India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched the ‘Apna Ghar’ initiative to support truck drivers during long journeys. A total of 368 ‘Apna Ghar’ units with 4,611 beds have been set up by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) at highway fuel stations. These units provide dormitory beds, restaurants or dhabas, clean toilets, bathing facilities, cooking spaces, and purified drinking water. The initiative aims to ensure safe, hygienic, and comfortable resting spaces for truckers across national and state highways.

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The West Bengal government launched the Amader Para Amader Samadhan (Our Neighbourhood, Our Solution) programme on 2nd August 2025. It aims to deliver governance directly to people’s doorsteps. It is a flagship initiative to promote participatory governance and fast-track local problem-solving. The main goal is on-the-spot grievance resolution by connecting citizens with officials. The programme will run till 3rd November 2025.

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Central government recently urged all states to actively use the India Cine Hub Portal to promote global film production locally. India Cine Hub Portal was launched on June 28, 2024 by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is a single-window system for film permissions, incentives, and resource mapping across India. It was developed under the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). Its aim is to help foreign filmmakers shoot films in India by easing procedures and promoting India as a filming destination.

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National Commission for Women (NCW) launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Program named “Yashoda AI” in May 2025. The program aims to equip women across India with AI literacy for better digital inclusion. It focuses on empowering women in areas like cyber security, digital privacy, and safe online practices. Till date, around 2500 women from rural and semi-urban areas have received training under this program. Beneficiaries include Self-Help Group (SHG) members, elected representatives like Sarpanchs, MLAs, ASHA workers, students, faculty, micro-entrepreneurs, police, and government officials. This update was shared by Minister of State for Women and Child Development Smt. Savitri Thakur in Rajya Sabha.

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Indian Railways conducted a trial run of Asia’s largest freight train ‘Rudrastra,’ 4.5 km long. The trial ran from Ganjkhwaja, Uttar Pradesh, to Garhwa, Jharkhand, covering 209 km in 5 hours 10 minutes at 40.50 km/h average speed. Rudrastra was prepared by joining three long-haul racks, each made of two goods trains. It had 345 wagons, each empty wagon carrying 72 tonnes of goods capacity. Seven engines were used, with two in front and one after every 59 bogeys.

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Maharashtra has implemented ‘Disha Abhiyan’ to provide uniform and quality education for students with intellectual disabilities. The curriculum was developed by Jai Vakil Foundation, established in 1944, using 80 years of experience and universal teaching methods. It is approved by the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID). The program is running in 453 special schools across the state. Maharashtra is the first state to prioritize the needs of the disabled.

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH) virtually. It is India’s first national initiative to benchmark and strengthen state drug regulatory systems using a transparent, data-driven framework. It is proposed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). It ensures consistent drug safety and quality standards. It has 27 indices for manufacturing states and 23 for primarily distribution states, covering themes like human resources, infrastructure, licensing, surveillance, and responsiveness.

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India generates 350–990 million tonnes of agricultural residues annually, creating challenges in proper management. Most agro-waste is burned or left to decompose, causing air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil organic carbon depletion. Inspired by the Amul Cooperative model, a decentralised rural cooperative system is proposed to convert agro-waste into compost, vermicompost, and biochar. The initiative is termed Brown Revolution 2.0, aimed at restoring soil health, securing food productivity, creating rural livelihoods, and supporting climate commitments. This approach builds on lessons from the first Brown Revolution for tribal leather and coffee promotion.

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On 19th August 2025, Press Registrar General of India (PRGI) launched the Press Sewa portal as a single-window digital platform. The portal will simplify and speed up registration for newspapers and periodicals across India. It is designed to enhance transparency, reduce approval delays, and improve ease of doing business for publishers. The initiative will remove bureaucratic hurdles and provide clarity in the registration process. The announcement was made during Vartalap, an interaction programme organized by Press Information Bureau (PIB) Hyderabad under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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Recently, an encounter broke out in Guddar forest, Kulgam, Jammu & Kashmir, under Operation Guddar after terrorists fired at security forces. Operation Guddar is a counter-terrorism mission by J&K Police, Army (Chinar Corps), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). It is named after the Guddar forest area where militants were suspected to be hiding. The aim of operation is to neutralize active terrorists in South Kashmir and secure forested areas and villages used as hideouts. It focuses on intelligence-based, coordinated actions with minimum civilian harm. Operations are high-risk due to dense forest terrain.