India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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The Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti organised a virtual workshop on “Technology for Efficient Water Management” in the Sujalam Bharat Summit 2025. The Sujalam Bharat Summit is a national initiative led by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and coordinated by NITI Aayog. It focuses on water management, sanitation, and sustainable practices. The summit aims to bring grassroots perspectives into national policy-making in line with the Prime Minister’s vision.

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The Odisha government announced the creation of a digital library named Gyana Yagnya Mandap to preserve rare records of the Jagannath Temple, Puri. It will be built on the site of the old Raghunandan Library, part of the Emar Mutt, near the temple premises. The original library, established in the early 20th century, housed palm-leaf manuscripts and religious texts in Odia, Sanskrit, and Bengali. The digital library will preserve Madala Panji (historic temple chronicle), ritual manuals, scriptures, and administrative/cultural documents. It will feature a modern e-library system and research centre for scholars, devotees, and the public.

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India is launching a cooperative-driven national ride-hailing platform called Bharat Taxi to promote trust, inclusion, and technology. National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) will provide advisory and technical support. NeGD will provide platform integration with DigiLocker, UMANG, and API Setu, cybersecurity and compliance, governance advisory, and UI/UX & accessibility support.

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The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Uttar Pradesh Police launched Operation Shikanja from 9th to 13th October 2025. The operation led to the arrest of 23 absconding economic offenders across the state. The main objective was to catch long-time absconders involved in major financial scams in Uttar Pradesh. It aimed to recover misused public funds and strengthen the rule of law against white-collar crimes. The drive shows a statewide crackdown on financial crimes, enhancing public trust and economic justice in Uttar Pradesh

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A pilot bamboo plantation project was recently launched in Adilabad district of Telangana to restore traditional livelihoods of the Kolam tribal people. The Kolam tribe, also called Kolamboli, Kulme, or Kolmi, mainly live in Madhya Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. They are listed as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). Historically, the Kolams served as priests for the Gond tribe in the 12th century. Their society is patrilineal and divided into clans where inter-clan marriages are not allowed. They speak the Kolami language and depend on farming and forest work for livelihood.

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Telangana has become the top State in India for recovering stolen and missing mobile phones. More than 1,00,020 phones were recovered using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal. The CEIR system, developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), helps trace stolen phones and block fake devices. It is active in all 780 police stations of Telangana, with Crime Investigation Department (CID) as the nodal agency.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Shaurya Van in Jaisalmer and visited the 1971 Indo-Pak War Museum. Shaurya Van is a light-and-sound show in the Thar Desert dedicated to the bravery and sacrifices of Indian soldiers. On the same day, he released the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 in New Delhi. DPM 2025, effective from November 1, 2025, will guide revenue procurement worth ₹1 lakh crore for the Armed Forces.

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Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Pramod Sawant, announced that chess has been introduced in school and college curricula. The initiative aims to help students build confidence and develop strategic thinking skills. He spoke at the launch of the FIDE World Cup logo in Goa. The event has boosted tourism in the state. It has strengthened Goa’s global image as a destination for sports and culture. The FIDE World Cup has provided positive momentum to Goa’s economy. The move reflects the state’s focus on education, skill development, and international sports promotion.

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In November 2025, Maharashtra government has launched a new incentive scheme for cooperative and private sugar mills to strengthen their financial capacity and promote quality performance. The scheme was introduced to mark the International Year of Cooperatives and the Diamond Jubilee of the cooperative sugar industry. It aims to identify and reward top-performing sugar factories with competitive quality standards. Mills will be evaluated annually across nine key parameters for quality and efficiency.

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, visited IIT Bombay and hailed BharatGen as India’s first sovereign multilingual and multimodal AI-driven Large Language Model (LLM). BharatGen supports 22+ Indian languages and integrates text, speech, and document vision modalities to understand and generate information naturally. Built as a national AI asset, it reflects India’s linguistic, cultural, and social diversity, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of tech rooted in India