India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Tamil Nadu has launched a Community-based Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (CbMRV) system to create a people-led climate intelligence movement, strengthening grassroots participation in climate action and decision-making. The CbMRV system was introduced as a pilot in 2023 under the UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme, with the aim of testing community-driven climate data mechanisms. The core concept of CbMRV is to empower local communities to actively collect, validate, and report climate and environmental data, rather than relying solely on top-down institutional assessments.

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The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched SabhaSaar, an AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation tool, on 14 August 2025. SabhaSaar has been made available to all States and Union Territories for use in Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings. In the pilot phase, all 1,194 Gram Panchayats of Tripura were encouraged to use the tool for Special Gram Sabhas on 15 August 2025. A total of 1,047 Gram Panchayats in Tripura successfully used SabhaSaar on 15 August 2025, accounting for 87 percent adoption. Across India, 12,667 Gram Panchayats used SabhaSaar on 15 August 2025. As of 03 December 2025, a cumulative total of 92,376 Gram Panchayats across States and UTs had used SabhaSaar for automated meeting summarisation.

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On 19 December 2025, 3 metric tonnes (MTs) of GI-tagged Indi Lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka were exported to Oman, marking a new global market entry. Earlier, 3 metric tonnes were first exported to Dubai on 24 August 2025; subsequent exports reached nearly 12 MTs due to strong demand. Indi Lime is mainly grown in Vijayapura district of Karnataka. It has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its superior quality, strong aroma, high juice yield, and balanced acidity.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting to set up the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS) for securing vessels and port facilities, attended by the Ministers of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Civil Aviation. It shall be constituted a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, modelled on the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). It functions under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and oversee regulatory and security functions for ships and port facilities. The Bureau will be led by an IPS officer (Pay Level-15) as Director General.

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Tuman village in Chawasi area of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, received its first motorable road after 78 years. The 2.7-kilometre road was constructed from Shakeld to Tuman by the Public Works Department (PWD). The village was earlier cut off from basic transport facilities for decades. A trial run of a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus was successfully conducted on the new road.

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Recently, 50,373 public health facilities across all States and Union Territories were certified under National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS). National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) is a national quality framework created by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It aims to improve the safety, quality, and patient-focused nature of public healthcare services. It first focused on District Hospitals to ensure reliable and quality care. Now it covers District Hospitals, Sub-District Hospitals, Community Health Centres, and Ayushman Arogya Mandir Primary Health Centres, Urban Primary Health Centres, and Sub Health Centres.

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Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat (BVMB) aims to reduce child marriage by 10% by 2026 and make India child marriage-free by 2030. It was launched on 27 November 2024 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD). Child marriage means marriage of a girl below 18 years or boy below 21 years under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA). It aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.3 to end child marriage. Balod district, Chhattisgarh, became India’s first child marriage-free district in 2025. Surajpur district declared 75 Child Marriage-Free Panchayats in September 2025.

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In Punjab, ‘Dhiyan Di Lohri’ (Lohri of Daughters) was celebrated in a Jalandhar village, honouring 5,100 newborn girls. Similar celebrations are being organized in various villages across the state. The celebrations aim to strengthen the national ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ movement. Celebrating the birth of daughters as a festival reflects progressive social change and promotes saving, educating, and empowering the girl child in society.

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Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, organized India’s first National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers on 16–17 January 2026 in Hyderabad, Telangana. Programme aims to formally recognize, capacitate, and integrate tribal and indigenous healers into India’s public health system. A key highlight of the programme was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICMR–Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar, to establish the Bharat Tribal Health Observatory (B-THO) under Project DRISTI.

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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) recently conducted a high-altitude rescue and road restoration operation under Project Sampark. The operation took place at Chatergala Pass. It is located at 10,500 ft in the Bhaderwah–Chatergala axis of Jammu region, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Chatergala Pass is a high mountain pass connecting Bani in Kathua district to Bhaderwah in Doda district. It lies in the Chamba-Doda ranges of the greater Himalayas.