India to counter Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. 4. India successfully test-fired its Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-5’. 5. The Indian Army is set to operationalize its newly raised Bhairav commando battalions by the end of Aug '25. They will be deployed in the northern sector facing China and Pakistan. 6. Nine Indian Air Force officers, including fighter pilots who struck terrorist groups and Pakistan military assets during Operation Sindoor, were awarded the Vir Chakra, India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award. 7. Air Marshal AK Bharti, the strategic architect of Operation Sindoor, was honoured with the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal, the nation’s highest wartime service award. 8. Indian Navy’s third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman (S4), is nearing the completion of sea trials. **International News* 1. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met each other in Alaska, on 15th Aug to discuss the future of the Ukraine war. There was no substantial progress made. 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit New Delhi in Sep '25. The agenda includes a major defence pact for 60 Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets with technology transfer, source code access, & its coproduction at HAL’s Nashik facility. 3. On 11 Aug '25, the US State Department designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) foreign Terrorist Organisations. 4. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India. He held the 24th round of Special Representatives Talks on the India–China boundary issue with Mr. Doval. 5. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite successfully deployed its 12-meter radar antenna reflector in orbit on 15 August 2025, a key step for its scientific operations. 6. Indian oil company Nayara Energy, backed by Russia, sent a rare diesel cargo to China, marking its first such delivery in four years. 7. PM Narendra Modi visited Japan and China to strengthen strategic partnerships. In Tokyo (29–30 Aug), he attended the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit. In Tianjin (31 Aug–1 Sept), he will participate in the SCO Council. 8. Russia reaffirmed its energy partnership with India, offering a 5% discount on crude oil sales. **Sport News* 1. In Asian U19 & U22 Boxing Championships '25 – India secured a total of 27 medals. • *U19 team*: 14 medals – 3 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze; finishing second overall. • *U22 team*: 13 medals – 1 gold (by Ritika), 4 silver, 8 bronze. 2. In Badminton, India’s Devika Sihag clinched the Women’s Singles title at the Malaysia International Challenge. 3. India's Kapil Bainsla won gold in 10m air pistol Men's junior event at Asian Shooting Championship in Kazakhstan. 4. India’s Anant Jeet Singh Naruka won gold in the men’s skeet event at the Asian Shooting Championships in Kazakhstan. 5. The Indian men’s 10m air rifle team, comprising Arjun Babuta, Rudrankksh Patil, and Kiran Jadhav, clinched gold in the same event. 6. In weightlifting, Mirabai Chanu claimed gold in the women’s 48kg category at the Commonwealth Championships in Ahmedabad. < < Back