October 2025 Current Affairs – Topic-wise Short Notes for Competitive Exams

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🟩 Naational Affairs

• Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) celebrated its centenary on 2 October 2025 at Nagpur; a ₹100 commemorative coin bearing image of Bharat Mata and a special stamp were released. 

• Cuttack violence: Communal clashes during Durga Puja immersion in early October (4-7 Oct) led to curfew, internet suspension and around 25 civilians injured. 

• The government announced a partnership with Indian Institute of Technology for a new campus in Nigeria (Suleja, Niger State) in October 2025. 

• The “Nomination Provisions under Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025” were slated to come into force from 1 November 2025, post notification in October. 

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🌏 International Affairs

• Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, decided to attend the ASEAN Summit (26-28 Oct 2025) virtually, ruling out a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump amid trade-tariff issues. 

• The Global Fintech Fest 2025 (7-9 Oct 2025, Mumbai) highlighted “AI, Innovation & Inclusion” for finance; Indian regulators launched AI-driven UPI updates.

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💰 Economy & Banking

• The Fintech summit launched several digital-payments & fintech initiatives: AI-powered UPI support, wearable-payments, and foreign-currency settlement system in GIFT City.

• The banking-laws amendment (Nomination Provisions) to take effect 1 Nov underlines regulatory reform in banking operations. 

• India’s trade diplomacy with ASEAN and widening fintech digital infrastructure signal deeper integration into global value-chains (see Intl Affairs above).

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🔬 Science & Technology

• India hosted part of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 beginning 31 Oct in Goa, marking India as venue of a major international chess event. 

• The Global Fintech Fest showcased the upcoming “Finternet” DPI (Digital Public Infrastructure), indicating India’s push for tech-governance leadership. 

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🌿 Environment & Ecology

• The weather & disaster-management front: IMD flagged above-normal rainfall in some regions and crowd-control technology deployed during festival travel (Chhath, Diwali) in late October. 

• The energy-efficiency index (released earlier) and banking-laws reforms contribute to broader resource-efficiency narrative.

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🛡 Defence

• Defence-related one-liners: At the youth polo event (see Sports) and security dialogues with ASEAN partners, India’s defence-diplomacy extended beyond traditional land/border domains.

• Crowd-management technology rollout in railway stations for travel-rush (Chhath) implies security-tech integration. 

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🏆 Sports

• The 4th South Asian Athletics Championships 2025 held in Ranchi on 24-26 Oct 2025. 

• The international polo event KogniVera International Polo Cup between India & Argentina at Jaipur Polo Ground on 25 Oct symbolises revival of India’s heritage sport. 

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🥇 Awards & Honours

• The RSS centenary celebrations (National Affairs) with coin & stamp issuance are important for civil-awards & honours category.

• Tech-governance and fintech initiatives at GFF 2025 are likely to lead to institutional honours for innovation.

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👔 Appointments & Resignations

• No major single-name national appointment surfaced prominently in October beyond regulatory appointments in finance/tech (inferred via banking reforms).

• The Code of Ethics revision for professional bodies (accounting, finance) flagged in late October. 

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📅 Important Days & Themes

• 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti & Marks RSS centenary.

• 24 October – United Nations Day; reflections on UN at 80

• 18-23 Oct – Diwali week (Dhanteras, Narak Chaturdashi, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj) with major school-holiday periods.

• 27-28 Oct – Chhath Puja (Eastern India). 

• The overarching theme for October: “Digital Finance, Diplomatic Depth & Cultural Continuity”

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📚 Miscellaneous

• School-holiday calendar for October 2025 listed multiple breaks (Dussehra/Gandhi Jayanti, Diwali week, Chhath) across India. 

• The association of digital ID initiatives (Maritime Domain article) links to broader tech-governance themes. One-liner updates from 20-26 October include tech, finance, international relations: e.g., India-Japan maritime exercise, Central Asian Mammals Initiative.