2 Nov – 8 Nov 202626 Oct – 1 Nov 202619 Oct – 25 Oct 202612 Oct – 18 Oct 20265 Oct – 11 Oct 202628 Sep – 4 Oct 202621 Sep – 27 Sep 202614 Sep – 20 Sep 20267 Sep – 13 Sep 202631 Aug – 6 Sep 2026
Weekly at a glance
- Mon 26 Oct — MP launches women-led 'Bagh Didis' tiger network & clears a ₹27,050 cr Cabinet package; India's cheetahs reach 60 as Durgavati becomes the 3rd home.
- Tue 27 Oct — MP Urban Conclave in Indore and a ₹5,800-crore Semiconductor Summit push Madhya Pradesh's investment drive, as the RBI raises the repo rate to 5.50%.
- Wed 28 Oct — MP Cabinet clears ₹8,225 crore; Kuno cheetah KNG22 dies of pellet injuries as India's cheetah count falls to 58
- Thu 29 Oct — Kuno cheetah-death probe and MP Cabinet's ₹8,225 crore package lead the day; nationally, Cabinet clears ₹7,396 cr PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana and NPPA slashes cancer-drug prices.
- Fri 30 Oct — MP Cabinet clears ₹8,225 crore; RBI hikes repo to 5.50%; India's cheetah count touches 60 at Kuno
All topics — key facts for revision
26 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →MADHYA PRADESH 'Bagh Didis' (Tiger Sisters): MP's women-led tiger-alert network
- First phase trains about 20 women, prioritising tribal women and high-conflict villages.
- Roles: report pugmarks and sightings, relay safety advisories, discourage entry into tiger zones.
- Kanha lies in the Maikal range of the Satpuras (Mandla & Balaghat); national park since 1955, among the first 9 Project Tiger reserves (1973).
- Famous for reviving the hard-ground Barasingha — MP's state animal; mascot 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha'.
MADHYA PRADESH MP Cabinet clears ₹27,050 cr: soybean Bhavantar & Jabalpur–Indore corridor
- Bhavantar Yojana 2026: pays the gap between MSP and sale price via DBT; soybean mandi sales 22 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027; registration on e-Uparjan; Mandi Board credit limit up to ₹1,500 crore.
- Jabalpur–Indore Economic Corridor Development Co. Ltd — a state SPV with ₹100 crore seed capital for industrial, agri-processing, logistics & IT parks.
- Other heads: irrigation ₹3,076 cr, Ayush colleges ₹3,535 cr, school infra ₹2,875 cr, Sandipani student transport ₹241.88 cr.
- MP is India's largest soybean producer — the 'Soybean State'.
MADHYA PRADESH Veerangana Durgavati is MP's 3rd cheetah home; India's cheetahs reach 60
- India's cheetah population reached 60 after 5 cubs were born at Kuno this week.
- Project Cheetah began in 2022 with the world's first inter-continental reintroduction at Kuno National Park.
- The two cheetahs were translocated from Kuno; two more are planned next month.
- MP is both the 'Cheetah State' and the 'Tiger State', with India's largest forest cover.
MADHYA PRADESH Ladli Behna: 41st instalment of ₹1,834 cr sent to 1.25 crore women
- Regular beneficiaries get ₹1,500/month; pensioners get ₹900/month.
- Launched 10 June 2023 at ₹1,000, raised to ₹1,250, then ₹1,500 (Nov 2025).
- Total paid since launch has crossed ₹65,000 crore; 2026-27 outlay is ₹23,882.81 crore.
- Payments flow through DBT; status at cmladlibahna.mp.gov.in.
MADHYA PRADESH GI tag for Jabalpuri Matar (peas) & Jabalpur Singhada (water chestnut)
- A GI tag marks goods from a specific origin whose qualities are tied to that place.
- Administered under the GI of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999.
- Adds to MP's GI basket — e.g., Chanderi & Maheshwari sarees, Ratlami Sev, Morena Gajak.
POLITY Operation Trident: NCB-led crackdown on Northeast drug networks
- 18 arrests; a ₹100 crore hawala trail traced; 1,424 bank accounts frozen.
- Assets of about ₹17.82 crore attached; 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh cash seized.
- One ED-tracked counter made 2,947 transfers worth ₹175.03 crore (2024 – Jun 2026).
- Stated target: dismantle drug networks by 31 December 2029.
SCI-TECH PM opens RBI data centre & Cybersecurity Training Institute, Bhubaneswar
- The institute will build skilled manpower and resilient financial digital infrastructure.
