India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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BHASHINI Samudaye is organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in New Delhi to strengthen India’s language Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem. It is a collaborative platform under BHASHINI that supports co-creation, governance, and scaling of Indian language AI tools, datasets, and services. It is led by the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under MeitY as part of the National Language Translation Mission (NLTM). The BHASHINI platform and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) enable real-time translation, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech in Indian languages.

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A fire, reportedly due to a short circuit, destroyed at least 38 thatched houses of the Konda Reddi tribe in Sarlanka village, Prathipadu Mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh. Konda Reddis are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) living along both banks of the Godavari River in hilly and forest areas of East Godavari, West Godavari, and Khammam districts of Andhra Pradesh. Their language is Telugu spoken in a pure, unique accent. They follow Folk Hinduism with local deity worship.

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Punjab Police launched ‘Operation Parhar’ to dismantle the gangster network and make the state gangster-free. 2,000 teams with 12,000 police officials have started raids across Punjab. Police are mapping 60 major gangsters and 1,200 associates involved in criminal activities. The operation targets the complete ecosystem, including financing, logistics, safe houses, weapons, and communication chains. An Anti-Gangster Helpline (93946-93946) has been launched for citizens to report gangster activities. Caller identities will be kept confidential to ensure public participation and safety.

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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the Samikshya portal for real-time monitoring of development projects. It tracks works funded under the State Finance Commission (SFC) and Central Finance Commission (CFC) grants. Citizens, officials, and elected representatives can monitor projects like roads, drinking water, sanitation, street lights, parks, and public utilities. It emphasizes equity, regional balance, and the needs of rural and urban bodies. The portal aims to improve transparency, accountability, and timely execution of grassroots projects.

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Karnataka leads India’s Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) startup ecosystem with 39% share, as per Economic Survey 2025–26. India’s GenAI startups rose threefold from 240 in first half of 2024 to 890 in first half of 2025. The sector attracted 76.4 million US dollars Year-To-Date (YTD) funding across 18 rounds. Deep technology funding grew by 78% in Calendar Year (CY) 2024. Karnataka supports innovation with 43 State Public Universities, the highest in India. The state is driving India’s shift from back-office services to an Artificial Intelligence front office.

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Dhamtari district became the first in India to launch online tax collection through the SAMARTH Panchayat portal. The initiative was rolled out at Sankara Gram Panchayat in Nagri block, Chhattisgarh. A resident successfully paid property tax using a Unified Payments Interface (UPI)–linked online gateway. The system allows rural citizens to pay taxes from home, reducing arrears and easing administration. It will cover nearly 400 gram panchayats in the district. Sankara became India’s first gram panchayat with end-to-end digital tax payment.

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Indian Railways operationalised India’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)–Diesel dual-fuel Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad. The 1,400 horsepower (HP) DEMU driving power cars were converted to run on a dual-fuel system. LNG replaces about 40% of conventional diesel consumption in the modified train. The converted power cars successfully completed field trials covering over 2,000 kilometres. The train is now running in regular passenger service without operational issues. The initiative reduces carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions significantly.

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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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The Department of Science and Technology (DST) strengthened India–Netherlands cooperation by launching the India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme and enabling an academic partnership in green energy. The fellowship is a national capacity-building initiative open to Indian doctoral, postdoctoral, and faculty researchers. It focuses on hydrogen system integration, safety, techno-economic analysis, life-cycle assessment, and indigenisation. DST also hosted the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Groningen and 19 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister objected to Karnataka’s proposal to raise the height of Almatti Dam on Upper Krishna River. Almatti Dam is built on Krishna River in Karnataka for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control. It is 52.5 meters high and about 3.5 kilometers long. It has annual power generation capacity of about 713 million kilowatts. It is main reservoir of Upper Krishna Irrigation Project.