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Rajasthan Current Affairs - September 20, 2025 ​

State-Level Hindi Day Ceremony 2025 ​

  • The State-level Hindi Day ceremony 2025 in Rajasthan awarded the "Katha category Hindi Seva Award" to Krishna Kumar Kumawat.
  • Hindi Day is observed annually on September 14.
  • On September 14, 1949, the Indian Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as the official language (Rajbhasha) under Article 343.
  • The first Hindi Day was celebrated in 1953.
  • The 2025 state-level program in Rajasthan was held at SMS Hospital.
  • Poonam Chand Godara: Received the Central Sahitya Akademi Youth Writer Award 2024 (Rajasthani language) for his work "Antas Re Aangne".
  • Bhogilal Patidar: Received the Central Sahitya Akademi Child Literature Award 2024 (Rajasthani language) for his work "Pankheru Ri Peeda".

Merger of Municipal Corporations ​

  • The State Government has approved a proposal to merge two municipal corporations into one in Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Kota.
    • Jaipur Greater and Jaipur Heritage will become one Jaipur Municipal Corporation.
    • Jodhpur North and Jodhpur South will become one Jodhpur Municipal Corporation.
    • Kota North and Kota South will become one Kota Municipal Corporation.

Monitoring Institutions for Persons with Mental Disabilities ​

  • The Supreme Court has designated eight National Law Universities (NLUs) across the country to monitor institutions caring for persons suffering from mental disabilities.
  • The National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur, is among these eight NLUs.
  • NLU Jodhpur's monitoring jurisdiction covers Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu.
  • NLU Jodhpur is also noted for providing a 25% reservation for Rajasthan students.

Other Relevant University Information: ​

  • MBM University (Jodhpur):
    • Started a course in Astrology.
    • Developed ink from vehicle exhaust.
    • Created a blockchain for "voting from home."
  • Jai Narayan Vyas University (Jodhpur): Established in 1962, it houses the Tribal Study Center and Veer Tejaji Study Center.
  • Central University of Rajasthan (Bandar Sindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer): The President of India is its Visitor.

58th Engineer's Day State-Level Ceremony ​

  • The 58th Engineer's Day state-level ceremony was held at Pratap Auditorium, Alwar.
  • Engineer's Day is celebrated on September 15.
  • The Chief Guest for the ceremony was Sanjay Sharma, Rajasthan's Minister of Forest and Environment.
  • Umaid Palace (Jodhpur):
    • Also known as Chhittar Palace.
    • Constructed by Maharaja Umaid Singh.
    • Architect: Steve Jacob.
  • Rajasthan International Center (Jaipur):
    • Inaugurated in April 2023.
    • Director: N.C. Goyal (Nihalchand Goyal), who was also the first Chairman of RERA.
  • Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA):
    • Formed on March 6, 2019, under rules implemented in 2017 (based on India's RERA Act 2016).
    • Current Chairman: Vinu Gupta.
  • Distinction between RERA and REDA:
    • REDA (Rajasthan Energy Development Authority) was formed in 1985.
    • These entities later merged into the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC) on August 9, 2002.

CBSE National Boxing Competition ​

  • In the CBSE National Boxing Championship (West Zone) held in Mahendragarh, Haryana:
    • Vardhani Chaudhary (Jodhpur) won a gold medal in the 80 kg weight category.
  • Arundhati Chaudhary (Kota) is noted as Rajasthan's first female player to join the Indian Army through the sports quota (her sport is boxing).

Recent Current Affairs (Revision) ​

  • The Central Ministry of Mines has initiated the auction process for lithium reserves found in Nagaur, Rajasthan.
  • The "Swasthai Seva Abhiyan 2025" program commenced on September 17.
  • Supreme Court judges visited Ranthambore National Park to address illegal mining.
  • The Rajasthan Tourism Department is organizing the "Sanskritik Sarjan Pakhwada" from September 17 to October 2, 2025.
  • Dr. Ashok Patel, a professor from Janardan Vyas University, was selected for the Visiting Science Program 2025.
  • The Rajasthan government allotted land under the Indira Gandhi Canal Project to 13 players.