Daily Current Affairs for Madhya Pradesh PSC (MPPSC)
MPPSC Current Affairs — 2 November 2026
MP turns 70 with ~24% industrial growth; PM Modi opens Bharat Renewable Energy Summit as India nears 300 GW non-fossil power; third cheetah home in Madhya Pradesh.
Monday, 2 November 2026 · IST · Madhya Pradesh + National · 10 items · 2 MCQs
Madhya Pradesh marked its 70th Foundation Day with the government reporting about 24% industrial growth and ₹12 lakh crore investment realised on the ground. Nationally, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 in New Delhi with 130+ countries, as India approaches 300 GW of non-fossil power capacity. In ecology, MP opened a third cheetah habitat at the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve.
Today at a glance — things to remember
Madhya Pradesh celebrates its 70th Foundation Day (formed 1 Nov 1956).
Ladli Behna Yojana 41st instalment: ₹1,500 to ~1.25 crore women.
MP to float a state-owned MSME Industrial Development Company.
Third cheetah home opened at Veerangana Durgavati (Nauradehi) Tiger Reserve.
PM inaugurates Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam.
India nearing 300 GW of non-fossil installed power capacity.
EPFO wage ceiling approved up to ₹25,000; coverage at 68.4% in 2026.
NavIC NVS-03 placed in orbit via GSLV-F18 (20th GSLV flight).
Global Innovation Index 2026: India ranks 38th of 139 economies.
Detailed notes
1. Madhya Pradesh marks 70th Foundation Day
MADHYA PRADESHMPPSC: Prelims + Mains GS-I (MP History & Culture)
Syllabus linkage
MP formation & statehood; state symbols; GS-I MP society & culture; Prelims: MP static GK.
Context
Madhya Pradesh observed its 70th Foundation Day (Sthapana Diwas) on 1 November 2026. The state was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act. Leaders highlighted heritage alongside a development push.
Key facts
MP was created on 1 November 1956; Bhopal is the capital.
The state reports ~24% industrial growth (earlier negative) and agriculture growth above 24%.
₹12 lakh crore investment said to be realised on the ground.
MP ranks 3rd in India in milk production; 2026 = Farmer Welfare Year (2025 was Industry Year).
Farmers to get four times the land value on acquisition for projects.
Way forward
Translate headline growth into jobs via textile parks and industrial clusters, and ensure benefits reach the last citizen.
Concept
MP is India's second-largest state by area; reorganised in 2000 when Chhattisgarh was carved out. Formation follows Article 3 & the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
MADHYA PRADESHMPPSC: Prelims + Mains GS-II (Governance & Social Justice)
Syllabus linkage
Welfare schemes; women empowerment; DBT; GS-II social justice; Prelims: MP flagship schemes.
Context
The Madhya Pradesh government released the 41st monthly instalment of the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana, a direct benefit transfer to women, continuing its flagship women-welfare programme.
Key facts
₹1,500 transferred to each eligible woman via DBT.
About 1.25 crore women are beneficiaries across the state.
Women also drawing social-security pension get a ₹900 component.
The transfer was paired with 136 development works worth about ₹144.16 crore.
Scheme aims at women's economic self-reliance and nutrition.
Way forward
Sustain fiscal space for recurring DBT while linking beneficiaries to livelihood and self-help group credit for durable empowerment.
Concept
DBT routes funds straight to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, cutting leakages. Compare with similar state women-income schemes; a Prelims favourite among MP flagship programmes.
Ladli Behna stat tiles: ₹1,500 per month, 1.25 crore women, ₹900 pension top-up, 41st instalment. — StudyForGS
3. MP to set up state-owned MSME Development Company
MSMEs; industrial policy; employment; GS-III economy; Prelims: MP industry schemes.
Context
The state announced a fully state-owned MSME Industrial Development Company (MSME-IDC) to provide industrial infrastructure and land to micro, small and medium enterprises across all regions.
Key facts
₹450 crore+ incentives transferred to 900+ MSME units; ₹47.80 crore to 120+ startups.
Private industrial-park developers to get a ₹50 lakh per hectare state grant.
30 new industrial areas targeted by 2028, with plots for 5,000 units.
Target of 3,000 plots this financial year (1,250 allotted last year).
Loans extended under the Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana.
Way forward
Ensure single-window clearances and timely land allotment so MSME infrastructure converts into on-ground enterprises and jobs.
Concept
MSMEs are classified by investment & turnover (revised 2020). They are major drivers of employment and exports; state SPVs ease land and credit access.
