India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) launched ‘Sanchari Cauvery’ to supply clean drinking water using GPS-tracked tankers in Bengaluru. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar launched the ‘Sarvarigu Sanchari Cauvery’ scheme to stop the monopoly of private water tanker mafia charging up to ₹3,000 per tanker. Under the scheme, 4,000 litres is priced at ₹660, 6,000 litres at ₹740, and 12,000 litres at ₹1,290, with extra charges for deliveries beyond 2 km. The ‘Kaverionwheels’ app allows real-time booking, tracking, and OTP-based verification of deliveries.

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The Sample Registration System (SRS) 2021 report released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) on May 7 shows that India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR), the average number of children per woman, stayed constant at 2.0 in both 2020 and 2021. Bihar recorded the highest TFR at 3.0, while Delhi and West Bengal had the lowest at 1.4. The share of children aged 0-14 dropped from 41.2% in 1971 to 24.8% in 2021. The working-age population (15-59 years) increased from 53.4% to 66.2% in the same period. The elderly population aged 65+ rose from 5.3% to 5.9%, and those aged 60+ increased from 6% to 9%. Kerala had the highest elderly population at 14.4%, followed by Tamil Nadu at 12.9% and Himachal Pradesh at 12.3%. Bihar, Assam, and Delhi had the lowest elderly population with 6.9%, 7%, and 7.1% respectively. The average age at effective marriage for women has increased from 19.3 years in 1990 to 22.5 years in 2021.

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The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) launched ‘Sagar Mein Samman’ (SMS) to promote women’s participation in the maritime sector. It was unveiled by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal during the first International Day for Women in Maritime celebrations in Mumbai. The policy aims to create a gender-equitable maritime workforce through training, safety, leadership, and skill development. It aligns with the government’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) goals and Maritime India Vision 2030. The government targets 12% female representation in technical maritime roles by 2030. The event theme, “Women in Maritime: Leading Transformation and Sustainability,” supports UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The initiative aims to make women a strong pillar of ‘Nari Shakti’ in India’s maritime future.

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The Integrated Government Online Training (iGOT) Karmayogi platform has crossed a major milestone of 1 crore registered users. iGOT Karmayogi is launched under Mission Karmayogi, which is India’s National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB). It acts as a central learning hub for all levels of government officials through online, anytime, and role-based digital training. The platform replaces traditional classroom training with continuous and modular learning. It is designed as a scalable Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for long-term learning. iGOT Karmayogi is developed as a key part of the Digital India stack.

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The Department of Posts has launched DHRUVA, which stands for Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address. It marks a major step toward building a nationwide Digital Address Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). DHRUVA provides a geo-coded, standard, and interoperable digital address system. It aims to make address-related services simple, secure, and consent-based across government and private sectors. The core idea is Address-as-a-Service (AaaS), which allows users to manage their address data efficiently and with control.

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In a bid to boost and expedite investments in agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the Krishi Nivesh Portal. The portal acts as a one-stop platform for farmers, entrepreneurs and industries. It provides easy access to Central and State Government schemes in the agriculture sector. Currently, it gives information on 17 key schemes like Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund.

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A special six-day “Bodhi Yatra” was organised in Uttar Pradesh from June 2 to June 7, 2025, to promote the state’s Buddhist heritage globally. The event was held under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) framework by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department and the Union Ministry of External Affairs. A 50-member delegation from five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries—Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam—joined the yatra. The tour covered key Buddhist sites like Shravasti, Kapilvastu, Kushinagar, Sarnath, and cities like Varanasi, Lucknow, and Agra.

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The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) was inaugurated for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly on 09 June 2025 by the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs. NeVA is developed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) to digitize legislative proceedings across all 37 State and Union Territory (UT) legislatures. It works on the principle of ‘One Nation – One Application’ to bring transparency, paperless functioning, and efficiency in lawmaking. Recently, Puducherry joined the digital platform to modernize its Assembly operations and contribute to a unified digital legislative ecosystem.

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Bihar has become the first state in India to introduce an Android-based e-voting system, starting with municipal and urban body elections on 28th June 2025. The e-voting initiative will be implemented through two mobile apps—“e-Voting SECBHR” developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and another by the Bihar State Election Commission (SEC). So far, 10,000 voters have registered, and 50,000 will be able to vote without visiting polling booths.

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The Union Minister of Women and Child Development has launched the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub to support gender-sensitive planning across India. It is a digital platform developed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The aim is to help policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders use gender-disaggregated data and tools for better planning. The portal offers policy briefs, best practices, and resources to promote gender equity in budgeting. It supports both Central and State-level planning with a focus on gender inclusion.