India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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The Assam Cabinet approved Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) for the Moran community living in Arunachal Pradesh. The Moran community has long demanded PRCs and recognition as residents of Arunachal Pradesh. They are an indigenous group from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman-origin Kachari family. Historically, they spoke the Moran language, which is closely related to Dimasa. Now, they predominantly speak Assamese. Their traditional customs have merged with Vaishnavism after conversion.

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The Rajya Sabha passed the Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025, to implement international agreements on aviation leasing. It aligns with the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention, 2001) and its Protocol on Aircraft Equipment. India signed these agreements in 2008. The bill secures rights over aircraft, helicopters, and engines, ensuring legal clarity. It empowers the central government to make rules and designates the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as the registry authority for aircraft registration and de-registration, protecting creditors and aviation stakeholders under clear legal guidelines.

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West Bengal has received Geographical Indication (GI) tags for seven traditional products, including the famous Nolen Gurer Sandesh and Baruipur guavas. The GI tag gives legal recognition to products linked to a specific place, helping preserve cultural identity and promote exports. Nolen Gurer Sandesh is a seasonal sweet made from chhena (cottage cheese) and nolen gur (date palm jaggery), known for its caramel flavour and golden colour. Other GI-tagged items include Kamarpukur’s bonde, Murshidabad’s Chhanabora, Bishnupur’s motichur laddoo, Radhunipagal rice, and Malda’s Nistari silk yarn. This move boosts local economy, supports artisans, and promotes West Bengal’s rural culture globally.

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Prayagraj will become the site of Uttar Pradesh’s first Waste-to-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) plant, the second such plant in India after Indore. The plant will generate Bio-CNG using straw, poultry litter, cow dung, and wet waste as raw materials. It will produce 21.5 tonnes of Bio-CNG, 200 tonnes of organic manure, and 30 metric tonnes of briquettes daily. The project follows a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model and will be supported by Adani Gas Limited, which will lay a pipeline to supply the fuel. The plant will use one-third of the city’s waste, saving about Rs 5 crore annually on waste disposal. The aim is to improve waste management, promote renewable energy, reduce pollution from stubble burning, and make city gas supply more affordable.

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Karad city in Maharashtra’s Satara district has achieved 100% safe segregation, collection, and disposal of sanitary and biomedical waste. The model ensures safe disposal through segregation, collection, and high-temperature incineration. Red bins are placed at public toilets, and garbage vehicles have dedicated bins for sanitary waste. Waste is processed at a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) run by the Karad Hospital Association, incinerating at temperatures up to 1200°C. Real-time monitoring by the State Pollution Control Board ensures compliance. It promotes hygiene, women’s health, and environmental safety, and serves as a scalable model for other cities.

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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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The Maharashtra government has launched the Tourism Security Force, also known as Paryatan Mitra, to improve tourist safety and boost tourism. The pilot launch will be held during the Mahabaleshwar festival from 1st to 4th May 2025 in Satara district. The Tourism Department will appoint tourism police on a contract basis to make tourists feel secure while visiting the state. The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation will fund the project with help from the Maharashtra State Security Corporation and Satara police. These tourism police will also guide tourists by sharing information on cultural sites, laws, and sustainable tourism.

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Years of efforts by Jharkhand forest officials have succeeded with Jaigir becoming the first village to be fully relocated outside the core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR). Palamu Tiger Reserve is located in the western part of the Chotanagpur plateau and spreads across Latehar and Garhwa districts in Jharkhand. It covers a total area of 1,014 square kilometers, with 414 square kilometers as core and 600 square kilometers as buffer. It was among the first nine reserves established under ‘Project Tiger’, a conservation program launched in 1973 by the Government of India.

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The Indian Security Forces have launched Operation Shiva to secure the Amarnath Yatra amid the Pahalgam terror attack and rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Shri Amarnath Ji is located in the Anantnag district at an altitude of 13,000 feet. The Amarnath Cave houses an ice lingam, symbolizing Lord Shiva, along with two smaller ice stalagmites representing Parvati, his wife, and Ganesha, his son. The pilgrimage takes place during the Shravan month, when the lingam reaches its full size. The origin of the pilgrimage is mentioned in the Sanskrit text “Bringesha Samhita.”

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Recently, Jenu Kuruba families began re-occupying their ancestral homes inside Nagarhole National Park after a long wait. Jenu Kuruba is listed as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) and mainly lives in Karnataka’s Kodagu and Mysore districts. The name “Jenu Kuruba” comes from Kannada, where “jenu” means honey, reflecting their traditional work of honey collection and forest gathering. Their livelihood depends on forest and land resources, and they live in small settlements called Hadi. They follow a semi-nomadic lifestyle with a headman called Yajamana and a ritual leader called Gudda. They believe in supernatural beings and express their faith through songs and dances about farming, marriage, and myths.