Rajasthan

Recent Constitutional Amendments

129th Constitutional Amendment Bill: Related to 'One Nation, One Election', with reference to the Ram Nath Kovind Committee. (Note: This is a bill, not an Act.)
99th Constitutional Amendment (2014): Established the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC); it was later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and struck down.
100th Constitutional Amendment (2015): Pertained to the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement, including the Teen Bigha Corridor.
101st Constitutional Amendment: Related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
102nd Constitutional Amendment: Established the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) and introduced Article 338B.
103rd Constitutional Amendment (2019): Provided 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and introduced Articles 15(6) and 16(6).
104th Constitutional Amendment: Extended reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha for 10 years, and abolished reservation for Anglo-Indians.
105th Constitutional Amendment: Empowered states to identify and notify their own lists of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (OBCs).
106th Constitutional Amendment (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam): Related to women's reservation in legislative bodies, with implementation subject to delimitation and census.

Current Affairs (September 2025 as stated in lecture)

Joint Military Exercise Maitree (14th edition): Held in Umroi, Meghalaya, between India and Thailand.
SCO Summit 2025: Organized in Tianjin, China.
India's first Purple Notice (Interpol): Issued by the Enforcement Directorate.
Prime Minister Modi's gift: Received a 'Shub Daruma' doll during his visit to Japan.
Safest city in India (National Commission for Women's NARI 2025 report): Kohima, Nagaland.
Vaquita Porpoise: The world's last 10 rarest marine mammals are found in Mexico.
Thailand Constitutional Court: Dismissed the Prime Minister for ethical violations.
Adivani: A initiative related to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
India's first indigenous tempered glass manufacturing facility: Inaugurated in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
25th Commonwealth Senior Weightlifting Championship (Ahmedabad): India topped the point table.
Global Peace Index (Institute for Economics and Peace): India's rank is 115th.
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025 (first non-governmental organization in the country): Awarded to Educate Girls.
BWF World Championship 2025 (Paris): Satwik-Chirag pair won a bronze medal.
Indian Army's 'Yudh Kaushal Abhyas 3.0' and 'Achuk Prahar Abhyas': Conducted in Arunachal Pradesh.
India's first EMI-based credit card on RuPay network: Launched by Unity Bank in partnership with BharatPe.
Matsya Shakti Project: Launched in Kerala to empower minority fishermen.
Local body elections reservation: Telangana provided 42% reservation for backward classes.
Lado Lakshmi Yojana: Haryana announced ₹2100 monthly for women.
Stray dogs Supreme Court order: Rajasthan is the first state to implement it.
Reliance's Dhirubhai Ambani Giga Energy Complex: To be established in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Joint military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' (21st edition): Held between India and USA.
Badminton World Championship 2026: To be hosted by New Delhi.
Lawrence Wong (Singapore PM): Visited India for three days to mark 60 years of diplomatic ties.
Controller General of Accounts (Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure): T.C.A. Kalyani assumed charge.
Niveshak Didi (Investor Didi) second phase: Launched in Hyderabad by Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority.
Pratush telescope: Related to Raman Research Institute.
World Coconut Day 2025: Celebrated on September 2.
Bal Vatika TV Channel, Diksha 2.0, Prasth 2.0: Launched by NCERT on its foundation day (established 1961).
Annual Pat Festival: Held in Jammu & Kashmir.
Mastercard agreement for cross-border payments: Signed with Infosys.
Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline agreement: Signed between Russia and China.
India's 1000 e-scholarships for 2025-26: For students from Afghanistan.
Bharatiya Pehal: Launched by APEDA to boost exports.
India's first indigenous microprocessor: Vikram 32.
PM Modi's launch of State Livelihood Fund Credit Cooperative Federation Limited: In Bihar.
Karma Puja: Celebrated on Bhadrapada Shukla Ekadashi.
Pravan Venkatesh (India): Won the Fujairah Global Superstar title in UAE.
Blue Dragons (venomous sea slugs): Caused closure of beaches in Spain for the first time.
UNFPA India's honorary ambassador for gender equality: Kriti Sanon.
Annapurna Yojana for sanitation workers: Launched in Bengaluru.
GST Council's 56th meeting: Discussed 5%, 18%, and 40% GST rates, to be effective from September 22.
Graphite: Identified as a spyware.
"Mother Mary Comes to Me" (book): Authored by Arundhati Roy.
India's first Vulture Conservation Portal: Launched in Assam.
NIRF India Ranking 2025 (Overall Category): IIT Madras ranked first.
National Teacher's Day: Celebrated on September 5.
Aga Khan Award: Related to architecture.
Language and Learning Group (BAL2G) (indigenous AI tools for Indian languages/heritage): Developed by IIT Jodhpur.
Vrindavan textile (16th-century, Vaishnava saint Shankar Dev): England agreed to lend it to India.
Northeast Aviation Summit 2025: Held in Arunachal Pradesh.
Infant Mortality Rate (Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2023): India's IMR is 25.