Madhya Pradesh opened a third cheetah habitat at the Veerangana Durgavati (Nauradehi) Tiger Reserve in the Bundelkhand region, expanding India's cheetah reintroduction under Project Cheetah (launched 2022).
Key facts
Two cheetahs, Vyom and Neera, released at the reserve.
It is MP's 3rd cheetah home after Kuno NP (Sheopur) and Gandhi Sagar (Mandsaur).
The reserve spans about 2,339 sq km across Sagar, Damoh & Narsinghpur.
India's cheetah project count has reached about 60 big cats.
MP is the 'Tiger State' and 'Leopard State' with India's largest forest cover.
Way forward
Focus on prey-base augmentation, predator coexistence (tigers/leopards) and survival monitoring to make reintroduction self-sustaining.
Concept
Project Cheetah reintroduced the African cheetah after local extinction (1952). Kuno was the first site; cheetah is the world's fastest land animal.
Flow of MP's three cheetah habitats: Kuno NP, Gandhi Sagar, and Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, with 60 cheetahs in the project. — StudyForGS
5. 2026 as MP's 'Farmer Welfare Year'; wheat MSP push
Madhya Pradesh is observing 2026 as the Farmer Welfare Year, pairing welfare transfers with assured MSP procurement of wheat for the upcoming Rabi 2026-27 season.
Key facts
State has signalled a wheat procurement price of about ₹2,600 per quintal for Rabi 2026-27.
MP is India's 'Soybean State' and a leading wheat producer (incl. GI-tagged Sharbati wheat).
Key rivers: Narmada, Chambal, Betwa, Tapti (Tapi) and Son.
Four-times land value promised to farmers on land acquisition.
Push on pulses/gram and irrigation in the Narmada valley.
Way forward
Diversify beyond wheat-soybean, strengthen cold chains and crop insurance, and widen MSP procurement coverage to stabilise farm incomes.
Concept
MSP is recommended by the CACP; procurement supports price stability. GI tag protects origin-linked products such as Sharbati wheat and Chinnor rice.
6. PM opens Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026
Renewable energy; climate diplomacy; ISA; green hydrogen; GS-III; Prelims: energy institutions.
Context
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo (BRESE) 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 2 November 2026, convening the global clean-energy value chain.
Key facts
Held 2–5 November 2026; 130+ countries participating.
First time co-hosted with the 9th ISA Assembly and 4th Intl. Conference on Green Hydrogen.
Four pillars: policy stability, market creation, ecosystem development, transmission.
Official logo 'URJHA Chakra' and a digital portal/app launched.
Focus areas: battery storage, floating solar, agrivoltaics, green hydrogen.
Way forward
Scale transmission and storage to firm up variable renewables, and mobilise green finance for the next phase of the energy transition.
Concept
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is HQ'd at Gurugram, co-founded by India & France. National Green Hydrogen Mission targets large-scale green-H2 output.
Four pillars of India's clean-energy transition with the note that India is nearing 300 GW non-fossil capacity and 130+ countries attend. — StudyForGS
Officials said India will soon cross 300 GW of installed non-fossil fuel capacity, a key milestone toward its climate commitments, as rooftop solar scales up under PM Surya Ghar.
Key facts
India approaching 300 GW of non-fossil installed capacity.
Non-fossil sources make up roughly half of India's installed power capacity.
Aligned with the Panchamrit pledge of 500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030.
Rajasthan solar and Gujarat's Khavda park cited as state leaders.
Way forward
Address grid integration, land and storage constraints while sustaining the rooftop-solar push to meet the 2030 target.
Concept
Panchamrit (COP26) targets: 500 GW non-fossil capacity, 50% energy from renewables, and net-zero by 2070. 'Non-fossil' includes solar, wind, hydro and nuclear.
Donut chart showing non-fossil sources at about 50% of India's installed power capacity. — StudyForGS
8. EPFO reforms & Social Security Code widen coverage
Labour codes; social security; EPFO; gig workers; GS-II governance / GS-III economy.
Context
An official review highlighted EPFO reforms and the Code on Social Security, 2020, as India's social-protection coverage expands sharply, including for gig and platform workers.
Key facts
Social protection coverage 68.4% in 2026, up from 19% in 2015.
EPFO mandatory wage ceiling approved at ₹25,000 (from ₹15,000).
EPFO 3.0: faster, cloud-based claim settlement; auto-settlement up to ₹5 lakh.