- Comes amid rising cyber-fraud in banking and UPI-era digital payments.
- RBI is India's central bank and banking regulator, established in 1935.
REPORT Free bus schemes lift women's mobility — NSO Time Use data
- In free-bus states, women's trip share rose 38.7%→45.3% (+6.6 pts) vs +3.7 pts for men.
- Telangana: women's share 43.7%→54.6%; Andhra Pradesh (no scheme) barely moved 40.8%→41.6%.
- Schemes run in Punjab, Tamil Nadu (2021), Karnataka (2023), Telangana (2023).
- Care-related trips nearly tripled in free-bus states.
IR India at UN: pushes SAARC revival, calls out Pakistan's 'real rulers'
- SAARC has 8 members, HQ Kathmandu, founded 1985.
- India withdrew from the 2016 SAARC summit after the Uri attack.
- India increasingly backs BIMSTEC-led sub-regional connectivity as an alternative.
IR US tightens H-1B: $100,000 fee to hit Indian tech talent
- Indian nationals receive ~70% of all H-1B approvals.
- Measures also suspend some PERM labour-certification processing.
- Raises costs for India's IT services exporters and skilled migrants.
- India is the world's largest recipient of remittances (~$129 billion, 2024).
ENVIRONMENT Siang Upper project: CRPF deployed as protests rock Arunachal
- Locals cite displacement and ecological risks in the eco-sensitive Eastern Himalaya.
- The dam is a strategic counter to China's dam-building on the Yarlung Tsangpo.
- The Siang is called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet and Brahmaputra downstream.
27 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →MADHYA PRADESH MP Urban Conclave 2026 in Indore to court urban-infrastructure investment
- Led by CM Dr Mohan Yadav, with one-to-one investor meetings and project ground-breakings.
- Themes: Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), Transferable Development Rights (TDR), FAR/density, RERA and ease of doing business.
- Digital governance via ABPAS, online NOCs, GIS-based planning and PMIS.
- Green push: AMRUT 2.0, Namo Green City, EVs, waste-to-energy and CBG ecosystem.
- A dedicated Simhastha 2028 session to develop Ujjain as a world-class pilgrimage city (digital-twin, crowd management).
MADHYA PRADESH MP Semiconductor Summit draws ₹5,800 crore in proposals at Indore
- About ₹5,800 crore in investment proposals with 10,000+ expected jobs.
- Five firms received land letters of intent worth ₹9,625 crore (4,450+ direct jobs).
- MP Semiconductor Policy 2025 released in Japanese, Taiwanese and Korean editions.
- New Centres of Excellence: VLSI/chip design, Photonics & Quantum, and AVGC-XR.
- High-tech priority for the Indore–Ujjain Economic Corridor; MoUs with SEMI India and SCL Mohali.
MADHYA PRADESH Soybean Bhavantar scheme notified to shield MP's kharif farmers
- Farmers must register on the e-Uparjan portal by 17 October 2026.
- Eligible sale window: 22 October 2026 to 15 January 2027 in notified mandis.
- Payout uses a 'model rate' (14-day weighted average of mandi prices) against MSP.
- Payment = registered area × previous year's average productivity; paid via DBT by the Mandi Board.
- Oversight: a state committee under the Chief Secretary and district committees under collectors.
MADHYA PRADESH Ladli Behna 41st instalment: ₹1,834 crore to 1.25 crore women
- Monthly assistance of ₹1,500; over ₹62,000 crore disbursed since June 2023.
- FY 2026-27 budget allocation: ₹23,882.81 crore.
- Gas Cylinder Refill: ₹115.10 crore to 23 lakh+ beneficiaries at ₹450 per refill.
- About 65 lakh women are in self-help groups; roughly 25% are 'Lakhpati Didis'.
ENVIRONMENT Project Cheetah: five cubs at Kuno lift India's count to 60
- The cubs' father is a Botswanan male, starting a new lineage in India.
- KJP21 is the third India-born female to give birth, after Mukhi and KGP12.
- Cheetahs were reintroduced under Project Cheetah from Namibia (2022) and South Africa (2023).
- MP holds India's largest forest cover and is the 'Tiger State'; Gandhi Sagar is a second cheetah home.
MADHYA PRADESH State SPV set up for the Jabalpur–Indore Economic Corridor
- Initial paid-up capital of ₹100 crore from the state government.
- Powers: land acquisition, zoning, master planning, allotment, leasing and monetisation.