TDK Corporation's largest Lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant: Inaugurated in Haryana.
Voluntary Hallmarking Unique Identification (HUID): Made mandatory for silver ornaments.
Madhav Gopal Kamath (Delhi): Became the first Indian to win the World Youth Scrabble Championship 2025, held in Malaysia.
Nepal: Banned 26 unregistered social media sites, including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.
India joined Global Regulatory Network for Health AI: The network's headquarters are in Geneva.
Ministry of Home Affairs peace agreement: Signed with Kuki groups in Manipur.
27th edition of Saras Aajeevika Mela (dedicated to Lakhpati Didis): Organized in New Delhi by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Integrated RERA Portal: Launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Royal Bhutan Buddhist Temple: Inaugurated in Rajgir.
Anutin Charnvirakul: Elected as the new Prime Minister of Thailand.
Asia Cup Hockey 2025 Final: India defeated South Korea to become champion.
Russia's first strike on Kyiv: Hit the main building since the Ukraine war began.
Anapurna Rai: Won the Best Director Award in the Orizzonti section at the 82nd Venice Film Festival.
"Operation Sindoor" (book): Authored by KGS Dhillon.
Self-Respect Movement (100th anniversary): Celebrated in Tamil Nadu, started by E.V. Ramasamy.
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary (latest tiger reserve approved by NTCA): Located in Odisha.
First tribal council to digitize land records: Bodoland.
NHPC Chairman & Managing Director: Bhupendra Gupta.
Bhogeswar Barua National Sports Award: Launched by Assam.
Andrew Holness (Jamaica): Elected Prime Minister for the third time.
G20 Summit 2026: To be hosted by USA.
Adani Power's Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project: Agreement to establish in Bhutan.
Cancer vaccine 'Enteromix': Unveiled by Russia.
BHEL agreement for hydrogen engine: With Horizon Fuel Cell company from Singapore.
International Literacy Day: Celebrated on September 8.
US Open 2025 Men's Singles title: Won by Carlos Alcaraz.
Jalveer (mascot): Launched for the 11th Asian Aquatic Championship 2025 in Ahmedabad.
12-member draft committee for High Seas Treaty (BNJ) laws: Formed under the chairmanship of Sanjay Upadhyay.
Generation Z (Gen Z) violent protests against social media ban: Occurred in Nepal.
Joint military exercise 'Zapad': Conducted by the Indian Army with Russia.
15th Vice President of India: C.P. Radhakrishnan.
Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli: Resigned due to widespread protests.
First indigenous long-range cruise missile 'Flamingo': Tested by Ukraine.
Ofek 19 spy satellite from Shavit rocket: Launched by Israel.
India's UPI-UPU integration unveiled: In Dubai.
CAFA (Central Asian Football Association) Nations Cup 2025: India won its first-ever bronze medal.
Andhra Pradesh: Announced plans for one space city and two defense centers.
Fourth fully literate state (with 99.3% literacy rate): Himachal Pradesh.
Barack Obama: Former US President won his third Emmy for the Netflix documentary 'Our Oceans'.
Tripartite dialogue between India, Iran, and Armenia: Held in Tehran.
India-Israel Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA): Signed with an OECD country (Israel).
FT Masters in Management Ranking 2025 (Top Indian Institute): IIM Bangalore.
National Stock Exchange Governing Board Chairman: Srinivas Injety.
AI-powered XLUUV Ghost Shark submarine: From Australia.
Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Puraskar 2025 (cities with >10 lakh population): Indore ranked first.
Abhimanyu Mishra: Became the youngest Grandmaster by defeating World Champion Gukesh.
WMO (World Meteorological Organization) Headquarters: Geneva (WMO predicted La Niña re-emergence in 2025).
Apatani tradition (endangered): Related to Arunachal Pradesh.
World's first ceramic waste park: To be established in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh.
Jonas Gahr Støre: Elected as Prime Minister of Norway.
India's first overseas Atal Innovation Center: Inaugurated in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Larry Ellison: Briefly became the world's richest person, surpassing Elon Musk.
44th SCO RATS Council meeting: Held in Cholpon-Ata.
Sambhav system: Used by the Indian Army for messaging during 'Operation Sindoor'.
Aadi Sanskriti Digital Platform: Launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
ISRO agreement for Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) technology: Signed with HAL.
India's first bamboo-based biorefinery: Established in Assam.
India's first women's tri-service water expedition 'Samudri Pradakshina': Related to INSV Tarini.
"Different but No Less" (book): Authored by Anupam Kher.
Albania: Became the first country to appoint an AI minister (Diala Cani) to tackle corruption.
IMD World Talent Ranking 2025: India ranked 63rd.
World Bank approves $212.67 million: For coastal protection and solar projects in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
IIM Ahmedabad's first international campus: Inaugurated in Dubai by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
India's first government medical college to provide training on Da Vinci Robotic System: AIIMS New Delhi.
P.V. Narasimha Rao Award for Economics: Awarded to Manmohan Singh.
11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Conference: Inaugurated in Bengaluru by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
India's first indigenous vaccine 'Adalphase Vax': Licensed to private companies for Malaria.
Indian Army's 'Siom Prahar' exercise: Conducted in Arunachal Pradesh.
Indian Navy commissioned INS Aravalli: In Gurugram.