India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the 16th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. It is Asia’s largest and the world’s second-largest railway exhibition with 450 exhibitors from over 15 countries. The event showcases advanced railway and metro innovations, including Amrit Bharat and Tejas coaches, Vande Bharat, Kolkata Metro, and Namo Bharat trains. India is investing ₹2.56 lakh crore annually for railway modernisation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.

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NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and DP World launched the joint initiative ‘We Rise – Women Entrepreneurs Reimagining Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprises’. The programme is part of WEP’s Award to Reward (ATR) initiative to help women entrepreneurs scale globally through mentorship, trade facilitation, and strategic partnerships. The initiative will mentor 100 women-led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to enhance export readiness.

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Pradhan Mantri–Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) was launched in October 2021 to strengthen India’s healthcare preparedness for pandemics and emergencies. PM-ABHIM is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector (CS) components and an outlay of Rs 64,180 crores for 2021-22 to 2025-26. The mission develops resilient, accessible, and self-reliant public health infrastructure from grassroots to district level. It establishes and upgrades Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), Block Public Health Units, Integrated District Public Health Laboratories, and Critical Care Hospital Blocks. PM-ABHIM enhances pandemic and disaster preparedness with an IT-enabled, real-time disease surveillance network

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The Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles launched a skill-based initiative under Operation Sadbhavana to empower women of the Ollo Tribe in Arunachal Pradesh. The Ollo Tribe, also called Oloh or Lazu Naga, lives in the Laju Circle of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Myanmar. Despite living in two countries, they share the same language, religion, and traditions. They follow a clan-based hereditary chieftain system and a patriarchal society with male-dominated property rights. Historically known for facial tattoos and headhunting, they now focus on development while preserving heritage.

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The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to launch India’s first Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at the East Delhi Hub. Transit-Oriented Development is an urban planning strategy that builds homes, offices, and markets around public transport systems. It focuses on placing public transportation at the centre of city planning to reduce dependence on private vehicles. The main goals are shorter commutes, lower transport costs, and less pollution exposure.

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Karnataka has become the first state in India to approve one day of paid menstrual leave per month for all women employees in government and private sectors. The leave amounts to 12 days per year and applies to government offices, educational institutions, factories, and private organisations. Odisha and Bihar have similar policies only for government employees, while Kerala implements it in universities. The policy was approved after extensive consultations, including gynaecologists, psychiatrists, professors, NGOs, trade unions, and employers. Global practices from countries such as Finland and Japan were reviewed before finalising the policy.

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In November 2025, Tamil Nadu (TN) launched India’s first “Women’s Wellness on Wheels (WWW)” initiative. The ₹41 crore project aims to enhance women’s health through mobile medical units for early cancer detection. 38 mobile units will operate across all districts, offering free breast and cervical cancer screenings, focusing on rural and semi-urban women. The state also began free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for girls aged 14 and below to prevent cervical cancer. Vaccinations are provided through schools, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), and private hospitals via Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) with a ₹36 crore budget.

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Punjab has become the first state in India to implement the amended Bharat Net Scheme across the entire state. This enables live monitoring of the border state from any location in the country. By the end of November 2025, every village in Punjab will be covered under the scheme. Bharat Net Scheme aims to provide broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats, households, and institutions. The scheme also supports e-health and e-governance services in rural areas.

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In November 2025, Maharashtra government has launched a new incentive scheme for cooperative and private sugar mills to strengthen their financial capacity and promote quality performance. The scheme was introduced to mark the International Year of Cooperatives and the Diamond Jubilee of the cooperative sugar industry. It aims to identify and reward top-performing sugar factories with competitive quality standards. Mills will be evaluated annually across nine key parameters for quality and efficiency.

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Recently, a large mock drill named “Vishanu Sankraman Pratirodh Abhyas” was held in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh under the National One Health Mission (NOHM) in November, 2025. The drill tested India’s pandemic preparedness and intersectoral coordination against zoonotic disease outbreaks. It simulated an outbreak of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever affecting both humans and animals to assess investigation, pathogen identification and containment in real time. The exercise was led by the National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) with experts from human health, veterinary and wildlife sectors.