- Planned: industrial, food & agro-processing, logistics, IT parks, Global Capability Centres.
- Notified as an Investment Region Agency under the MP Investment Region Act, 2013.
ECONOMY RBI raises repo rate to 5.50%, shifts to 'calibrated tightening'
- Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends to banks against government securities.
- A higher repo rate makes borrowing costlier, cooling demand and inflation.
- The MPC has six members and targets CPI inflation of 4% (±2%).
- 'Calibrated tightening' means rates can rise or hold, but cuts are off the table.
DEFENCE Defence Council clears ₹2.12 lakh crore AoNs; new war doctrine out
- About 82% of the value is to be sourced domestically under 'Buy (Indian)' categories (DAP 2020).
- AoN is the first step of procurement and does not itself award a contract.
- Land Warfare Doctrine 2026 replaces the 2018 doctrine, covering drones, AI and multi-domain ops.
- It was released at the Army Commanders' Conference.
POLITY Karnataka releases final rolls after SIR; ECI defends CEC's tenure in SC
- The SIR deleted about 1.07 crore names; voters fell from 5.54 crore to roughly 4.54 crore.
- Deletions included dead, duplicate and shifted/not-found voters.
- The ECI says the CEC can be removed only like a Supreme Court judge under Article 324(5).
- Restoration of a deleted name requires Form 6 under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
IR Lula wins a fourth term as Brazil's President
- He is scheduled to be sworn in on 5 January 2027.
- Brazil is a key BRICS partner and a fellow major agricultural and soybean producer.
- India–Brazil cooperate in BRICS, G20, IBSA and biofuels.
SCI-TECH AATAL air-quality lab launched under Mission Mausam
- Works with the AIRWISE system giving 72-hour air-quality forecasts at 400-metre resolution.
- Helps identify pollution sources in the Delhi-NCR region.
- Developed by IITM Pune under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
28 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →MADHYA PRADESH MP Cabinet clears ₹8,225 crore for irrigation, forests & welfare
- Total outlay over ₹8,225 crore cleared on 27 October 2026.
- Irrigation ₹3,378.69 cr — Chhindwara Complex (₹2,611 cr, 1,90,500 ha), Pench Diversion, Chentikheda, Panchamnagar.
- Health administration ₹1,743.58 cr; Economic Offences Wing ₹345.52 cr.
- Post-facto nod to sale of 7 lakh MT lustre-lost wheat by the State Civil Supplies Corporation.
ENVIRONMENT CAMPA 2026-27: Madhya Pradesh earmarks ₹2,050 crore for forests
- CAMPA outlay ₹2,050.03 crore for FY 2026-27.
- Funds compensatory & catchment plantation and degraded-forest restoration.
- Supports voluntary village relocation from protected areas, habitat work and urban forests.
- MP has India's largest forest cover and is the 'Tiger State'.
ENVIRONMENT Kuno cheetah KNG22 dies of pellet injuries; Centre orders probe
- KNG22 died 27 Oct 2026; five firearm pellets were removed in surgery at Jabalpur.
- Found in the Sheopur/Morena territorial forest, outside Kuno National Park.
- India now has 58 cheetahs: Kuno 52, Gandhi Sagar 4, Veerangana Durgavati 2.
- Probe team: NTCA IG and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau officers; MP set up a Special Task Force.
MADHYA PRADESH Ladli Behna: 41st instalment of ₹1,834 crore to 1.25 crore women
- ₹1,834 crore transferred to about 1.25 crore women (41st instalment).
- Regular beneficiaries receive ₹1,500 a month via DBT.
- Scheme launched in 2023 to boost women's financial autonomy and nutrition.
- The CM has flagged the scheme's growing fiscal burden.
SOCIETY Ujjain gears up for Simhastha 2028 with a ₹539 crore push
- ₹539 crore of projects launched; total prep reported near ₹13,851 crore.
- Simhastha 2028 is the Ujjain Kumbh on the Kshipra (Shipra) river.
- Held every 12 years; one of four Kumbh sites with Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik.
- Ujjain hosts the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga and the Mahakal Lok corridor.
IR SCO Civilisational Dialogue: India invites a Pakistan minister
- First Indian invite to a Pakistan minister since 2023 for an SCO event.
- SCO = Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; India has been a full member since 2017.
- The event is the SCO Civilisational Dialogue, New Delhi, November 2026.
- A joint BRICS declaration separately condemned the Pahalgam attack and sought UNSC reform.
