MTO Current Affairs One Liner: 09-October-2025

India unveiled its National Red List Assessment (NRLA) Vision 2025-2030 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, marking a major step in biodiversity documentation and conservation.
The Union Government released ₹410.76 crores as first installment of XV Finance Commission grants for the financial year 2025–26 to Rural Local Bodies in Andhra Pradesh.
The Government of India disbursed ₹680.71 crores as the first instalment of Untied Grants under the 15th Finance Commission to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in West Bengal for FY 2025-26.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the role of ethics, economy, and ecology in India’s development, highlighting the rise of India’s automobile market and major infrastructure projects at the 120th PHDCCI Annual Session.

Top Indian power companies including Adani Power, NTPC, Torrent Power, and JSW Energy plan investments exceeding Rs 5.5 lakh crore to expand thermal power capacity by over 50 GW by 2032.
India is building 10,000 km of new greenfield expressways with an investment of ₹6 lakh crore to improve connectivity and boost economic growth.
Indian Railways reported capital expenditure of ₹1.42 trillion during April-September 2025, focusing on infrastructure expansion and modernisation.
India is preparing a ₹7,350 crore plan to enhance rare earth magnet manufacturing to support its electric vehicle and renewable energy ambitions.

HSBC has committed $1 billion (around Rs 8,880 crore) to support Indian start-ups through its Innovation Banking platform, offering working capital and term loans for early to late-stage companies.
India’s National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), in collaboration with fintech Razorpay and Microsoft-backed OpenAI, has launched a pilot enabling AI-driven e-commerce payments directly via ChatGPT using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
India’s outbound foreign direct investment was $4.41 billion in September 2025, showing a moderate decline year-on-year but an increase from August.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) updated its projection for growth in global goods trade to 2.4% for 2025, citing positive resilience amid economic headwinds.

The Andhra Pradesh State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB), chaired by CM N Chandrababu Naidu, approved 30 investment proposals, including Google’s $10 billion hyperscale data centre in Visakhapatnam, expected to generate 188,000 jobs and boost the state’s GSDP by ₹10,518 crore annually during 2028-2032.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated several key infrastructure projects in Maharashtra on October 9, 2025, including Metro Line 3 of Nagpur Metro and the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) project.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh embarked on a strategic visit to Australia to discuss deepening defence cooperation and bilateral relations.
Prominent personalities including Deputy Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, and author Shobhaa De are scheduled to speak at the Dehradun Literature Festival 2025.
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to pilot a green hydrogen production project using paddy straw feedstock.

Payments startup Pay10 appointed cricket superstar Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma as its global brand ambassadors ahead of launching its UPI-based payment app.
Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his visionary literary works depicting apocalyptic and dystopian themes.

World Post Day, observed annually on October 9, celebrates the establishment and significance of the universal postal system in connecting people and fostering global communication.

Indian cricketer Sanju Samson was named the official ambassador of the English Premier League (EPL) in India to promote the league and engage fans ahead of the football season.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries Limited, retained the top spot on Forbes’ list of India’s 100 richest people with a net worth of $105 billion, despite a 12% decline from the previous year.