All four labour codes came into force on 21 November 2025.
Space tech; satellite navigation; strategic autonomy; GS-III; Prelims: ISRO missions.
Context
ISRO launched NVS-03, the third second-generation NavIC navigation satellite, aboard GSLV-F18, strengthening India's indigenous positioning system.
Key facts
Launched 30 October 2026 from Sriharikota; 20th GSLV flight.
NVS-03 is the 3rd of five second-gen NavIC satellites (NVS-01 to NVS-05).
Signals in L1, L5 and S bands; carries an indigenous atomic clock.
Covers the Indian landmass + ~1,500 km beyond its boundary.
Offers an open service and an encrypted Restricted Service for strategic users.
Way forward
Sustain launch cadence for NVS-04/05 and push receiver-chipset adoption to deepen civilian and strategic use of NavIC.
Concept
NavIC (earlier IRNSS) is a regional system of 7 satellites (3 GEO + 4 IGSO). Distinct from GAGAN, a satellite-based augmentation system — a classic Prelims trap.
Innovation ecosystem; global indices; R&D; GS-III economy; Prelims: index & publisher.
Context
The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 was released, with India retaining a strong position among innovation-driven emerging economies.
Key facts
India ranks 38th of 139 economies in GII 2026.
GII is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
India remains a top innovator among lower-middle-income economies.
Strengths: ICT services exports, a large skilled talent pool and startups.
Gaps: R&D spending and institutional/infrastructure pillars.
Way forward
Raise gross R&D expenditure as a share of GDP and strengthen university-industry linkages to climb further up the index.
Concept
WIPO is a UN specialised agency (Geneva). GII ranks economies on innovation inputs and outputs; useful for Prelims index-publisher matching.
Data point of the day
₹12 lakh crore
MP STATE ECONOMY — INVESTMENT REALISED Investment the Madhya Pradesh government says has been realised on the ground, alongside an industrial growth rate of about 24% (earlier negative) and agricultural growth above 24%, per the state Foundation Day address. 2026 is observed as the state's Farmer Welfare Year.
Prelims rapid-fire
Kuno National Park — India's first cheetah home — lies in Sheopur district, MP.
MP is the 'Tiger State', 'Leopard State' and has India's largest forest cover.
NavIC operates in the L1, L5 and S bands; constellation of 7 satellites.
EPFO mandatory wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000; coverage 68.4% (2026).
India nearing 300 GW non-fossil capacity; Panchamrit target 500 GW by 2030.
The Narmada is MP's lifeline river, flowing east to west into the Arabian Sea.
Practice MCQs — MPPSC Prelims pattern
Q1. With reference to the newly opened third cheetah habitat in Madhya Pradesh, consider the following:
1. It is located in the Veerangana Durgavati (Nauradehi) Tiger Reserve.
2. It lies in the Bundelkhand region across Sagar, Damoh and Narsinghpur districts.
3. It was the first site chosen under Project Cheetah in 2022.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Show answer
Answer: A Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The third habitat is the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve in Bundelkhand (Sagar-Damoh-Narsinghpur). Statement 3 is wrong — Kuno National Park was the first Project Cheetah site in 2022.
Q2. Consider the following statements about NavIC:
1. It is a regional navigation system with seven satellites in GEO and IGSO orbits.
2. NVS-03 was launched aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota.
3. NavIC and GAGAN are two names for the same system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Show answer
Answer: A Only statement 1 is correct. NavIC has 7 satellites (3 GEO + 4 IGSO). NVS-03 was launched on GSLV-F18, not PSLV. GAGAN is a satellite-based augmentation system, distinct from NavIC.
Mains practice question
Q. Madhya Pradesh's recent development push combines flagship welfare transfers with an aggressive industrial and agricultural growth narrative. Critically examine the opportunities and fiscal challenges of this model for inclusive development in the state. (250 words)
Hint / approach
Link Ladli Behna DBT and Farmer Welfare Year to inclusion; weigh ~24% growth and ₹12 lakh crore investment claims against recurring subsidy burden, jobs, and data credibility. Suggest a balanced path — outcomes over announcements.
📌 One-line revision: REVISE TODAY: MP @70 — ~24% industrial growth; Ladli Behna 41st (₹1,500 / 1.25 cr); 3rd cheetah home at Veerangana Durgavati TR; Bharat RE Summit 2026 (130+ nations); India nearing 300 GW non-fossil; NavIC NVS-03 via GSLV-F18; GII 2026 India 38th.
