India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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The Delhi government launched the “Vishram Grih” pilot project to provide rest facilities for patient attendants. The project is being implemented in city hospitals, including Lok Nayak Hospital. It offers a dedicated space for families waiting for patients, especially those traveling long distances. The initiative aims to create a comfortable resting place for attendants during extended hospital stays. Facilities will help family members who spend long hours at the hospital while patients undergo treatment. Primary beneficiaries are patients’ families and attendants, particularly those coming from other cities or states for hospital care.

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Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) signed an MoU with EdCIL (India) Limited on 9th September 2025 in New Delhi. The collaboration is under the new ASPIRE (Accelerating Strategic Progress in Research and Education) programme. The objective is to link defence expertise with emerging ed-tech solutions and extend iDEX’s innovation model to the civilian sector.iDEX is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence, launched in 2018 by Government of India. EdCIL is a Mini Ratna Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Ministry of Education with expertise in ed-tech and consultancy.

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The World Bank has approved a Rs 1,675 crore project to boost Tamil Nadu’s coastal resilience under the Strengthening Coastal Resilience and the Economy (SHORE) project. Of this, Rs 1,172.5 crore will be funded by the World Bank and Rs 502.5 crore by the Tamil Nadu government. The project will restore 30,000 hectares through mangrove plantations, sand dune recovery, coral reef and seagrass protection. It will be implemented under Tamil Nadu’s TN-SHORE Mission with a dedicated blue carbon agency. The project supports India’s Vision 2030 for the blue economy, with private sector participation in eco-tourism and plastic waste management.

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The Maharashtra Government announced two initiatives- NaMo Gardens and NaMo Tourism Skill Programme to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday on September 17, 2025. NaMo Gardens will be developed across all 394 municipal councils and nagar panchayats with a total budget of ₹394 crore (₹1 crore per civic body). Gardens will be completed within one year and named after the Prime Minister. Divisional-level competitions will reward the top three civic bodies with ₹5 crore, ₹3 crore, and ₹1 crore respectively. NaMo Tourism Skill Programme will train 7,500 local youths in hospitality and tour guiding. NaMo Tourism Information and Facilitation Centres will be set up at heritage sites like Raigad, Pratapgad, Shivneri, Salher forts, and Meghdoot Bungalow, Mumbai.

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The Karnataka High Court on 24th September 2025 dismissed a petition filed by by social media and tech giant X Corporation. The petition had challenged the Union government’s ‘Sahyog’ portal. Sahyog is a centralized platform developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C). It aims to prevent, detect, investigate, and prosecute cybercrime in India. The portal automates the process of sending notices to intermediaries under the IT Act, 2000. It enables the removal or disabling of unlawful online content. It connects all Authorized Agencies and intermediaries on a single platform for better coordination.

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Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), with Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, inaugurated a two-day National Training-cum-Workshop on the NAKSHA Programme on 6–7 October 2025. The workshop gathers District Magistrates and Collectors nationwide to prepare for NAKSHA’s roll-out. NAKSHA Programme is a one-year pilot under Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) for transparent, efficient, and accessible urban land governance. It uses geospatial mapping, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and Web-GIS tools to map urban land digitally.

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Union Minister of Roads, Transport and Highways, Mr Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated India’s first commercial electric truck battery swapping and charging station Panchi Gujran village, Sonipat, Haryana. 5 million tons of stubble are used annually for bio-bitumen in road construction in Maharashtra, Nagpur, and Jabalpur. Ethanol production from corn has expanded the corn market and enabled flexi-engines in agricultural machinery. EV trucks will reduce pollution and run at lower transport costs than railways. India aims to produce aviation and ship fuel, lowering logistics costs and fuel expenses.

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Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced the transfer of technology under the AgriEnIcs Programme. AgriEnIcs is a national programme of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) focused on agriculture and environment. Its objective is to research, develop, deploy, demonstrate, and commercialize advanced technologies in these domains. It acts as a national platform for research and development (R&D) and technology translation in agriculture and environmental management.

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India’s Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister outlined the Integrated Alert System at the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) meeting in Durban. SACHET is a disaster early warning platform by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for real-time geo-targeted alerts. It was developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) under the Department of Telecom. It follows the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) recommended by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The system integrates multiple stakeholders to bridge communication gaps.

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The Ministry of Law and Justice launched the “Live Cases” Dashboard under the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS). The dashboard provides real-time data visualization of court cases for proactive decision-making and better inter-ministerial coordination. LIMBS is a web-based litigation monitoring system from the central government’s perspective. It is an easy-to-access online tool available 24×7, enabling transparent, effective, and proactive monitoring of court cases. The system covers the entire life cycle of litigation, helping ministries and departments track and manage legal matters efficiently.