India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched Kaushal Rath with All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology (AISECT). It is a mobile Artificial Intelligence (AI) awareness initiative under National AI Literacy Programme “Yuva AI for All.” It aims to democratise basic AI education in semi-urban and underserved areas. The mobile unit is a computer lab with internet, audio-visual tools and training modules. It will visit schools, colleges and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

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Andhra Pradesh introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based face-recognition attendance system for Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in February 2026. The system was launched on 11 February 2026 at the beginning of the State Budget Session. Andhra Pradesh became the first State Legislature in India to use AI-powered face-recognition technology to mark MLA attendance. Nine AI-enabled cameras have been installed inside the Assembly to record attendance only when members sit in their allotted seats. The main objective is to prevent proxy attendance and ensure real participation in proceedings.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the ‘Suposhit Garudeshwar’ mission in Gujarat to combat malnutrition in the Narmada district. The mission focuses on Narmada district to reduce malnutrition and anaemia among vulnerable groups. It aims to improve nutrition levels of children below five years, adolescent girls and women of reproductive age. The initiative is part of a broader effort to strengthen the Public Distribution System and nutrition delivery. The strategy follows an integrated approach combining food security, health support and awareness measures. The programme seeks to improve overall maternal and child health indicators in the district.

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The Union Home Minister will launch Vibrant Villages Programme–II in Cachar district of Assam. It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100 percent funding by the Central Government. It aims at comprehensive and sustainable development of border villages through saturation and convergence approach. Objective is to improve living conditions, create livelihood opportunities, ensure safe borders and reduce trans-border crime. It covers strategic villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. It excludes northern border areas already covered under VVP-I.

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Operations at 450 Mega Watt (MW) Stage 1 of Baglihar Hydropower Project were suspended after flooding in Jammu and Kashmir. Baglihar is a 900 MW run-of-the-river project on Chenab River in Ramban district. It has a concrete gravity dam and two stages of 450 MW each. Chenab River is largest tributary of Indus River. It originates from confluence of Chandra and Bhaga rivers in Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. In upper course it is called Chandrabhaga. It flows through Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

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Narcotics Control Bureau busted a pan-India drug network “Team Kalki” operating on darknet platforms and the Session since January 2025. Authorities seized 13 domestic parcels and 2 parcels from the Netherlands containing narcotic drugs. NCB, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, was established under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to enforce drug laws and coordinate intelligence.

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Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority registered “Nagauri Paan Methi” (Trigonella corniculata L.) as a Community Farmers’ Variety, published in the Plant Variety Journal, February 2026. The registration grants statutory ownership and legal rights to the farming community of Nagaur district, Rajasthan, recognizing their collective innovation, conservation, and custodianship. Women farmer Geeta Devi, Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti Mundwa represents the community as the legal custodian under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001. This is the world’s first sui-generis intellectual property protection for Nagauri Paan Methi, securing farmers’ rights against biopiracy and unauthorized commercial exploitation.

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises implementing Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (KGVY) for development of the khadi and village industries sector. Around 4.32 lakh spinners and weavers in the khadi sector benefit through wage enhancement based on spinning and weaving work. KVIC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in September 2025 with National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC). The aim is to create an ecosystem for better market access for eligible Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units.

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Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is chaired by the Prime Minister and handles key decisions on defence, expenditure and national security. It reviewed the global situation amid the West Asia conflict and assessed mitigation measures. The committee was first formed in 1947 by Jawaharlal Nehru after independence to address security challenges. Early members included Sardar Patel and Baldev Singh. After the 1999 Kargil War, CCS evolved into its present formal high-powered structure. Today, it is the apex decision-making body for internal and external security matters of the Government of India.

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In March 2026, the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs, has launched a comprehensive 3-Year Action Plan for “Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya” (Drug-Free Schools) under the broader Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan. A central provision of the plan is to formally declare the area within a 500-metre radius of all schools (government and private) as drug-free zones. The action plan provides a structured approach for the next three years to eliminate substance use in educational environments.