India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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The Ministry of Railways announced major achievements of the Railway Police Force (RPF) in 2025. Under Operation Nanhe Farishtey, RPF rescued over 16,000 children across Indian Railways between January and October. The operation focuses on runaway, abandoned, impoverished, disabled, or kidnapped children, protecting them from crime syndicates.

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Recently, the Centre sanctioned ₹9 crore under the Jan Man Scheme for development, welfare, and cultural preservation of the Maram Naga tribe in Manipur. The Maram Naga tribe is part of the larger Naga ethnic group and mainly lives in Senapati district, Manipur. They belong to the Tibeto-Burman family of the Mongoloid race. They speak the Maram language, a Sino-Tibetan language written in the Roman script. Agriculture is their main occupation, with shifting and wet cultivation widely practiced. Their major festivals are Punghi in July, Kanghi in December, and the women-centric Mangkang festival in April.

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The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, launched the nationwide campaign ‘Hamara Shauchalaya, Hamara Bhavishya’ (Our Toilet, Our Future) on World Toilet Day 2025. The campaign focuses on the importance, maintenance, repair, and aesthetic upliftment of rural toilets, including Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs) and Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs). It aligns with the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) objectives, promoting Open Defecation Free (ODF) sustainability and ODF Plus Model villages.

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Punjab Assembly unanimously declared Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, and walled city of Amritsar as holy cities. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced a world-class university in the name of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Anandpur Sahib. The university will focus on high-quality education, research, interfaith dialogue, and studies on human rights, peace, and sacrifice. The initiative aims to develop Anandpur Sahib as a spiritual and academic centre.

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann launched the “Easy Registry” system to make land registration simple, fast and transparent. Punjab became the first state in India to introduce this facility to reduce corruption in property registration. Property registration, earlier slow and complex, is now fully digitised and time-bound. Any sub-registrar office in a district can now register property located anywhere in the same district. Citizens can draft sale deeds online or at Sewa Kendras by paying a fee of ₹500. Under the “Sarkar Tuhade Dwaar” scheme, citizens can call 1076 for doorstep service.

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) asked all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to nominate teachers for the National Mission for Mentoring (NMM). National Mission for Mentoring (NMM) is a flagship scheme of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It connects Mentors (guides) with Mentees (teachers) to share skills and improve teaching quality. The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) designed the mission and released the NMM Blue Book.

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Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL), the construction company executing the Ratle Hydroelectric Project, has stated that it may withdraw from the project if the administration fails to curb threats and interference from local elements and political actors. The Ratle Hydroelectric Project is an 850 MW run-of-river hydroelectric power project being developed on the Chenab River in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The project is being implemented by the Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL). Once completed, the project is expected to generate approximately 3,137 GWh of electricity annually, contributing significantly to regional power supply.

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Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) reviewed construction progress of the 900 Megawatt (MW) Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in Nepal. Arun-3 is a run-of-the-river project on the Arun River, a tributary of the Koshi River, in Sankhuwasabha district, Eastern Nepal. It is developed by SJVN Arun-III Power Development Company (SAPDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SJVN, on Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis. SJVN is a joint venture between Government of India and Government of Himachal Pradesh.

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Jammu & Kashmir inaugurated its first Gen Z Post Office at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Vijaypur, making it the first AIIMS in India to host such a facility. The initiative is part of the Department of Posts’ broader plan to modernise campus post offices into youth-centric, technology-enabled service hubs. The Gen Z Post Office is designed for Generation Z, featuring a modern ambience, digital payment facilities, simplified services, and integrated access to postal, banking, and insurance services. The facility aims to raise awareness about postal savings schemes, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) services.

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The Government of India recently launched the Bharat Taxi initiative, a first-of-its-kind national ride-hailing platform designed to be cooperative-driven and citizen-first. The initiative is government-supported and has been developed under the Union Ministry of Cooperation in collaboration with the National e-Governance Division (NeGD). Bharat Taxi is India’s first cooperative taxi network, providing an innovative model where drivers can become shareholders and co-owners, empowering them with a stake in the platform.