ECONOMY RBI holds the line: repo rate 5.50%, 'calibrated tightening'
- Repo rate 5.50% (+25 bps); stance now calibrated tightening.
- FY27 GDP growth projected at 7.1%; CPI inflation at 5.2%.
- Decision was unanimous; MPC chaired by Governor Sanjay Malhotra.
- August 2026 retail inflation stood at 4.82%.
IR Japan pitches ₹8-10 lakh crore of investment into India
- Proposed Japanese investment of ₹8-10 lakh crore in India.
- Focus areas: manufacturing, infrastructure, clean energy and semiconductors.
- Builds on the India-Japan Special Strategic & Global Partnership.
- Japan is a key Quad partner with India, the US and Australia.
POLITY Supreme Court: economic policy cannot outweigh citizens' lives
- SC: economic policy cannot outweigh citizens' lives.
- The matter concerns the Centre's calibrated drug price control.
- It engages Article 21 (Right to Life) and access to affordable medicine.
- Essential-drug prices are capped through the NPPA and the DPCO.
DEFENCE SIMBEX-2026: 33rd India-Singapore maritime exercise concludes
- SIMBEX-2026 was the 33rd edition of the India-Singapore naval exercise.
- It enhances maritime interoperability across the Indo-Pacific.
- SIMBEX began in 1994, one of India's longest continuous naval exercises.
- It complements India's SAGAR maritime vision.
ENVIRONMENT Project GIB: one Great Indian Bustard lost, next batch due
- The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is Critically Endangered (IUCN).
- It is the state bird of Rajasthan, found in Thar and Kutch grasslands.
- It is threatened by power lines and habitat loss; conservation-breeding is ongoing.
- A separate note covered CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage).
29 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →MADHYA PRADESH High-Level Panel to Probe Cheetah Death at Kuno National Park
- Kuno National Park lies in Sheopur district of MP's Chambal region, on the Kuno river.
- Project Cheetah began in September 2022 with cheetahs from Namibia and later South Africa.
- MP has a third cheetah habitat at Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, after Kuno and Gandhi Sagar (Mandsaur).
- The cheetah is the only large carnivore to have gone extinct in India (1952) and been reintroduced.
MADHYA PRADESH MP Cabinet Clears ₹8,225 Crore for Irrigation, Forests & Welfare
- ₹3,378.69 cr for four irrigation projects incl. the Chhindwara Irrigation Complex (₹2,611 cr) and Pench Diversion.
- ₹2,050.03 cr under CAMPA for afforestation, catchment restoration and village relocation from protected areas.
- ₹1,743.58 cr for Public Health & Medical Education (2026–31).
- ₹651.25 cr for welfare of Persons with Disabilities; new DEO offices for 4 new districts (Niwari, Mauganj, Pandhurna, Maihar).
ECONOMY Soybean Bhavantar Scheme & Jabalpur–Indore Economic Corridor
- Bhavantar pays the gap between MSP and sale/model price via DBT when market rates fall below MSP — under the central PM-AASHA umbrella.
- Farmers register on the e-Uparjan portal; MP is India's largest soybean producer (the 'Soybean State', Malwa black soils).
- The Jabalpur–Indore Economic Corridor SPV has ₹100 cr initial paid-up capital for industrial, logistics, food-processing and IT parks and GCCs.
- Centre sanctioned 26.49 lakh MT of soybean MSP procurement for MP (9.36 lakh farmers, 22.64 lakh ha).
ENVIRONMENT MP Consolidates 'Tiger State' Status & Project Cheetah Leadership
- MP holds the highest tiger population among states and the largest forest cover by area in India.
- Cheetah habitats: Kuno NP (Sheopur), Gandhi Sagar WLS (Mandsaur) and Veerangana Durgavati TR.
- Major tiger reserves: Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna, Satpura, Sanjay-Dubri.
- Panna is a UNESCO-listed Biosphere Reserve; MP's forests anchor the Narmada, Chambal, Betwa, Tapti, Son basins.
POLITY Cabinet Approves ₹7,396 cr PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana
- Outlay of about ₹7,396 crore for panchayat capacity-building, e-governance and rural planning.
- Builds on the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) to deepen grassroots democracy.
- Aligns panchayats with Viksit Bharat @2047 and localisation of the SDGs.
- Flows alongside 16th Finance Commission devolution to local bodies.
HEALTH NPPA Caps Trade Margins on 137 Anti-Cancer Drugs
- Applies to immunotherapy and targeted-therapy (non-scheduled) cancer medicines.
