India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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On 19th August 2025, Press Registrar General of India (PRGI) launched the Press Sewa portal as a single-window digital platform. The portal will simplify and speed up registration for newspapers and periodicals across India. It is designed to enhance transparency, reduce approval delays, and improve ease of doing business for publishers. The initiative will remove bureaucratic hurdles and provide clarity in the registration process. The announcement was made during Vartalap, an interaction programme organized by Press Information Bureau (PIB) Hyderabad under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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Telangana recorded the highest Per Capita Income (PCI) in India for 2024-25 at ₹3.87 lakh net state domestic product (NSDP), surpassing Karnataka (₹3.8 lakh) and Haryana (₹3.5 lakh). This is Telangana’s first top rank in five years, showing strong economic performance. The state has maintained 10%+ average PCI growth over the past decade and 12% growth even in the last two years. Agriculture, especially cotton and horticulture, drove rural market activity and boosted growth.

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The All India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS) and Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households will be held from July 2026 to June 2027. All India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS) is one of India’s most important surveys on household finance. AIDIS started as All India Rural Credit Survey in 1951-52, expanded in 1961-62, and last conducted in 2019 at the request of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). AIDIS gives data on household indebtedness, asset ownership, and credit markets for rural and urban areas. The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) conducts it.

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The Karnataka Cabinet has cleared land acquisition of 1,33,867 acres for Upper Krishna Project (UKP) Phase III. This will facilitate raising the Almatti Dam height from 519.16 metres to 524.256 metres. Almatti Dam is built on the Krishna River in North Karnataka and was completed in July 2005. It supplies irrigation, drinking water, hydroelectric power, and controls floods. It produces 713 million kilowatt (KW) electricity annually with a 290 MW power station.

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Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, India’s largest school hackathon. It is organised by Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and AICTE. The initiative promotes innovation under themes Vocal for Local, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, and Samriddhi. It builds on School Innovation Marathon 2024, which created Student Innovator and Entrepreneurship Programmes.

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) recently mandated all foreign nationals studying in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and universities in India to register on the Study In India (SII) portal. The SII portal is a flagship project of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India to attract international students to Indian universities. It provides a single-window interface for application submission, admission, and student visa processing for regular, short-term, or long-term courses. It provides information on academic facilities, research support, and related services.

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The Union Home Minister-led high-level committee approved Phase-2 of the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP). The programme aims to help states mitigate urban flooding through structural and non-structural measures. Eleven cities are included: Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Indore, and Lucknow. Cities were selected based on population, flood-prone status, and physical, environmental, socio-economic, and hydro-meteorological factors. Funding follows the National Disaster Management Fund (NDMF) guidelines: 90% Centre, 10% state contribution.

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The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has established India’s first Animal Birth Control (ABC) Training Centre in Jarhara, Uttar Pradesh. The centre is a collaboration between LMC, Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), Uttar Pradesh government, and Humane World for Animals India. Its main objective is to strengthen street dog sterilisation programmes and improve animal welfare practices. The centre offers a 15-day training course with theoretical and practical components. The programme targets veterinarians, para-veterinarians, animal handlers, and organisations involved in street dog management.

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In October 2025, the Gujarat government declared 2025 as the “Year of Urban Development”. The declaration commemorates 20 years since the launch of the Well-Planned City Development Project by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in 2005. Gujarat has sanctioned Rs. 8,220 crores for urban development, including the Vikas Path initiative. During the celebrations, Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) was awarded “Cleanest City”. Surat, Gujarat, received the First Nirmal Gujarat Award for outstanding urban sanitation and development achievements. The initiative aims to promote sustainable, well-planned, and citizen-friendly urban infrastructure across the state.

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The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, launched SPARK–4.0 (2025–26), the fourth edition of the Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken (SPARK). The program aims to ignite scientific curiosity and research aptitude among undergraduate Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) students across India. 300 BAMS students from National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) recognized colleges will receive a studentship of ₹50,000 (₹25,000 per month for two months). SPARK provides short-term independent research projects under faculty mentorship, covering research methodology, experimental design, and data analysis. The program fosters a research-oriented generation of Ayurveda professionals and strengthens the Ayush research ecosystem.