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Current Affairs Summary: September 9, 2025

Appointments ​

  • Shantanu Jugtawat appointed as Senior Public Prosecutor for the Delhi regional unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
    • NCB (National Narcotics Bureau) was established on March 17, 1986, with its headquarters in New Delhi.
    • Rajasthan has NCB narcotics labs in Jaipur and Jodhpur.
  • Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Tripathi appointed as Director of the Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI).
  • Dr. Tejas Madhusudan Patel appointed as President of AIIMS Jodhpur.

Legislation & Governance ​

  • Rajasthan Fisheries Area (Amendment) Bill 2025 passed in the Rajasthan Assembly on September 8, 2025.
    • Presented by Deputy Chief Minister Premchand Bairwa.
    • Significantly increases penalties for illegal fishing:
      • First offense: Fine increased from ₹500 to ₹25,000, along with 3 months imprisonment (or both).
      • Repeat offense: Fine increased from ₹1,000 to ₹50,000.
      • Compounding of offense: Fine increased from ₹100 to ₹25,000.
  • Rajasthan Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Jaipur Bill 2025 passed on September 8, 2025.
    • Aims to establish RIMS Jaipur on the lines of AIIMS.
    • RIMS will function as an autonomous body for high-level medical education and research.
    • Construction budget: ₹100 crore.
    • The Chief Secretary will serve as its Chairman.
  • The Rajasthan Assembly's Fourth Session (started September 1, 2025) also saw the passing of the Rajasthan Coaching Center Control Bill 2025 and the Factory Bill 2025.

Government Campaigns & Initiatives ​

  • Shehar Chalo Abhiyan (City Go Campaign) by the Rajasthan Government will be conducted from September 15 to October 2, 2025.
    • Camps will be set up at 8,000 locations across 312 urban bodies and Housing Boards.
    • Aims to perform 55 types of tasks, including sanitation, street light maintenance, stray animal control, disposal of pending civic works, and road repair.
  • Suraksha Sakhi Samvad Pakhwada (Security Friend Dialogue Fortnight) is being organized from September 1 to 15.
  • Harit Bharat Abhiyan under the PM Suryaghar Yojana was launched in Rajasthan by Dr. Arun Chaturvedi.

Agriculture & Research ​

  • The Government of India has issued an official gazette notification for the new cumin variety JC One (Jodhpur Jeera), developed by Agricultural University Jodhpur.
    • Agricultural University Jodhpur also publishes the monthly magazine "Marudhara", hosts the Namo Didi Drone Training Center, and developed the nutritious grain variety Rajgira 0.2.
    • Agricultural University Kota recommended a GI tag for coriander.
    • Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, developed maize variety "Pratap Shankar Six" and opium variety "Chetak".
    • Swami Keshavanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, is Rajasthan's first agricultural university.
    • Sri Narendra Karan Agricultural University, Jobner, is home to Rajasthan's second Veterinary University and developed the fennel variety RF 290.
  • Dunda village in Barmer is known for millet biscuits made by the Jiji Bai Self-Help Group.
  • MAIT successfully tested earthquake-resistant "Bhunga Ghar" in Kutch, Gujarat.

Memorials & Events ​

  • A unique Shaheed Mela (Martyr's Fair) is organized annually on September 9 at Gadra Road, Barmer, to commemorate 17 railway personnel martyred during the 1965 India-Pakistan War. This is India's only rail-dedicated memorial fair.

Sports ​

  • Vidhi Sharma Mohini, Mudit Gupta, and Grahal Verma from Rajasthan have been selected for the Indian team participating in the World Youth Muaythai Championship in Abu Dhabi.
  • Yogesh Joshi and Deva Singh from Rajasthan won gold medals in the Youth World Archery Championship held in Canada.

Other News ​

  • The auction for the first gold mine in Banswara district was canceled.