- Trade Margin Rationalisation (TMR) invoked under Para 19 of the DPCO, 2013 in public interest.
- NPPA functions under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.
- Complements Jan Aushadhi and price caps on scheduled drugs under the NLEM.
IR India & Mexico to Begin Preferential Trade Agreement Talks
- Mexico is among India's largest trade partners in Latin America.
- A PTA offers tariff concessions on a limited set of goods (narrower than an FTA/CEPA).
- Supports India's push to diversify export markets amid global trade realignment.
- Parallels India's momentum on trade talks with New Zealand and others.
SCI-TECH ISRO to Launch NVS-03 Navigation Satellite for NavIC
- NVS (Navigation Satellite) series are second-generation NavIC satellites.
- NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) covers India and ~1,500 km around it.
- NVS satellites add an indigenous atomic clock and the civilian L1 signal.
- NavIC supports transport, disaster alerts, defence and precision timing.
POLITY Supreme Court: 'Digital Arrest is Digital Dacoity'
- In a digital arrest scam, fraudsters impersonate officials and coerce victims via video call to transfer money.
- The Court flagged the need for stronger enforcement and victim protection.
- Links to safeguards under the BNS/BNSS and the IT Act, 2000.
- Cyber-fraud can be reported on the 1930 helpline / national cybercrime portal.
ECONOMY Cabinet Clears Khelo India Sports-Goods & Container Manufacturing Schemes
- Aims to make India a global hub for sports-goods manufacturing and cut imports.
- The container scheme promotes domestic shipping-container production to aid logistics and EXIM trade.
- Supports Make in India, Atmanirbhar Bharat and PLI-style self-reliance.
- Expected to boost MSMEs, exports and employment.
30 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →MADHYA PRADESH MP Cabinet clears ₹8,225 crore for irrigation, forests, health & welfare
- ₹3,378.69 crore for four irrigation projects — led by the Chhindwara Complex (₹2,611 cr; 1.90 lakh ha micro-irrigation), plus Pench Diversion, Chentikheda (Morena) and Panchamnagar (Sagar-Damoh)
- ₹2,050.03 crore under CAMPA for 2026-27 — afforestation, village relocation from protected areas, urban forests
- ₹1,743.58 crore for Public Health & Medical Education (2026-31)
- ₹651.25 crore for Social Justice & Disability Welfare; ₹345.52 crore for the Economic Offences Wing
MADHYA PRADESH Ladli Behna: 41st instalment of ₹1,834 crore reaches 1.25 crore women
- ₹1,834 crore transferred via DBT to about 1.25 crore women
- Each regular beneficiary gets ₹1,500 a month (raised to ₹1,500 from Nov 2025)
- Women drawing a social-security pension receive ₹900 under scheme rules
- Scheme launched 2023; eligibility tied to age, income and residency criteria
ENVIRONMENT Project Cheetah: India's cheetah count touches 60 at Kuno, 41 India-born
- 60 cheetahs in India; 41 India-born; about 53 at Kuno, 3 at Gandhi Sagar WLS (Mandsaur-Neemuch)
- Founders: 8 from Namibia (Sep 2022), 12 from South Africa (Feb 2023), 9 from Botswana (Feb 2026)
- The latest litter introduced the Botswanan genetic lineage
- MP is the 'Tiger State' and now India's cheetah stronghold
MADHYA PRADESH 'Soybean State' MP leans on Bhavantar + MSP to shield oilseed farmers
- MP is India's leading soybean producer — the 'Soybean State'
- Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana pays farmers the gap between MSP and market price
- The Centre approved MSP procurement of soybean for MP farmers this Kharif
- Other MP strengths: Sharbati wheat, gram/pulses, Narmada-valley farming
ECONOMY MP pitches as investment hub: ₹12 lakh crore 'implemented', chip & petrochem bets
- About ₹12 lakh crore of proposals 'implemented' in 2.5 years (state claim)
- Bina petrochemical project: ₹50,000 crore, 22+ lakh tonnes/year output
- About ₹5,800 crore semiconductor/chip & Gwalior telecom-manufacturing interest
- Regional Industry Conclaves and the Global Investors Summit drive the pipeline
ECONOMY RBI hikes repo rate 25 bps to 5.50%; 'rate cuts off the table'
- Repo rate: 5.50% (up from 5.25%); stance moved to calibrated tightening
- Governor Sanjay Malhotra: near-term rate cuts are 'off the table'
- FY27 GDP growth projected 7.1%; CPI inflation 5.2%
