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PM Modi at the Gyan Bharatam International Conference on September 12, 2025. Photo: X/@MinOfCultureGoI
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Gyan Bharatam International Conference
- Conference schedule and venue: 11-13 September 2025, New Delhi → organised by the Ministry of Culture.
- Theme: Reclaiming India’s Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage.
- Coincides with the 132nd anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic address at the Parliament of the World’s Religions held in Chicago in 1893.
- PM Modi participated in the conference on 12 September 2025 → launched Gyan Bharatam Mission and Gyan Bharatam Portal.
Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM)
- A Central Sector Scheme by the Ministry of Culture with Rs. 482.85 crore outlay approved for 2024–31 → was announced in the Union Budget 2025–26, and formally launched at the first Gyan Bharatam International Conference (11-13 September 2025, New Delhi).
- Aims to preserve, digitize, and disseminate India’s manuscript heritage → intends to cover more than one crore manuscripts.
- Replaces National Manuscripts Mission (launched in 2003).
- Gyan-Setu: a National AI Innovation Challenge for India’s Manuscript Heritage, launched by the Ministry of Culture under GBM.
India votes in favour of UNGA resolution on Palestine state
- The resolution, titled ‘Endorsement of the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution’, was jointly introduced by France and Saudi Arabia.
- Adopted with 142 nations voting in favour, 10 against (including Argentina, Hungary, Israel and the U.S.) and 12 abstentions.
- This resolution/declaration was produced by the international conference held at UN Headquarters (New York) in July 2025, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.
PM Modi to inaugurate Bairabi-Sairang railway line project
- To be inaugurated on 13 September 2025.
- It will connect Mizoram’s capital, Aizawl, with the Indian Railways network for the first time.
- Aizawl is the 4th northeastern capital city, after Guwahati, Agartala, and Itanagar, to be connected to the Indian Railways network.
- Both Bairabi and Sairang are located in Mizoram.
Miscellaneous
- Sushila Karki: became the new Prime Minister of Nepal → will lead Nepal’s interim government.
- INS Aravali: Indian Navy’s latest base → recently commissioned in Gurugram.
- Blue Tides-Two Shores One Vision: two-day blue economy conclave to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from on 18-19 September 2025 → being organised by the Kerala’s State’s Fisheries department in collaboration with the Union government and the European Union.
- Andhra Pradesh accounts for 50% of India’s overall shrimp exports of ₹40,000 crore.
- 17th Meeting of the India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism: Held in Paris → Indian delegation was led by K D Dewal.
- Albania has appointed an AI-generated ‘minister’ to tackle corruption.
- Fujian: China’s newest aircraft carrier.
- Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to over 27 years for plotting coup and trying to destroy democracy.
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