India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, introduced the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB–G RAM G Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha. The Bill provides a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment every year for rural households. It aims to ensure welfare of the poor and promote comprehensive village development in line with Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of self-reliant and developed villages. The central government has committed over ₹95,000 crore for this initiative. Panchayats will be graded, with additional work assigned to underdeveloped or underperforming panchayats to ensure balanced development.

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Jammu & Kashmir inaugurated its first Gen Z Post Office at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Vijaypur, making it the first AIIMS in India to host such a facility. The initiative is part of the Department of Posts’ broader plan to modernise campus post offices into youth-centric, technology-enabled service hubs. The Gen Z Post Office is designed for Generation Z, featuring a modern ambience, digital payment facilities, simplified services, and integrated access to postal, banking, and insurance services. The facility aims to raise awareness about postal savings schemes, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) services.

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Gujarat has been officially reinstated as a tiger-bearing state for the All-India Tiger Estimation (AITE) 2026 after over 30 years. This follows confirmed photographic evidence of a nearly four-year-old tiger in Ratanmahal Sanctuary, Dahod district. The tiger has stayed in the area for about 10 months, showing stable habitation, not temporary movement. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has ordered conservation measures in Ratanmahal. A camera-trap census will be conducted along the Gujarat–Madhya Pradesh border. The tiger will be tagged and monitored using stripe-pattern software during the census. Gujarat was last surveyed in 1989 and removed from the tiger map in 1992 due to no sightings.

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Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the Jyoti–Vishnu International Art Centre in Guwahati, Assam. The Art Centre, costing around ₹291 crore, has a seating capacity of 5,000 and honors cultural icons Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and Bishnu Prasad Rabha. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala made Assam’s first film, Joymoti, laying the foundation of Assamese cinema. He linked music, theatre, and literature with patriotism, inspiring self-respect and freedom consciousness among the people of Assam. Bishnu Prasad Rabha strengthened the freedom movement through art, connecting workers, farmers, and tribal communities.

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The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) stated in its Annual Ground Water Quality Report-2025 that Andhra Pradesh faces widespread groundwater contamination as per Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is a multidisciplinary scientific organization under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. It is the national apex agency responsible for scientific management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation, and regulation of groundwater in India.

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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma announced direct procurement of ginger and dry broomsticks from farmers starting February 2. The procurement is under the flagship Bana Kaih handholding scheme to ensure assured income to cultivators. The announcement was made during the inauguration of a ginger processing unit at Sairang near Aizawl. NITI Aayog has declared Mizoram as the ginger capital of India due to strong farmer-led production. Ginger cultivation has significantly increased farmers’ income and purchasing power.

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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized over four kilograms of Mephedrone (MD), a synthetic stimulant drug, from Sanchore in Rajasthan. The operation was conducted jointly with the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Rajasthan, and Jalore Police. Laboratory and industrial equipment used for manufacturing synthetic drugs were recovered. The crackdown was carried out under Operation PRAYOGSHALA. The seizure highlights intensified efforts to dismantle illegal synthetic drug manufacturing networks.

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Multiple major disasters in 2025 highlighted serious gaps in India’s disaster victim identification and management systems. In response, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) released India’s first comprehensive SOP for Mass Fatality Incidents (MFIs). The guidelines are titled “National Disaster Management Guidelines on Comprehensive Disaster Victim Identification and Management.” They aim to standardise procedures for identification, documentation, and dignified handling of victims during large-scale disasters.

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Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the nationwide Pulse Self-Reliance Mission in Amlaha, Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh. The launch took place at the Food Legumes Research Centre (FLRP) with participation of central and state leaders. The mission aims to make India self-reliant in pulses and a global exporter. It plans to establish 1,000 pulse processing mills across the country. The mission will strengthen research and farmer linkages to improve productivity. Self-reliance in pulses is seen as a key pillar of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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Recently, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) to strengthen urban development in India. The Urban Challenge Fund is a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The Fund aims to promote resilient, productive, inclusive, and climate-responsive cities, positioning urban centres as key drivers of India’s next phase of economic growth. Under the scheme, at least 50 per cent of project financing must be mobilised from market sources such as municipal bonds, bank loans, and Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs), while the remaining share can be contributed by States, Union Territories, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), or other sources.