India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma launched the ‘Vande Ganga’ water conservation campaign on June 5, 2025, coinciding with World Environment Day and Ganga Dussehra. The campaign will run till June 20 to raise public awareness and promote water-saving efforts across all 41 districts. Activities include cleanliness drives, Tulsi plant distribution, plastic-free pledges, tree plantation, and worship of rivers and water bodies.

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The Madhya Pradesh government launched the Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan on March 30, 2025, for water conservation. Under this, the Ghoda Pachhad River, a tributary of the Narmada, has been revived in Khandwa district with citizen support. Uncontrolled groundwater use had dried up rivers, harming farming. Using the ‘Ridge to Valley’ method, water harvesting structures were built along a 33 km stretch. This method helps slow water flow and store every drop from ridge to valley. Now, rivers in the region show potential for year-round flow.

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In Bihar, the 11th International Yoga Day is celebrated as ‘Yoga Sangam’ on 21st June in all government schools. The Education Department has instructed all District Education Officers to keep schools open despite the ongoing summer vacation. More than 70,000 government schools have received this directive for Yoga Day participation.

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Recently, Rajkot transformed Nakrawadi, a 20-acre old dumpsite with 16 lakh tonnes of legacy waste, into a green urban forest. This was done under the “Lakshya Zero Dumpsite” initiative of the Swachh Bharat Mission led by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The initiative aims to clear old waste sites and create “Garbage Free Cities”. The Rajkot model planted 2.35 lakh native and fast-growing trees using the Miyawaki technique.

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Recently, Uttarakhand launched Operation Kalanemi to act against fake saints cheating the public and harming the image of Sanatana Dharma. The directive was issued by the Chief Minister to the State police for strict enforcement. The operation is named after Kalanemi, a demon from Hindu mythology who misled people by posing as a saint. It targets individuals impersonating religious figures and exploiting the faith of devotees, especially women.

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu recently launched the ‘My Deed’ National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) Pilot Project . It simplifies land registration by requiring only one visit to the tehsil office, with online application available anytime from anywhere. The pilot project covers ten tehsils including Bilaspur Sadar, Dalhousie, Galore, Jaisinghpur, Bhuntar, Padhar, Kumarsain, Rajgarh, Kandaghat, and Bangana.

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On July 21, 2025, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu released the Green Hydrogen Valley Declaration–2025. The announcement followed the Green Hydrogen Summit held at SRM University, Amaravati. Amaravati is set to become India’s Green Hydrogen Valley. The declaration aims to make Andhra Pradesh a leader in green hydrogen innovation and sustainable industrial transformation. It was jointly issued by government officials, global industry leaders, scientists, and policymakers.

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Nagaland University has recently been selected as one of four Incubation Centres in the North Eastern region under a Central Government initiative. The initiative is titled ‘Establish, Develop, and Manage Entrepreneurship Development Centres and Incubation Centres in the Educational Institutes of the North Eastern Region’. It is sponsored by the North Eastern Council (NEC) and implemented by the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE). In the first batch, Nagaland University’s Kohima campus will incubate 44 beneficiaries. These include 16 from Arunachal Pradesh, 6 from Assam, 4 from Manipur, and 18 from Nagaland.

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India’s first fully indigenous 50-kilowatt (kW) geothermal power plant will soon be set up in Arunachal Pradesh. The plant will come up in Tawang district to benefit over 5,000 people. It will operate at a record low temperature of just 68°C using bipolar process technology. The ₹10 crore project is funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and will be completed in three years. The Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies (CESHS) and Shriram Institute for Industrial Research (SIIR) signed an MoU for it.

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Recently, the Central Government constituted the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to handle major disasters with national impact. It is formed under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. NCMC is the apex decision-making body for managing national-level disaster situations. The committee is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary of India. Members include the Union Home Secretary, Defence Secretary, Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat, and members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The Chairperson can include experts or officers from Centre, States, or organizations depending on the crisis type.