- The MPC is a 6-member body; inflation target 4% (±2%)
POLITY Cabinet approves PM-VGSY: ₹7,395 crore to strengthen 2.55 lakh panchayats
- Outlay ₹7,395.55 crore (Centre ₹4,869 cr + State ₹2,526 cr), 2026-27 to 2030-31
- Covers about 2.55 lakh panchayats and 32 lakh representatives/functionaries
- Uses eGramSwaraj, AuditOnline and Pancham, a 17-language AI comms platform
- Linked to 16th Finance Commission rural local-body grants
ECONOMY ₹10,000-crore scheme to make India a global shipping-container hub
- Outlay ₹10,000 crore; announced in Budget 2026-27
- Supports both greenfield and brownfield container units
- ₹859 crore interest-subvention component (3% interest subsidy on term loans)
- Aims to reduce import reliance, where China dominates global supply
DEFENCE Defence Ministry clears 300+ more K9 Vajra-T howitzers (~₹20,000 crore)
- 300+ units, estimated at over ₹20,000 crore
- A 155 mm / 52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer
- Built by L&T (Hazira, Gujarat) with Hanwha Aerospace (South Korea)
- Range about 40 km (up to ~50 km); fires 3 rounds in under 15 seconds
ENVIRONMENT India adds two wetlands; Ramsar tally rises to 103 sites
- India now has 103 Ramsar sites — among the highest in Asia
- New additions: Sukhna Wetland (Chandigarh) and Sauj Jheel (UP)
- Ramsar Convention adopted 2 Feb 1971 (Ramsar, Iran); in force 1975
- MP's Ramsar sites include Bhoj Wetland (Bhopal), Sakhya Sagar, Sirpur and Yashwant Sagar (Indore)
Prelims rapid-fire — 30 facts
| State animal of MP: the hard-ground Barasingha; Kanha's mascot is 'Bhoorsingh'. |
| Project Cheetah began in 2022 at Kuno National Park, Sheopur. |
| Bhavantar Yojana pays the gap between MSP and mandi price via DBT. |
| The NCB works under the Ministry of Home Affairs; the NDPS Act dates to 1985. |
| SAARC was founded in 1985, HQ Kathmandu; it has been dormant since 2016. |
| India's share of global H-1B visa approvals is about 70%. |
| Kuno National Park (cheetahs) is in Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. |
| MP is called the 'Tiger State' and the 'Soybean State' of India. |
| The repo rate after October 2026 stands at 5.50%. |
| PM-AASHA houses the PDPS, PSS and PDPS-type market intervention for farmers. |
| Infantry Day is observed on 27 October, marking the 1947 landing at Srinagar. |
| India finished 4th at the Asian Para Games 2026 with 114 medals (30 gold). |
| MP's largest irrigation project cleared on 27 Oct: Chhindwara Complex (₹2,611 cr, 1,90,500 ha). |
| India's wild cheetah count after KNG22's death: 58 (Kuno 52, Gandhi Sagar 4, Veerangana Durgavati 2). |
| RBI repo rate (Oct 2026): 5.50%; stance calibrated tightening; FY27 growth 7.1%. |
| Simhastha 2028 will be held at Ujjain on the Kshipra river, held every 12 years. |
| SIMBEX-2026 was the 33rd India-Singapore naval exercise (since 1994). |
| Ladli Behna 41st instalment: ₹1,834 crore to about 1.25 crore women at ₹1,500/month. |
| Kuno National Park, home of Project Cheetah, lies in Sheopur district of MP on the Kuno river (a Chambal tributary). |
| Madhya Pradesh is India's 'Tiger State' and has the largest forest cover by area in the country. |
| Soybean Bhavantar (price-deficiency) payments are made under the central PM-AASHA umbrella scheme. |
| NPPA functions under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers. |
| NavIC, served by ISRO's NVS series, is India's regional navigation system (~1,500 km beyond borders). |
| CAMPA = Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (Act of 2016). |
| MP is India's 'Tiger State' and has the largest forest cover by area; Kuno NP lies in Sheopur district. |
| CAMPA operates under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. |
| RBI's inflation target is 4% (±2%) under flexible inflation targeting. |
| K9 Vajra-T: a 155 mm/52-cal howitzer, made by L&T with Hanwha (South Korea). |
| Ramsar Convention was signed on 2 Feb 1971 at Ramsar, Iran; World Wetlands Day = 2 Feb. |
| The Narmada is MP's longest river; Bhoj Wetland (Bhopal) is a Ramsar site. |
Data points of the period
7.0%
IMF — India real GDP growth, 2026-27
The IMF raised India's FY2026-27 growth forecast to 7.0%, citing strong domestic demand and keeping India the fastest-growing major economy.
