Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 17.09.2025
National Updates
•Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav emphasised the need for a coordinated approach by all agencies to deal with air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Mr Yadav said this while chairing a high-level review meeting in New Delhi.
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that both nations have reaffirmed their strong commitment to strengthening the Green Strategic Partnership.
•The Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt, an anti-submarine warfare corvette, has reached Suva, Fiji, as part of its overseas deployment. The Ministry of Defence said that the visit reflects the strong cultural and historical bonds between the two nations.
•Mauritius PM Ramgoolam called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
•Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the web portal for Special Campaign 5.0 for institutionalising swachhata and minimising pendency at government offices in New Delhi.
•Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the national target for food grain production has been set at 362.50 million tonnes for the 2025-26 Rabi season.
Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 17.09.2025
International updates
Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City, declaring Gaza is burning as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war.
•India and the US have decided to intensify efforts to achieve an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Trade Agreement.
•Hollywood actor-director Robert Redford passed away at the age of 89 at his home in Utah, Western United States. The actor-director-producer is known for his roles in classic films such as ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’, ‘The Sting’, and ‘All the President’s Men’.
•Collection of preliminary details of loss and damage incurred in the Federal Ministers’ Quarters along with the quarters of the provincial chief and chief minister in Lalitpur during the Gen-Z protests has begun.
•Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games. State media quoted the Belarusian chief of staff as saying that the exercises also featured Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile.
•Sri Lanka’s economy expanded by 4.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, reflecting signs of sustained recovery from the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.
Sports Updates
Star India shutter PV Sindhu today defeated Julie Dawall Jakobsen of Denmark in the first round in straight games to advance to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the China Masters Super 750 Badminton tournament in Shenzhen.
•Team India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has reclaimed the top spot in the latest ICC Women’s Cricket ODI batting rankings. The opening batter dethroned England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt after a fine half-century against Australia in the series opener on Sunday.
•The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) demand to replace match referee Andy Pycroft following the controversial conclusion of the India-Pakistan group.