India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Adarsh Sanskrit Village Programme to promote Sanskrit, the state’s second official language. In the first phase, one village from each of the 13 districts is selected to learn Sanskrit. The selected villages include Bhogpur, Mukhem, Kotgaon, Baiji, Dimmar, Goda, Urg, Pandeykota, Seri, Khark Karki, Nurpur, Pandeygaon, and Nagla Terai. The government plans to link Sanskrit learning with jobs by involving industries and forming local committees for smooth implementation.

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Recently, Kokborok Sahitya Parishad, an indigenous linguistic organisation, demanded the inclusion of Kokborok language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India with a native script, preferably Devanagari or Bengali. Kokborok is the language of the Borok people and has been an official language of Tripura since 1979, along with Bengali and English. The word Kokborok means “the language of man” or “the language of the Borok people”. It belongs to the Tibeto-Burman group of languages under the Sino-Tibetan family. It is closely related to Bodo and Dimasa languages of Assam and is written in Devanagari, Bengali, and Roman scripts.

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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) recently took suo moto action against five Delhi restaurants for not refunding mandatory service charges, despite the Delhi High Court’s clear judgment. This step protects consumer rights and stops unfair practices where customers are pressured to pay extra charges while dining. As per law, hotels and restaurants cannot force consumers to pay service charges, nor collect them under any other name. The CCPA was set up under Section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which replaced the earlier 1986 Act. The Act was notified on August 9, 2019, and came into effect on July 20, 2020. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is the nodal ministry responsible for this authority.

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Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in India to launch an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based real-time forest alert system for active forest management. This pilot system uses satellite images, mobile feedback, and machine learning to detect forest land encroachment, land use change, and degradation. It is currently being tested in five forest divisions – Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Burhanpur, and Khandwa – known for encroachment and tree felling. Alerts include detailed features like GPS-tagged images, voice notes, and comments, enriched with vegetation and radar indexes such as NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), SAVI (Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index), EVI (Enhanced Vegetation Index), and SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar).

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India recently halted the flow of water through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River, a significant move impacting water access to Pakistan. The Baglihar Dam, also known as the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is located on the Chenab River in the Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir. It features a concrete gravity dam that is 144.5 meters high and 363 meters long, with a reservoir capacity of 475 million cubic meters. The underground powerhouse of the project measures 221 meters long, 24 meters wide, and 51 meters high.

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Operation Keller is a counter-terrorism operation conducted by the Indian Army in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, specifically in the Shoekal Keller area. The operation, launched on May 13, 2025, aimed to neutralize terrorists, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) members, believed to be hiding in the region. It was conducted following intelligence inputs from a Rashtriya Rifles unit and is seen as a follow-up to the aggressive counter-terror policy in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.

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Indian forces launched Operation Nader in the Nader area of Tral, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir on May 15, 2025, acting on specific intelligence inputs. The operation involves the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Earlier on May 13, 2025, three terrorists, including a commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba and its proxy The Resistance Front (LeT/TRF), were killed in Shopian. These efforts follow the success of Operation Sindoor, which targeted terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), killing over 100 terrorists at key locations like Bahawalpur and Muridke.

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Recently, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), along with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), launched the ICRISAT Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation. ICRISAT also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DAKSHIN, which is India’s initiative to promote South-South cooperation through training and partnerships. ICRISAT, headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, was established in the 1970s as a non-profit under the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research).

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The Chhattisgarh government has approved the ‘Chhattisgarh Homestay Policy 2025-30’ to promote tourism in rural and tribal areas. This policy focuses on Bastar and Sarguja, which are tribal-dominated regions rich in natural beauty and biodiversity. It was launched during ongoing anti-Naxal operations in the Maoist-affected Bastar region. The policy promotes tribal culture through homestays and handicrafts. It will generate income for locals and supports the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative to boost rural tourism

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Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Waste Picker Enumeration App under the National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme to empower waste pickers. This digital platform will identify and support waste pickers by giving them formal identity, health insurance, skill training, and livelihood access. NAMASTE scheme now aims to enumerate 2.5 lakh waste pickers and integrate them into India’s formal sanitation and circular economy systems.