The IMF raised India's FY2026-27 growth forecast to 7.0%, citing strong domestic demand and keeping India the fastest-growing major economy.
~45%
Soybean State — MP's share of India's soybean
Madhya Pradesh is India's largest soybean producer, accounting for roughly 45% of national output — the context for the new Soybean Bhavantar scheme for kharif 2026.
Madhya Pradesh is India's largest soybean producer, accounting for roughly 45% of national output — the context for the new Soybean Bhavantar scheme for kharif 2026.
1,90,500 hectares
New irrigation command area cleared by the MP Cabinet
Chhindwara Complex alone (₹2,611 crore); part of ₹3,378.69 crore and about 3.57 lakh hectares of irrigation cleared on 27 Oct 2026.
Chhindwara Complex alone (₹2,611 crore); part of ₹3,378.69 crore and about 3.57 lakh hectares of irrigation cleared on 27 Oct 2026.
$220 billion
Green-Power Finance Need (India, by FY2030)
Investment India requires by FY30 to fund its green-power (renewable) transition — underscoring the capital scale behind the 500 GW non-fossil capacity goal.
Investment India requires by FY30 to fund its green-power (renewable) transition — underscoring the capital scale behind the 500 GW non-fossil capacity goal.
₹12 lakh crore
MP investment 'implemented' in 2.5 years
Anchored by the ₹50,000-crore Bina petrochemical project (22+ lakh tonnes/year). A state claim — turning MoUs into grounded projects and jobs is the real test.
Anchored by the ₹50,000-crore Bina petrochemical project (22+ lakh tonnes/year). A state claim — turning MoUs into grounded projects and jobs is the real test.
10 practice MCQs — MPPSC Prelims pattern
Q1. Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, recently in news as a cheetah habitat, is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- Sheopur
- Mandsaur
- Sagar
- Panna
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Answer: C
Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is in Sagar district (Bundelkhand) and is MP's third cheetah habitat after Kuno (Sheopur) and Gandhi Sagar (Mandsaur-Neemuch).
Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is in Sagar district (Bundelkhand) and is MP's third cheetah habitat after Kuno (Sheopur) and Gandhi Sagar (Mandsaur-Neemuch).
Q2. With reference to Madhya Pradesh's Bhavantar Yojana 2026, consider: 1) It pays the difference between MSP and sale price. 2) Payment is made through DBT. 3) It is being implemented for soybean in the Kharif 2026 season. Which are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D
All three are correct — the price-deficit amount (MSP minus sale price) is paid via DBT for soybean, Kharif 2026.
All three are correct — the price-deficit amount (MSP minus sale price) is paid via DBT for soybean, Kharif 2026.
Q3. With reference to the Soybean Bhavantar scheme recently approved in Madhya Pradesh, consider the following: 1. It operates under the PDPS window of PM-AASHA. 2. It compensates farmers through government physical procurement at MSP. 3. Registration is done on the e-Uparjan portal. Which of the statements is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B
The scheme runs under the Price Deficiency Payment System (PDPS) of PM-AASHA and uses the e-Uparjan portal. PDPS pays the price gap via DBT without physical procurement, so statement 2 is wrong.
The scheme runs under the Price Deficiency Payment System (PDPS) of PM-AASHA and uses the e-Uparjan portal. PDPS pays the price gap via DBT without physical procurement, so statement 2 is wrong.
Q4. Consider the following about Project Cheetah: 1. Cheetahs were first reintroduced at Kuno National Park from Namibia. 2. Kuno National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh. 3. The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952. Which of the statements is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D
All three are correct. Cheetahs arrived at Kuno (MP) from Namibia in 2022 (and South Africa in 2023); the species was declared extinct in India in 1952.
All three are correct. Cheetahs arrived at Kuno (MP) from Namibia in 2022 (and South Africa in 2023); the species was declared extinct in India in 1952.
Q5. With reference to Project Cheetah, consider the following statements: (1) All of India's wild cheetahs are currently in Madhya Pradesh. (2) Cheetahs have been settled at both Kuno and Gandhi Sagar. (3) The cheetah is listed as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List. Which of the statements are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: A
The African cheetah is IUCN Vulnerable, not Endangered, so (3) is wrong. All reintroduced cheetahs are in MP — Kuno, Gandhi Sagar and Veerangana Durgavati — so (1) and (2) are correct.
