GK September 2025

 

 

 

International Day of Charity: 05 September 2025
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 2013 Note: 05 September is the death anniversary of Mother Teresa

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: 07 September 2025

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2020

Theme: Racing for Air. Every Breath Matters

International Literacy Day: 08 September 2025

Designated by: UNESCO

First observed: 1996

Theme: Promoting literacy in the digital era

World Suicide Prevention Day: 10 September 2025

Designated by: International Association for Suicide Prevention

First observed: 2003

Theme: Changing the narrative on suicide (2024-26)

International Day of Democracy: 15 September 2025

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2008

International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer: 16 September 2025

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 1995

Theme: From science to global action

World Patient Safety Day: 17 September 2025

Designated by: World Health Organisation

First observed: 2019

Theme: Safe care for every newborn and child

International Day of Peace: 21 September 2025

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 1982

Theme: Act Now for a Peaceful World

International Day of Sign Languages: 23 September 2025

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2020

Theme: No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights

International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: 26 September 2025

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2014

World Tourism Day: 27 September 2025

Designated by: UNWTO

First observed: 1980

Theme: Tourism and Sustainable Transformation

World Rabies Day: 28 September 2025

Designated by: Global Alliance for Rabies Control

First observed: 1980

Theme: Act now: You, Me, Community

International Day for Universal Access to Information: 28 September 2025

Designated by: UNESCO

First observed: 2016

Theme: Ensuring Access to Environmental Information in the Digital Age

World Maritime Day: 28 September 2025

Designated by: International Maritime Organisation

First observed: 1978

Theme: Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity

International Translation Day: 30 September 2025

Designated by: Federation of International Translators and UN General Assembly

First observed: 1953 (by FIT) and 2020 (by UN)

 

 

The Indian actor and filmmaker (predominantly in Malayalam films) who has been chosen to be awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke award – Mohanlal Viswanathan

 

The Indian novelist, philosopher and screenwriter who wrote in Kannada (recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Saraswati Samman and Sahitya Akademi Award) who passed away on 24 September 2025 – Shri SL Bhyrappa

The Indian musician, singer, composer of primarily Assamese, Bengali and Hindi films who passed away on 19 September 2025 – Zubeen Garg

The former first woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal who has taken over as the first woman Prime Minister of the country with effect from 12 September 2025 – Smt Sushila Karki

The Governor of Gujarat who has been additional charge as the Governor of Maharashtra following the election of its Governor as the Vice President of India – Shri Acharya Devvrat

The 15th Vice President of India who has been elected to succeed Shri Jagdeep Dhankar who resigned in July 2025 – Shri CP Radhakrishnan

The Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house who passed away on 04 September 2025 – Giorgio Armani

 

 

The multinational maritime exercise with participation of over 40 countries (including India) conducting at Changi, Singapore from 15 Sep 2025 is named – Exercise Pacific Reach 2025

The world's first all-women tri-service circumnavigation sailing expedition comprising 10 officers aboard IASV Triveni, which was flagged off from Gateway of India on 12 September 2025 is named – Samudra Pradakshina

The operation launched by Indian Army's Western Command, to provide relief missions in the flood-affected regions of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir was named – Operation Rahat

The multilateral (Belarus-Russia-India) joint military exercise conducted from 10 to 16 September 2025 at the Mulino Training Ground, Nizhniy, Russia is named – Exercise ZAPAD 2025

The 14th edition of the India - Thailand joint military exercise conducted at Joint Training Node (JTN), Umroi, Meghalaya from 1st to 14th September 2025 is named – Exercise MAITREE-XIV

The venue of the 21st edition of the India–USA Joint Military Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025, scheduled from 1st to 14th September 2025 – Fort Wainwright, Alaska

 

 

 

The former Indian cricketer and administrator who has been elected as the 37th President of the BCCI – Mithun Manhas

The country whose membership has been suspended by the International Cricket Council over governance issues – USA

The well-known English cricketer and international cricket umpire who passed away on 22 September 2025 – Dickie Bird

The French footballer who has been awarded the 2025 Ballon d'Or – Ousmane Dembele

The team which has won the 2025-26 edition of Duleep Trophy cricket tournament – Central Zone

The Indian Chess player who has won the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2025 held at Samarkand, Uzbekistan from 4 to 15 September 2025 – Ms. Vaishali Rameshbabu

The team which has won the 2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup organized by the Asian Hockey Federation from 5 to 14 September 2025 at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Hockey Field in Hangzhou, China defeating India in the finals – China

 

2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

Host City: Rajgir, Bihar

Held from 29 August to 07 September 2025

Teams: India, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei

Venue: Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium

Winners: India (4th title)

Runners-up: South Korea

Top scorer: Akhimullah Anuar (12 goals) (Malaysia)

Best Player: Abhishek Nain (India)

 

2025 Men's Cricket Asia Cup

Host: UAE

Held from 9 to 28 September 2025

Teams: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Oman and UAE

Venue of the final match: Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai

Winners: India (9th title)

Runners-up: Pakistan

Player of the series: Abhishek Sharma (India)

Most runs: Abhishek Sharma (314)

Most wickets: Kuldeep Yadav (17)

Player of the final match: Tilak Verma

 

US Open 2025
 

Title	Winner	Runner-up
Men’s Singles	Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)	Janik Sinner (Italy)
Women’s Singles	Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)	Amanda Anisimova (USA)
Men’s Doubles	Marcel Granollers (Spain) and Horacio Zeballos (Argentina)	Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski (United Kingdom)
Women’s Doubles	Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) and Erin Routliffe (New Zealand)	Katerina Siniakova (Czechia) and Taylor Townsend (USA)
Mixed Doubles	Sara Errani (Italy) and Andrea Vavassori (Italy)	Iga Swiatek (Poland) and Casper Ruud (Norway)

 

 

The typhoon in the Pacific Ocean which severely affected Philippines and Taiwan and also impacted Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam was named – Typhoon Ragasa

The two wetlands in Bihar which have been designated as Ramsar sites recently – Gokul Jalashay (Buxar) and Udaipur Jheel (W. Champaran)

The Indian singer and film maker from Assam on whose birth centenary, the RBI has issued a commemorative coin – Shri Bhupen Hazarika

The Beta Version of India’s first AI-powered translation platform for tribal languages launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is named – Adi Vaani

The city in China which hosted the 2025 SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Summit from 31 August to 01 September 2025 – Tianjin