India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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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

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The Jal Shakti Ministry reported receiving 17,036 complaints of financial irregularities and poor-quality works under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) over the last three years and the current year. Uttar Pradesh accounted for 14,264 complaints (84%), the highest among all States. Actions have been taken against 621 departmental officials, 969 contractors, and 153 Third-Party Inspection Agencies (TPIAs) nationwide. Other States reporting complaints include Assam (1,236), Tripura (376), Rajasthan (183), Maharashtra (154), Karnataka (169), and West Bengal (173); some States reported none. States are responsible for inquiry and corrective action, with actions already reported in several cases. The JJM, launched in 2019, aims to provide tap water connections to all rural households.

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The number of child marriages of girls below 18 years has continued to rise in Madhya Pradesh, despite government efforts and awareness campaigns. The total cases increased from 366 in 2020 to 538 in 2025, marking a 47% rise over five years. Damoh district in the Bundelkhand region recorded 115 child marriages in 2025, the highest in the state and 21% of the total. Other districts reporting significant cases include Rajgarh (44), Chhatarpur (35), Guna (28), Sagar and Dewas (24 each), and Narsinghpur (23). 2025 is the first year in five years that any district has recorded more than 100 child marriages.

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Rajasthan became the first state to achieve 100% digitisation of voter lists under Special Intensive Revision 2026 (SIR-2026). More than 97% voter mapping completed; only 3% voters need document verification during claims and objections. This equals about 30 voters per polling booth needing extra checks. Success credited to Booth Level Officers (BLOs), supervisors and district officials. Digitisation made the process more transparent, improved booth-wise voter management, and reduced repeated document submission by voters.

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National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is now receiving about 45,000 requests per month, showing increased use by security agencies. It is a real-time intelligence and data-access platform created after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks (2008). It operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. It integrates more than 20 categories of data like bank transactions, telecom records, passport and immigration data, tax identification, and police First Information Reports (FIRs) via CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems).

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The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Patil, launched the Sujalam Bharat App, a digital platform aimed at transforming rural drinking water governance under the Jal Jeevan Mission. The app was developed with support from Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N), enabling geo-referencing, monitoring, and management of rural water supply infrastructure. The initiative ensures real-time, comprehensive data access for both citizens and institutions, enhancing transparency and community ownership of water supply systems. The Sujalam Bharat Database integrates water sources, asset inventories, scheme designs, operational records, water quality, supply metrics, and community feedback into a unified platform.

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NITI Aayog has declared Mizoram as the Ginger Capital of India, acknowledging its superior quality and expanding production of ginger. The state government is actively promoting ginger cultivation, value addition, and processing to strengthen farmers’ income. Major steps include large-scale procurement and financial disbursement to support growers. New ginger processing units and upcoming promotional events are planned to boost the ginger-based industry and market linkages even further.

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The Union Cabinet has approved the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana, signalling a major overhaul of the country’s flagship rural employment scheme. The government has proposed increasing the guaranteed employment under the scheme from 100 days to 125 days per rural household per year. It has also planned to revise the minimum daily wage under the scheme to ₹240, along with additional budgetary allocations to support the expanded scope.

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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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The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched SabhaSaar, an AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation tool, on 14 August 2025. SabhaSaar has been made available to all States and Union Territories for use in Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings. In the pilot phase, all 1,194 Gram Panchayats of Tripura were encouraged to use the tool for Special Gram Sabhas on 15 August 2025. A total of 1,047 Gram Panchayats in Tripura successfully used SabhaSaar on 15 August 2025, accounting for 87 percent adoption. Across India, 12,667 Gram Panchayats used SabhaSaar on 15 August 2025. As of 03 December 2025, a cumulative total of 92,376 Gram Panchayats across States and UTs had used SabhaSaar for automated meeting summarisation.