UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 15-09-2025

One Liners 15-09-2025

History, Art and Culture

Hindi Diwas or National Hindi Day

Celebrated annually on – 14^th September
Decided to celebrate by – 1^st Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
Commemorates to – The adaptation of Hindi (written in Devanagari script) as the official language by the Constituent Assembly on September 14, 1949.
Aim – To promote Hindi language across the world.

World Hindi Day

Celebrated annually on – 10^th January.
1^st celebrated in – 2006, by former PM Dr Manmohan Singh.
Commemorate to – The anniversary of the 1^st World Hindi Conference held in Nagpur of January 10, 1975.
Theme 2025 – Global Voice of Unity and Cultural Pride.
Aim – To promote Hindi language across the world.

Hindi

It is the official language of India and 5^th most spoken language among the total languages spoken in the world.
Named from – the Persian word Hind, meaning 'land of the Indus River'.
Turkish invaders (early 11th century) named the language of the region Hindi, 'language of the land of the Indus River'.
Spoken in another countries – Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, USA, UK, Germany, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Mauritius, South Africa, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago.
Important contributions by – Kaka Kalelkar, Maithili Sharan Gupta, Hazari Prasad Dwivedi and Seth Govindadas etc.

International Relations and Issues

Nepal's 1^st Woman Prime Minister (PM)

1^st woman PM – Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki for interim period.
Background – "Gen Z" protests that led to PM K.P. Sharma Oli's resignation.

Environment

"Blue Tides-Two Shores One Vision" Conclave

Organised by – State’s Fisheries, Union government & European Union (EU).
Aim – To build EU-Kerala partnership in ocean-based economy.
Significance – To foster sustainable development through marine logistics, marine fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, renewable marine energy, and green technologies.
To promote skill development, academic collaboration, labour mobility, policy innovation, joint research & development and start-up innovation.

Blue economy

It is an economic model that involves the sustainable use of coastal and marine resources to drive economic growth and livelihoods, while prioritising the health of oceans.
Coined in – 1994, by Belgian economist Gunter Pauli.
Attention – After the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in 2012, also known as Rio+20, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) – 17 Life below water.
Components
- Sustainable fisheries & aquaculture,
- Maritime transport,
- Marine renewable energy,
- Coastal tourism,
- Marine biotechnology & blue carbon.

Security

Zapad 2025

A multilateral military exercise creates regional tension near border areas.

"Zapad" – It means "west" in the Russian language.
1^st occurred in – 1999, after post-Soviet Union dissolution.
Taken place – Every 4 years since 2009.
Joint military exercise between – Russian and Belarusian.
Take place in – Belarus, which borders several EU and NATO members such as Poland, Latvia and Lithuania and Ukraine.
Aim – To enhance military cooperation and combat readiness in multinational Warfield environment.
Last held in – 2021, prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Indian Armed Forces participated in this drill.

Science

World's 1^st AI-Minister

Albania's PM Edi Rama appointed an AI-generated 'minister' to his cabinet.

Diella

1^st launched in – January 2025, as an AI-powered virtual assistant on the e-Albania platform, helping
Dressed in – Traditional Albanian attire.
Assistance to – Citizens and businesses in obtaining state documents through voice commands, and issuing documents with electronic stamps, thereby reducing bureaucratic delays.

Miscellaneous

World Boxing Championships 2025

Jasmine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda are 2 Indian women to win a gold medal at the World Boxing Championships 2025.