Daily Current Affairs: 28 & 29 September 2025

Current affairs of 28 & 29 September 2025: Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve Joins UNESCO WNBR; Ethambutol Hydrochloride: India’s Anti-Dumping Probe on TB Drug; Ganga’s worst dry spell in 1,300 years: study findings, and 18 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 21 topics

National Affairs

Ethambutol Hydrochloride: India’s Anti-Dumping Probe on TB Drug
Digital Competition Act: India Weighs Ex-Ante Rules for Big Tech
Bullet Train: Surat-Bilimora Section Due in 2027
Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar Win Gold at Para World Archery Championships
Bhairabi Roy Wins Triple Jump at National Open Athletics

Government Schemes

Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Over 1,300 Stations Under Redevelopment

Banking & Finance

RBI Orders BNPL Firm Simpl to Shut Payments Operations
NaBFID, World Bank and ADB Plan $1 Billion Credit Facility
India Good Delivery Bars: IBJA Seeks MCX and ETF Access
NPS Reforms: 100% Equity Option and 80% Lump-Sum Cap
IndiGo SBI Card: New Co-Branded Credit Card
NPS vs UPS: Features, Switching Rules and Tax Treatment
RBI Digital Payment Authentication Rules Move Beyond SMS OTP
SWIFT Blockchain Ledger: Over 30 Banks Target Instant Cross-Border Payments

Economy

Credit Ecosystem Shift: NBFCs and Non-Bank Finance in India
Life insurers eye passing GST ITC loss to distributors

Agriculture & Rural

Five New Seed Breeding Facilities Planned at ICAR Institutes

Science & Technology

AstroSat at 10: India’s Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory
Ivermectin: Antiparasitic Drug and Its Role in Malaria Control

Environment & Ecology

Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve Joins UNESCO WNBR
Ganga’s worst dry spell in 1,300 years: study findings

National Affairs

Economy

1. Ethambutol Hydrochloride: India’s Anti-Dumping Probe on TB Drug

India started an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Ethambutol Hydrochloride.
Ethambutol Hydrochloride is a first-line anti-tuberculosis drug used in combination therapy.
The probe checks whether imports are being dumped at unfairly low prices.

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Daily Current Affairs: 28 & 29 September 2025

In this issue: 21 topics

National Affairs

1. Ethambutol Hydrochloride: India’s Anti-Dumping Probe on TB Drug

2. Digital Competition Act: India Weighs Ex-Ante Rules for Big Tech

3. Bullet Train: Surat-Bilimora Section Due in 2027

4. Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar Win Gold at Para World Archery Championships

5. Bhairabi Roy Wins Triple Jump at National Open Athletics

Government Schemes

6. Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Over 1,300 Stations Under Redevelopment

Banking & Finance

7. RBI Orders BNPL Firm Simpl to Shut Payments Operations

8. NaBFID, World Bank and ADB Plan $1 Billion Credit Facility

9. India Good Delivery Bars: IBJA Seeks MCX and ETF Access

10. NPS Reforms: 100% Equity Option and 80% Lump-Sum Cap

11. IndiGo SBI Card: New Co-Branded Credit Card

12. NPS vs UPS: Features, Switching Rules and Tax Treatment

13. RBI Digital Payment Authentication Rules Move Beyond SMS OTP

14. SWIFT Blockchain Ledger: Over 30 Banks Target Instant Cross-Border Payments

Economy

15. Credit Ecosystem Shift: NBFCs and Non-Bank Finance in India

16. Life insurers eye passing GST ITC loss to distributors

Agriculture & Rural

17. Five New Seed Breeding Facilities Planned at ICAR Institutes

Science & Technology

18. AstroSat at 10: India’s Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory

19. Ivermectin: Antiparasitic Drug and Its Role in Malaria Control

Environment & Ecology

20. Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve Joins UNESCO WNBR

21. Ganga’s worst dry spell in 1,300 years: study findings

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