The African cheetah is IUCN Vulnerable, not Endangered, so (3) is wrong. All reintroduced cheetahs are in MP — Kuno, Gandhi Sagar and Veerangana Durgavati — so (1) and (2) are correct.
Q6. Regarding the RBI's October 2026 monetary policy, consider: (1) The repo rate was raised to 5.50%. (2) The policy stance was changed to 'calibrated tightening'. (3) The Monetary Policy Committee is a four-member body. Which are correct?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B
The repo rate of 5.50% and the shift to calibrated tightening are correct. The MPC has six members, so (3) is wrong.
The repo rate of 5.50% and the shift to calibrated tightening are correct. The MPC has six members, so (3) is wrong.
Q7. With reference to Project Cheetah, consider the following statements: 1. Kuno National Park is situated in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh. 2. The cheetahs translocated to India were sourced from Namibia and South Africa. 3. Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve has been developed as a cheetah habitat in MP. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D
All three are correct. Kuno NP is in the Chambal region (Sheopur); cheetahs came from Namibia (2022) and South Africa (2023); Veerangana Durgavati is MP's third cheetah habitat.
All three are correct. Kuno NP is in the Chambal region (Sheopur); cheetahs came from Namibia (2022) and South Africa (2023); Veerangana Durgavati is MP's third cheetah habitat.
Q8. The 'Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana', seen recently in the news in Madhya Pradesh, is best described as:
- A crop-insurance scheme
- A price-deficiency payment scheme compensating farmers when market prices fall below MSP
- An interest-subvention scheme for farm loans
- A minimum-income guarantee for landless labourers
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Answer: B
Bhavantar is a Price Deficiency Payment (PDPS) scheme under the PM-AASHA umbrella; it pays the gap between MSP and the sale/model price via DBT when market rates fall below MSP.
Bhavantar is a Price Deficiency Payment (PDPS) scheme under the PM-AASHA umbrella; it pays the gap between MSP and the sale/model price via DBT when market rates fall below MSP.
Q9. With reference to Project Cheetah, consider the following statements: (1) Kuno National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh. (2) The cheetahs brought to India in 2026 came only from Namibia and South Africa. (3) Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is being developed as a second cheetah home. Which of the statements are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B
Kuno NP is in MP (Sheopur). In February 2026, 9 cheetahs also arrived from Botswana, so statement 2 is wrong. Gandhi Sagar WLS (Mandsaur-Neemuch) is the planned second home, so 1 and 3 are correct.
Kuno NP is in MP (Sheopur). In February 2026, 9 cheetahs also arrived from Botswana, so statement 2 is wrong. Gandhi Sagar WLS (Mandsaur-Neemuch) is the planned second home, so 1 and 3 are correct.
Q10. With reference to the repo rate, consider the following statements: (1) It is the rate at which the RBI borrows from commercial banks. (2) It is decided by the Monetary Policy Committee. (3) In its October 2026 review the RBI raised it to 5.50%. Which of the statements are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B
The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI LENDS to banks (not borrows), so statement 1 is wrong. The MPC sets it and raised it to 5.50% in October 2026, so 2 and 3 are correct.
The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI LENDS to banks (not borrows), so statement 1 is wrong. The MPC sets it and raised it to 5.50% in October 2026, so 2 and 3 are correct.
Mains practice questions
- Community-based, women-led conservation models such as Madhya Pradesh's 'Bagh Didis' can reconcile wildlife protection with tribal livelihoods. Discuss. (250 words)
- Madhya Pradesh is positioning itself as an investment destination through sectoral summits and economic corridors. Examine the opportunities and challenges in making the state a hub for electronics/semiconductors and urban infrastructure. (250 words)
- 'Welfare direct-benefit transfers and capital investment compete for the same fiscal space.' In the light of Madhya Pradesh's recent Cabinet decisions, examine how the state can balance social-sector transfers with infrastructure creation. (GS-III, 250 words)
- Madhya Pradesh has emerged as a national leader in wildlife conservation while remaining India's largest soybean producer. Examine the challenge of balancing biodiversity conservation (Project Cheetah, Tiger State) with agrarian and irrigation expansion in the state. (250 words)
- Madhya Pradesh is positioning itself at once as India's agricultural powerhouse and as an emerging industrial-investment destination. Examine the opportunities and challenges in balancing agrarian welfare with industrial growth in the state. (250 words)
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