Hockey Asia Cup 2025
News-India wins Hockey Asia Cup 2025.
- Event – India won the 2025 Men’s Hockey Asia Cup.
- Date and Venue – Victory on 07 September 2025 in Rajgir, Bihar.
- Final Match – Defeated defending champion Korea with a score of 4-1.
- Achievement – Ended eight-year wait for Asia Cup title and secured a place in the 2026 World Cup.
- Past Wins – India previously won the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007, and 2017.
Carlos Alcaraz
News- Carlos Alcaraz Wins 2nd U.S. Open Title, Reclaims World No. 1.
- Event – Carlos Alcaraz won his second U.S. Open men’s singles title.
- Date – 7 September 2025.
- Venue – Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Opponent – Defeated Jannik Sinner with score 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
- Achievement – Reclaimed World No. 1 ranking and secured 6th Grand Slam title.
- Record – First player since 1978 to win multiple majors on all three surfaces before age 23.
- Performance – 42 winners, 10 aces, zero double faults.
- Head-to-head – Extended lead over Sinner to 10-5.
- Significance – Cemented status as leading young star in tennis.
Adani Power –Druk Green
News-Adani Power, Druk Green to set up ₹6,000-cr hydel project.
- Event – Adani Power signed a pact with Bhutan’s Druk Green Power for a hydro project.
- Capacity and Investment – 570 MW project with Rs 6,000 crore investment.
- Type – Run-of-river project on Wangchu River/Basin in Chukha District, Bhutan.
- River Info – Wangchu River (Raidāk River in India) is a key tributary of the Brahmaputra River.
- Purpose – Meets Bhutan’s winter electricity demand; surplus power in summer exported to India.
Mother Mary Comes to Me
News- Writer Arundhati Roy’s memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me” released.
- Event – Arundhati Roy and her brother Lalit Kumar Christopher Roy launched memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me”.
- Date and Place – Launched in Kochi, Kerala on 02 September 2025.
- Birth Details – Arundhati Roy born on 24 November 1961 in Shillong, Meghalaya, in a Christian family.
- Booker Prize – Winner of 1997 Booker Prize for novel “The God of Small Things”.
- PEN Pinter Prize – Winner of 2024 PEN Pinter Prize awarded by English PEN.
Operation Sindoor
News- COAS General Upendra Dwivedi Launches Book ‘Operation Sindoor’ by Retd. Lt. Gen. KJS Dhillion.
- Event – Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi launched book ‘Operation Sindoor’ in New Delhi.
- Book Title – “Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan”.
- Author – Retd. Lt. Gen KJS Dhillon.
- Key Message – The book is a tribute to the courage, professionalism, and unyielding spirit of the Indian Army and the nation.
- Operation Insight – Indian Army moved like a rhythmic wave with synergised personnel during Operation Sindoor.
MCQs
Q1. Where was the final of the 2025 Men’s Hockey Asia Cup held?
A) New Delhi
B) Kochi
C) Rajgir, Bihar
D) Mumbai
Q2. Who won his second U.S. Open men’s singles title in 2025?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Rafael Nadal
C) Carlos Alcaraz
D) Daniil Medvedev
Q3. Where is the Wangchu River located, where the hydel project will be set up?
A) Chukha District, Bhutan
B) Darjeeling, India
C) Kathmandu, Nepal
D) Sikkim, India
Q4. Who is the author of the book “Mother Mary Comes to Me”?
A) KJS Dhillon
B) Arundhati Roy
C) Lalit Kumar Roy
D) General Upendra Dwivedi
Q5. Who authored the book ‘Operation Sindoor’?
A) General Upendra Dwivedi
B) Retd. Lt. Gen KJS Dhillon
C) Arundhati Roy
D) Lalit Kumar Roy