Skip to content

Free updates Login

Daily Current Affairs: 21 & 22 September 2025

Current affairs of 21 & 22 September 2025: UN Gender Snapshot 2025: AI Threat to Women’s Jobs; Kilnamandi Sarcophagus: Late Harappan Link to Tamil Nadu Burials; CAG State Finances 2025: Salary, Subsidy and Debt Trends, and 13 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

Take the quiz (15 questions)September 2025

In this issue: 16 topics

National Affairs

Kilnamandi Sarcophagus: Late Harappan Link to Tamil Nadu Burials

Government Schemes

PM Inaugurates Mata Tripura Sundari Temple Works Under PRASHAD

Banking & Finance

EPFO Orders Part Payments in PF Claims Instead of Rejection
FACE Debt Collection Norms: Self-Regulation for Fintech Lenders
Stablecoins in India: adoption, risks and RBI’s CBDC
SMFG India Credit and PhonePe Offer Collateral-Free Merchant Loans
Paytm Postpaid: UPI Credit Line with Suryoday Small Finance Bank
Tax Loss Harvesting Explained: SEBI’s TLH Code

Economy

CBIC’s New GST Invoice Management System Plan
CCIL: Role, Platforms and Rupee Internationalisation Push
GST Exemption on Individual Life and Health Insurance

Agriculture & Rural

HyFarm Paathshala: Field-Based Farm School for Potato Growers

Reports & Indexes

UN Gender Snapshot 2025: AI Threat to Women’s Jobs
CAG State Finances 2025: Salary, Subsidy and Debt Trends
LEADS 2025: Ranking States on Logistics Performance

Awards & Persons

Mohanlal Named Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winner for 2023

National Affairs

1. Kilnamandi Sarcophagus: Late Harappan Link to Tamil Nadu Burials

A terracotta sarcophagus at Kilnamandi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), was dated to 1692 BCE.
Carnelian beads from Gujarat and Maharashtra suggest long-distance trade.
Graffiti on potsherds is about 90% similar to Indus markings.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Government Schemes

Government Schemes

2. PM Inaugurates Mata Tripura Sundari Temple Works Under PRASHAD

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated developmental works at the Mata Tripura Sundari temple.
The works were carried out under the PRASHAD scheme.
The inauguration is described as a new chapter in Tripura's cultural and spiritual heritage.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

3. EPFO Orders Part Payments in PF Claims Instead of Rejection

EPFO told offices not to reject PF claims hit by contribution gaps or transfer delays.
Available sums must be paid in part, per para 10.11 of MAP Part-IIA.
Later balance is paid automatically, with no fresh claim.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Banking & Finance

4. FACE Debt Collection Norms: Self-Regulation for Fintech Lenders

FACE issued self-regulatory debt collection norms aligned with RBI's digital lending guidelines.
FACE is a non-profit Section 8 company in Mumbai, founded in September 2020.
RBI recognises FACE as the SRO-FT, the only approved body under its fintech SRO framework as of August 2024.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

5. Stablecoins in India: adoption, risks and RBI’s CBDC

Stablecoins like USDT and USDC are pegged 1:1 to the US dollar.
India reportedly has 314 million stablecoin holders, the highest globally, with no regulation.
RBI is piloting a CBDC as a sovereign alternative.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

6. SMFG India Credit and PhonePe Offer Collateral-Free Merchant Loans

NBFC SMFG India Credit (SMICC) partnered with PhonePe for collateral-free merchant credit.
Product: Merchant Cash Advance (MCA) loans for PhonePe merchants in Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns.
Micro-merchants are the smallest segment of MSMEs.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Banking & Finance

7. Paytm Postpaid: UPI Credit Line with Suryoday Small Finance Bank

Paytm and Suryoday SFB launched Paytm Postpaid, a UPI credit line.
Credit is interest-free for up to 30 days.
It is powered by NPCI and Paytm's UPI platform.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

8. Tax Loss Harvesting Explained: SEBI’s TLH Code

Tax loss harvesting means selling securities at a loss to offset capital gains.
SEBI's TLH Code gives uniform classification to trades made only to book losses.
Example: ₹50,000 loss against ₹70,000 profit leaves ₹20,000 taxable.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Economy

9. CBIC’s New GST Invoice Management System Plan

CBIC was developing an advanced GST invoice management system to stop needless mismatch notices.
About 2 lakh notices a year relate to nearly ₹10 lakh crore in disputes.
Taxpayers could correct mismatches on the portal itself.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

10. CCIL: Role, Platforms and Rupee Internationalisation Push

On 19 September 2025 RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra asked CCIL to enable currency pairs beyond USD-INR.
CCIL began in April 2001 and acts as a CCP.
Subsidiaries: Clearcorp (2003), LEI India (2015), CCIL IFSC (2024).

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

11. GST Exemption on Individual Life and Health Insurance

From 22 September 2025, individual life and health insurance policies and their reinsurance are fully exempt from GST.
The GST Council took the decision.
The aim is better affordability and wider insurance penetration.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Agriculture & Rural

Agriculture & Rural Development

12. HyFarm Paathshala: Field-Based Farm School for Potato Growers

HyFarm, part of HyFun Group, launched Paathshala, a field-based farm school.
Over 30 North Gujarat farmers joined the pilot; the first convocation was in Ahmedabad.
The trained farmers are pioneers in potato cultivation.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Reports & Indexes

International Relations

13. UN Gender Snapshot 2025: AI Threat to Women’s Jobs

UN's Gender Snapshot 2025: about 28% of women's jobs at AI risk versus 21% of men's.
Women are about 29% of tech workers but 14% of tech leaders.
It urges skills, gender-responsive labour policy and stronger social protection.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

14. CAG State Finances 2025: Salary, Subsidy and Debt Trends

States' salary bills rose 2.5 times in a decade to ₹16.6 lakh crore.
Public debt rose 3.4 times to ₹59.6 lakh crore, nearly 23% of combined GSDP.
Five states received 50% of devolved Union taxes.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

15. LEADS 2025: Ranking States on Logistics Performance

LEADS is administered by DPIIT and was released during Make in India's 10-year celebrations.
It ranks States and UTs on logistics performance.
States are grouped as Leaders, Achievers or Aspirers.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Awards & Persons

Awards & Persons

16. Mohanlal Named Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winner for 2023

Actor Mohanlal was announced as the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient for 2023.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting made the announcement.
The award is described as the country's highest film honour.
It will be presented at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony on 23 September.

Full notes and 3 MCQs ›

Test yourself

15 questions from the news of 21 & 22 September 2025, with answers and explanations.