India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Union Agriculture Minister announced a 15-day nationwide campaign called Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan. The campaign will run from 29th May to 12th June to raise awareness about modern technology and new seed varieties among farmers. This was announced during the National Conference on Agriculture – Kharif Campaign 2025 held in New Delhi. The campaign will cover 700 districts and aims to reach nearly 1.5 crore farmers across India. Around 2,000 teams including farm scientists, officials, and progressive farmers will be formed with centre-state collaboration. Each team will hold three meetings daily at the district level to reach 10–12 lakh farmers every day.

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Recently, the Karnataka government launched Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited (B-SMILE) initiative with an initial funding of ₹7,000 crore to accelerate major infrastructure projects in Bengaluru. B-SMILE is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), a government-owned company created to plan, fund, and implement large-scale urban projects. It is part of the upcoming Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, aimed at unified and efficient urban development. Unlike existing civic bodies like BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike), BDA (Bangalore Development Authority), and BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board), B-SMILE will work centrally across zones. It will be governed by an 11-member Board and led by a full-time Chief Executive Officer (CEO), an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. This move addresses issues like traffic congestion, overlapping authorities, and slow project execution by enabling professional, long-term planning.

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On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, contestants of Miss World 2025 from 22 countries visited Buddhavanam, a major Buddhist theme park. Buddhavanam is located on the northern bank of the Krishna River in Telangana, India. It was sanctioned by the Government of India as part of the integrated Buddhist Circuit to boost tourism, especially from Southeast Asia. The park covers an area of 279 acres. It is designed to showcase the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha through various themed sections.

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The Telangana government recently sanctioned 10,000 Indiramma houses for Chenchu tribal families to improve their living conditions. The Chenchus are a food-gathering tribe mainly living in the Nallamalai forests of Andhra Pradesh. They are classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) by the government due to their isolated lifestyle and low development indicators. Chenchus are also found in Telangana, Karnataka, and Odisha. Their language, also called Chenchu, belongs to the Dravidian language family, and many speak Telugu as well. A Chenchu village is called a “Penta”, with huts spaced based on family closeness. They live in small families, with men and women having equal social roles.

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Mizoram has officially been declared a fully literate state by Chief Minister Lalduhoma during a special ceremony at Mizoram University in Aizawl. This makes Mizoram the first state in India to achieve full functional literacy, defined by the Ministry of Education as having a literacy rate above 95%. A door-to-door survey by Cluster Resource Centre Coordinators (CRCCs) in August–September 2023 identified 3,026 non-literate persons, with 1,692 actively participating in learning. The PFLS (Performance of the Foundational Literacy Survey) 2023–24 recorded Mizoram’s literacy rate at 98.20%, confirming the success. In June 2024, Ladakh became the first fully literate administrative unit, and now Mizoram has become the first fully literate Indian state.

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Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) inaugurated Polar Bhavan and Sagar Bhavan at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Vasco da Gama, Goa. NCPOR was established in 1998 as an autonomous Research and Development (R&D) institute and was earlier known as the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR). NCPOR functions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). Polar Bhavan is the largest building on the NCPOR campus, covering 11,378 square meters and built at a cost of ₹55 crore. It includes advanced laboratories, 55 rooms for scientists, conference halls, a library, and the Science on Sphere (SOS) 3D Earth systems visualisation platform. It will also house India’s first Polar and Ocean Museum to help the public learn about scientific research. Sagar Bhavan covers 1,772 square meters and was built at a cost of ₹13 crore.

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and others. The case involves corruption in the Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project (KHPP). KHPP is a Run-of-River hydroelectric scheme launched in 2019. It is expected to start commercial operation by July 2025. The project is located in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. KHPP lies between Kirthai II (upstream) and Kwar (downstream) power projects. KHPP aims to strengthen renewable energy infrastructure in northern India. The project site is near the confluence of the Chenab River with Singad and Bela streams, close to Patharnakki and Kiru villages.

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Ministry of Panchayati Raj held a two-day national write-shop in New Delhi to launch the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) Version 2.0 for the financial year 2023–24. PAI is a tool developed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to track performance of more than 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats. It is based on nine themes that align with Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs). The new version helps improve local governance by measuring progress in areas like health, education, infrastructure, and environment.

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Recently, Diu became the first district in India to meet its entire power demand using solar energy, achieving a capacity of 11.88 megawatts (MW). Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Pralhad Joshi praised Diu as a national model for adopting clean energy. Diu now meets all its daytime electricity needs through solar power, showing strong progress in renewable energy use.

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Recently, IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Kharagpur developed a web app called Dynamic Route Planning for Urban Green Mobility (DRUM). DRUM is like Google Maps but also helps users choose routes based on air quality and energy efficiency. It offers five route options: shortest, fastest, Least Exposure to Air Pollution (LEAP), Least Energy Consumption Route (LECR), and a combined suggested route. It uses live pollution and traffic data fetched instantly when a user enters a route. The app uses GraphHopper and Mapbox for real-time routing and traffic updates.