Wednesday, 30 September 2026 · IST · Madhya Pradesh + National · 10 items · 2 MCQs
Madhya Pradesh's cabinet approved a ₹24,500 crore package on 29 September and a landmark 20% horizontal reservation for ex-Agniveers across five uniformed state services. Project Cheetah completed four years at Kuno with India's cheetah count at 57, and Ujjain cleared the Kanh Diversion duct for Simhastha 2028. Nationally, net FDI touched a five-year high, SEBI opened a new 'PRIM' route for portfolio managers, and India's first Blue Bond was floated.
Today at a glance — things to remember
MP cabinet clears 20% ex-Agniveer quota in five uniformed services
₹24,500 cr MP welfare-plus-capex package approved on 29 Sep
Guest-teacher honorarium: ₹5,329 cr for 76,000+ teachers
Kanh Diversion duct (₹358 cr) cleared for Simhastha 2028
Project Cheetah turns 4; India's count at 57 (Kuno 54)
India's net FDI hits ₹/USD 7.35 bn in July — a 5-year high
SEBI's new 'PRIM' route lets PMS invest in mutual funds
Sagarmala arm floats India's first Blue Bond (₹600 cr)
KAZIND-2026 India–Kazakhstan military drill begins
TakeMe2Space to build India's first orbital data centre
Detailed notes
1. MP grants 20% reservation to ex-Agniveers in uniformed services
Mains GS-III — space & emerging tech; Prelims: sun-synchronous orbit, private space sector.
Context
Startup TakeMe2Space plans India's first orbital data centre, launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Key facts
Two 100 kg satellites to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit
Each carries 10 NVIDIA Thor GPUs, 100 TB storage, 1.5 kW power
Linked via optical inter-satellite links
Target launch ~late 2028 — data processing in orbit
Way forward
Signals India's rising private space & in-orbit computing ambitions.
Concept
Sun-synchronous orbit; edge computing in space; IN-SPACe & private launches.
Data point of the day
₹/USD 7.35 billion
India's Net FDI — July 2026 A five-year high, up 64% YoY; gross inflows USD 14.58 bn. Communication, financial & computer services drew ~60% of equity.
Prelims rapid-fire
Bodhana Sivanandan (11) becomes the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster (England), at the 46th Chess Olympiad, Samarkand.
Air India climbs 27 places to 57th at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2026; Singapore Airlines is No. 1.
India finishes 10th at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 with 6 silver and 20 Medallions for Excellence.
HAL–SkyPulse: a ₹2,491 cr framework for 30 light civil helicopters (HEMS, disaster response, UDAN).
9th India International Water Week 2026 held at Bharat Mandapam; theme 'Climate Resilient Water Management'.
30 September — International Translation Day (feast of St. Jerome, patron of translators).
Practice MCQs — MPPSC Prelims pattern
Q1. With reference to Project Cheetah, consider the following statements: 1. Kuno National Park lies in the Chambal river basin. 2. The first cheetahs introduced in 2022 were brought from South Africa. Which of the statements is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Show answer
Answer: A Kuno is on the Chambal basin (Sheopur, MP), so 1 is correct. The first 8 cheetahs (Sep 2022) came from Namibia; South African cheetahs arrived in Feb 2023, so 2 is wrong.
Q2. The 'PRIM' route recently notified is associated with which of the following?
Livestock insurance
Portfolio Managers investing in Mutual Funds
Blue bonds
Helicopter manufacturing
Show answer
Answer: B PRIM = Portfolio Managers investing in Mutual Funds, a new SEBI route with a ₹25 lakh minimum ticket.
Mains practice question
Q. Welfare-plus-capex state budgets, as seen in Madhya Pradesh's recent ₹24,500 crore cabinet package, must balance social spending with fiscal prudence. Discuss.
Hint / approach
Use DBT efficiency, capex multiplier, revenue vs capital spend, and FRBM limits; link to MP's growth priorities.
📌 One-line revision: MP: 20% ex-Agniveer quota + ₹24,500 cr package | Cheetah count 57 (Kuno 54) | Simhastha-2028 Kanh duct ₹358 cr || National: Net FDI ₹7.35 bn (5-yr high), SEBI 'PRIM', India's first Blue Bond ₹600 cr, KAZIND-2026.
