NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||01/10/2025.
THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2025/october/591
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INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST)
SHUVO DUSSEHRA AND VIJAYA
DASHAMI.
Russia and India are in the final stages of confirming dates
for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India, expected to happen around
December 5-6.This will coincide with the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.
The India–EFTA Free Trade
Agreement (FTA), signed earlier this year, formally comes into effect from
October 1, 2025. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal confirmed the
development, marking a major milestone in India’s global trade partnerships. The
agreement links India with the four European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
member states—Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland—in a
comprehensive economic pact.
The Union Cabinet approved a
3% DA hike for Central Govt employees and pensioners effective 1 Oct 2025, benefiting over 1.18 crore people.
PM Modi released special coin & stamp to celebrate
100 years of RSS (1925–2025), founded
in 1925 by K.B. Hedgewar, RSS has grown into India’s largest voluntary
organisation.
The Government of India has launched operational guidelines
for installing over 72,300 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations
across the country. This initiative under the PM E-DRIVE scheme aims to
accelerate EV adoption by expanding accessible charging infrastructure.
*Chhattisgarh’s Balod Becomes India’s First Child
Marriage-Free District* . Declared India’s first child marriage-free
district under “Child Marriage Free India” campaign. No cases reported in 2
years; all 436 panchayats & 9 towns certified child marriage-free.
WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
U.S. President Donald Trump’s fraught
relationship with the United Nations was on full display on last Tuesday, when
the U.S. leader took the stage at the U.N. General Assembly to lambaste the
organization and many of the world leaders in the audience for 57 minutes—three
times the time allotted to him.
Trump and Hegseth gathered hundreds of officers yesterday and delivered
a vision for U.S. military power increasingly focused on domestic missions,
warning that those who disagreed should be prepared to exit the force.
U.S. workers furloughed. Hundreds of
thousands of State Department employees and Défense Department civilian workers
are among those pausing work
today due to the first government shutdown since
late 2018.
Chinese policies on workers,
investors. A new visa meant to attract foreign tech talent to China launched today.
It does not require employer sponsorship. Separately, China yesterday began allowing
foreign institutional investors to trade in its stock option market, part of
Beijing’s bid for greater international use of the yuan.
Taiwan’s chip posture: Taiwan rejects a
U.S. proposal to produce half of its chips in the United States, Vice Premier
Cheng Li-chiun said today.
A massive and violent protests
broke out in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), especially in
Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, and other towns.
Main Reasons Behind the Protests:
1. Unbearable Electricity &
Fuel Prices.
2. Inflation & Economic
Crisis
3. Residents accused Pakistan’s
government of exploiting resources but not giving basic rights or development.
Poor infrastructure, unemployment, and lack of healthcare added to anger.
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY:
India is accelerating its lunar exploration
program with a focused roadmap that includes missions Chandrayaan-6, 7, and 8,
following the upcoming Chandrayaan-4 and Chandrayaan-5 missions. This sequence
of missions is part of a long-term strategic plan unveiled during the National
Space Day meet, aimed at landing an astronaut on the Moon by 2040.
India’s private space start-up Agnikul
Cosmos announced ambitious plans to build a fully reusable launch vehicle
similar to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 at the International Astronautical Congress 2025
in Sydney, Australia.
CRIME &
PUNISHMENT:
Singer, Zubeen Garg's manager Siddhartha
Sharma and festival chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta were arrested from Delhi
on Wednesday in connection with the singer's death in Singapore last
month. The duo has been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, criminal
conspiracy and causing death by negligence.
MISHAPS: -
A high-rise building in the Bronx has
partially collapsed, the Fire Department of New York posted on X. Loss of life
is not reported. CNN.
25 Killed as Under Construction Church
Collapses in Amhara region, Ethiopia. More than 100 people were also
injured.
Dengue Death Toll in Bangladesh Crosses
200. Health authorities report that hospitals across Dhaka and other
major cities are struggling to cope with the steady rise in patients.
In Uttar Pradesh, at least 11 people lost
their lives while several others were injured in lightning strike incidents
across the state over the past 24 hours.
Rajasthan govt bans cough syrup after
children's deaths: A generic cough syrup
supplied to the Rajasthan government has been linked to the deaths of two
children and others falling sick in the state over the last two weeks,
prompting authorities to ban 22 batches of the drug and order an inquiry.
ENVIRONMENTAL: -
Madhya Pradesh has launched Gaj Rakshak App
to track elephants and reduce human-elephant conflicts.
GAMES & SPORTS:
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Sri Lanka and India are set to co-host the
first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup – Cricket for the Blind, scheduled from 11 to
23 November. The tournament will open in New Delhi with an inauguration and
five matches, followed by four games in Bengaluru. Colombo will stage the
concluding leg, hosting 15 matches including the semi-finals, final, and
closing ceremony on 23rd November.
DAS KAPITAL:
SHARE MARKET: -
*BSE SENSEX* 80,983.31 +715.70 (0.89%)
*NIFTY* 24,836.30 +225.20 (0.92%)
Bullion:
*GOLD* : ₹ 1,19,200/ 10gm (24 krt) *SILVER*
: ₹ 1,50,000/KG
Currency Exchange Rates:
USD* ₹ 89/- *GBP* ₹120/-*Euro*
: ₹ 105 /-
WHAT IS NEXT:
Today, the Global Cybersecurity Forum’s
Annual Meeting begins in Saudi Arabia.
Tomorrow, the European Political Community
meets in Denmark.
Tomorrow, the U.S.-Japan Business Council’s
flagship conference begins in Tokyo.
MY HEARTFELT SALUTE, SHASTRIJI
THE END.
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