DAILY GK 3-4 SEPTEMBER 2025

 DAILY GK 3-4 SEPTEMBER 2025 

1.       INDIA JOINS ‘HEALTH AI GRN’

·         The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that India joined Health Artificial Intelligence (AI) Global Regulatory Network (Health AI GRN), a Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health, with an aim to strengthen governance and oversight of AI in healthcare.

·         India was represented by ICMR-NIRDHDS and IndiaAI. 

·         They will collaborate with GRN members such as the United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore in early warning systems and safety mechanisms for AI in health.

·         HealthAI: Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland.

 


2.       PM NARENDRA MODI’S VISIT TO JAPAN

·         The Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra Modi undertook a two-day official visit to Japan at the invitation of Shigeru Ishiba, PM of Japan. 

·         This marked PM Modi’s 8th visit to Japan and 1st to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit.

·         PM attended the India-Japan Economic Forum held in Tokyo, Japan.

·         The forum was jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Keidanren, Japan Business Federation.

·         Both India and Japan signed 13 MoUs and other agreements covering human resource exchange, environment, digital technologies, space and cultural cooperation.

·         During his 2-day visit to Japan, PM Modi was gifted with a traditional Daruma doll by Rev Seishi Hirose, Chief Priest of the Shorinzan Daruma-ji temple, Takasaki Gunma in Tokyo, Japan.

 

3.       25TH SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION (SCO) SUMMIT

·         Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra Modi undertook a 2-day official visit to China as 2nd leg of his two-nation tour, at the invitation of Xi Jinping, President of China.

·         PM Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin, northern port city of China to attend the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.

·         He addressed the plenary session of the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the SCO held in Tianjin

·         He also held bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and several other leaders, on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.

·         Theme of SCO: ‘Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move’.

·         The CHS of SCO member nations granted the status of SCO dialogue partner to Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).

·         The SCO grouping now comprises 10 members and 17 partners.

·         During the SCO Summit, CHS of SCO signed and unanimously adopted the Tianjin Declaration, outlines commitment among member states on Artificial Intelligence (AI), among others.

·         At the conclusion of SCO Summit, Kyrgyzstan assumed the SCO’s rotating chairmanship for 2025-26.

·         Also, 26th SCO-CHS meeting will be held in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, under the theme ’25 Years of the SCO: together for a stable world, development, and prosperity’.

·         While, Pakistan will hold the SCO’s rotating chairmanship for 2026-27 and will host the 27th SCO-CGHS meeting in its capital city, Islamabad.

 

4.       16TH ASIAN SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP

·         The 16th Asian Shooting Championship was held from at the Shymkent Shooting Plaza in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The competition featured 748 athletes from 27 countries across Asia participating in various shooting disciplines at senior and junior levels.

·         India’s contingent of 35 senior shooters and 129 junior athletes created history by topping the medal tally for the first time, winning a total of 99 medals, including 50 gold, 26 silver, and 23 bronze.

·         Kazakhstan placed 2nd in medal tally with total 70 medals including 21 Gold, 24 silver,25 bronze.

·         The championship was organized by the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) in collaboration with the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) and the Kazakhstan Shooting Sport Federation.

 

5.       2025 SAFF U17 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

·         India won the 7th edition of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U17 Women’s Championship title, a football tournament, defeating Nepal for 5-0 in Thimphu, Nepal.

·         Four teams (India,Bangladesh,Nepal,Bhutan) participated in the championship, competing in a round-robin format to decide the winners.

·         India finished with 5 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, and 27 goals with none conceded.

 

6.       PICKLEBALL WORLD CUP 2025

·         The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA), the official National Sports Federation for Pickleball under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), announced India’s first-ever team to participate in the Pickleball World Cup 2025.

·         The selected team will compete in the Pickleball World Cup 2025, scheduled to be held under the Global Pickleball Federation in Florida, USA).

·         14-member squad selected across three categories: Open Category, Under-16 Category and 50+ Category.

·         India’s Global Sports (also known as Global Sports Pickleball), a sports management and promotion company, became a founding member of the world’s first Global Pickleball Alliance, which aims to create the world’s first professional global pickleball tour, starting in 2026.

 

7.       DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2025

·         Australian Formula One (F1) driver Oscar Piastri (McLaren) secured victory at the 35th edition of the Dutch Grand Prix 2025 held at Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands.

·         Runner-up is Max Verstappen (Red Bull, Netherlands).

 

8.       29TH BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025

·         The 29th edition of the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Championships 2025, officially known as the Total Energies BWF World Championships 2025, was held in Paris, France.

·         This was the first time since 2010 that Paris hosted the championship.

·         The tournament featured 383 competitors from 53 nations and witnessed historic victories across categories.

·         India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won a bronze medal in the men’s doubles.

·         SHI Yu Qi of China won his first-ever World Championship men crown, defeating defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.

·         Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi clinched her third World Championship women’s title, defeating China’s CHEN Yu Fei.

 

9.       COMMONWEALTH WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

·         The 30th Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025, which also included the 25th Commonwealth Senior Championships, concluded in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

·         The championship was organised by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) with support from the Sports Authority of Gujarat and the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.

·         The event saw participation from 290 athletes across 30 Commonwealth nations in Senior, Junior, and Youth categories.

·         India finished 1st on the medal tally with 40 medals – 27 Gold, 10 Silver, and 3 Bronze.

·         Nigeria, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Samoa followed in the top five.

 

10.    AMIT MISHRA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

·         Amit Mishra, an Indian cricketer, has announced retirement from international cricket.

·         He represented India in 22 Test matches, claiming 76 wickets with a best bowling performance of 5/71.

·         He played 36 ODIs, taking 64 wickets, including a best of 6/48.

·         In 10 T20 Is,he  secured 16 wickets, with best figures of 3/24.

·         He is the only bowler in IPL history to have taken three hat-tricks.