15th SEPTEMBER 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Anbukaram scheme
- As part of the Tamil Nadu government's 'Thayumanavar' scheme, the Tamil Nadu government announced that the 'Anbukaram' scheme will be launched to protect children who have lost both parents and who are unable to be cared for by the other parent.
- Through this scheme, those children will be provided with a monthly assistance of Rs. 2,000 to continue their education without dropping out until the age of 18. Not only that, they will also be provided with college education and relevant skill development training after completing their schooling.
- In this context, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched this scheme at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai and provided assistance to the children. He also provided laptops to students who have lost both parents and completed Plus 2 and have been admitted to various higher educational institutions through the efforts of the Tamil Nadu government.
- The annual inflation rate based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the month of August 2025 was 0.52%. The positive rate of inflation in August 2025 was primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, other manufactured goods, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral products and other transport equipment.
- Primary articles (weight 22.62%): – The index for this major group increased by 1.60% to 191.0 (provisional) in August 2025 from 188.0 (provisional) in July 2025. The prices of non-food articles (2.92%), minerals (2.66%) and food articles (1.45%) increased in August 2025 as compared to July 2025. Prices of crude petroleum and natural gas (-0.43%) decreased in August, 2025 as compared to July, 2025.
- Fuel and electricity (weight 13.15%): The index for this main group decreased by 0.69% to 143.6 (provisional) in August, 2025 from 144.6 (provisional) in July, 2025. Prices of electricity (-2.91%) and mineral oils (-0.07%) decreased in August, 2025 as compared to July, 2025. The price of coal remained the same as in the previous month.
- Manufactured goods (weight 64.23%): – The index for this main group increased by 0.21% to 144.9 (provisional) in August, 2025 from 144.6 (provisional) in July, 2025. Out of the 22 NIC two-digit groups for manufactured goods, 13 groups saw an increase in prices, 5 groups saw a decrease in prices and 4 groups saw no change in prices.
- Some of the important groups that showed an increase in prices month-on-month were manufacture of food products; textiles; electrical equipment; other transport equipment and machinery and equipment etc. Some groups of manufacture of basic metals; computer, electronic and optical products; wearing apparel; wood and wood and cork and furniture etc. witnessed a decrease in prices in August, 2025 as compared to July, 2025.
- Final Index for the Month of June 2025: The final wholesale price index and inflation rate for ‘All Goods’ for the month of June 2025 were 153.7 and (-) 0.19% respectively.
- Response Rate: The WPI for August 2025 is based on a weighted response rate of 82.1 percent, while the final figure for June 2025 is based on a weighted response rate of 95.2 percent.
- The 16th Chiefs of Staff Conference, which will bring together senior commanders from the Army, Air Force and Navy, will be held in Kolkata for three days from today to September 17.
- National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and the three chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces were present at the conference.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also attended the meeting, his first since Operation Sindoor. The Combined Chiefs of Staff Conference is held every two years. In the conference held today, senior commanders of the three services held consultations on various security issues including border security and Kashmir terrorism.
- In the final match held in Hong Kong, Lakshana Chen and Chinese player Li Shepeng clashed. In this, Li Shepeng won the gold medal by a score of 21-15, 21-12. Lakshana Chen, who came in second, got the silver medal.
- In the final round of the men's doubles category, the Indian pair of Chadwick Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came in second.
- In the final, the Chinese pair of Liang Wei and Wang Chang defeated the Chadwick and Siraj pair by a score of 21-14, 21-17 to win the title. The Indian pair, who came in second, got the silver medal.
- The competition is being held in Ningbo, China, on behalf of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). India's Meghana Sajjanar won bronze by finishing 3rd with 233 points in the 10m air rifle final held yesterday.
- China's Peng Jinlu won the gold medal and Norway's Jeanette Hegdestad won the silver. India has won one gold and one bronze in this competition so far.
- The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament amid strong opposition and became law last April. While cases were filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on this law, the court has given its verdict today. Some of the points mentioned in the verdict have been welcomed.
- In particular, can a non-Muslim be appointed as the CEO of the State Waqf Board? The court has also answered the question.
- The court refused to stay the entire law. But it has banned certain aspects. In particular, the condition that a person should have followed Islamic practice for at least five years to establish a waqf has been banned. This ban will continue until the state governments make rules to verify this condition.
- The clauses that do not recognize the land as waqf land until a decision is taken regarding the land allegedly occupied by the government have also been banned. The Supreme Court has said that allowing the District Collector to decide cases related to occupation is against the separation of powers.
- The disputed waqf land will not be affected until a tribunal or court decides on the ownership of the waqf land. At the same time, the court has said in its order that no third-party rights should be created in those lands until the dispute is resolved.
- It has clarified that the number of non-Muslim members in the Central Waqf Council should not exceed four and the number of non-Muslim members in the State Waqf Boards should not exceed three.
- That is, in the Central Waqf Council, not more than 4 non-Muslim members out of 22 members should be members. Similarly, the court has ordered that in the Board constituted under Section 14 of the Amended Waqf Act, not more than 3 non-Muslim members out of 11 members should be members.
- The court did not interfere with the provision that a non-Muslim can be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the State Waqf Board. However, the court has emphasized that, wherever possible, a Muslim person should be appointed.
- A bench comprising Justice P.R. Kawai and Justice A.G. Masih have mentioned the above points in their judgments.
