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 2 Nov — 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.
- Tue 3 Nov — MP Cabinet convenes amid farmer talks & drought call; SC pushes RBI on cyber-fraud compensation; India's factory PMI eases to 54.7
All topics — key facts for revision
2 November 2026
Full notes with diagrams →MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh marks 70th Foundation Day
- 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.
MADHYA PRADESH Ladli Behna Yojana: 41st instalment released
- ₹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.
MADHYA PRADESH MP to set up state-owned MSME Development Company
- ₹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.
MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh gets its third cheetah habitat
- 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.
MADHYA PRADESH 2026 as MP's 'Farmer Welfare Year'; wheat MSP push
- 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.
ENVIRONMENT PM opens Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026
- 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.
ENVIRONMENT India nearing 300 GW non-fossil power capacity
- India approaching 300 GW of non-fossil installed capacity.
- PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana nearing 50 lakh beneficiary households.
- 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.
POLITY EPFO reforms & Social Security Code widen coverage
- 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.
- Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana revamps old-age/widow/disability pensions.
SCI-TECH NavIC NVS-03 placed in orbit via GSLV-F18
- 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.
REPORT Global Innovation Index 2026: India 38th
- 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.
3 November 2026
Full notes with diagrams →MADHYA PRADESH MP Cabinet Meets; CM Holds Farmer Talks as Drought Tag Looms
- BKS seeks 100% MSP procurement, crop-loss compensation and an end to unannounced power cuts.
- It opposes the Bhavantar (price-difference) scheme and seeks fertiliser-supply and transformer fixes.
- Government signals it may declare select districts drought-hit after the talks.
- CM to join Balram Krishi Mahotsav, Chhindwara, via video conference.
MADHYA PRADESH MP Cabinet Clears ₹8,225-Crore Welfare & Infra Package
- Irrigation ₹3,378.69 cr: Chhindwara complex (₹2,611 cr), Pench Diversion, Chentikheda (Morena), Pancham Nagar (Sagar).
- ₹2,050 cr for forest conservation & river rejuvenation under CAMPA (FY 2026-27 plan).
- ₹1,743.58 cr for health & medical education; ₹651.25 cr for Divyangjan & social justice.
- Four new District Education Officer offices: Niwari, Mauganj, Pandhurna, Maihar.
MADHYA PRADESH 'Krishak Kalyan Varsh 2026': MP's Farmer-Welfare Year
- MP is the 'Soybean State' of India and a top wheat (incl. GI-tagged Sharbati) and gram/pulses producer.
- Focus on micro-irrigation (drip/sprinkler), MSP procurement and the Narmada valley command area.
- Farm-mechanisation and Krishi Karman-style productivity push continue under the welfare year.
ENVIRONMENT Project Cheetah: Gandhi Sagar Now India's 2nd Cheetah Home
- MP hosts India's highest tiger and leopard populations and the largest forest cover.
- Cheetahs were reintroduced from Namibia (2022) and South Africa (2023); Gandhi Sagar is the second release site.
- Key reserves: Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna, Satpura.
MADHYA PRADESH Bhopal's Sports Push: Women's Hockey & New Sports Complex
- A briefing at TT Nagar Stadium, Bhopal, covered upcoming events and new infrastructure.
- MP runs state hockey academies (Bhopal, Gwalior) that feed national squads.
- The sports-infra drive aligns with MP's bid to host national and international events.
ECONOMY MP Revs Up Global Investment Drive Ahead of GIS-2027
- GIS-2025 drew investment intentions of around ₹26.6 lakh crore.
- The state eyes a GSDP of ~₹2,486 lakh crore by 2047-48 (Viksit MP vision).
- Regional Industry Conclaves and sector policies (IT, textiles, renewables) anchor the drive.
POLITY Supreme Court Nudges RBI to Make Banks Pay for Cyber Fraud
- Bank compensation should be at least equal to the amount lost where due diligence fails.
- Three safeguards urged: halt abnormal transactions, auto-detect suspicious ones, and physically verify where needed.
- RBI proposes notifying rules by 30 Nov 2026, operational by 31 Dec 2026.
- Bench led by CJI Surya Kant; next hearing on 30 Nov 2026.
ENVIRONMENT SC Allows Conditional 'Green' Crackers; GRAP Tightens in Delhi-NCR
- Green crackers (by CSIR-NEERI) cut particulate emissions by roughly 30%; PESO certifies them.
- GRAP is enforced by the CAQM; stages escalate as the AQI (PM2.5/PM10) worsens.
- Relevant: Art. 21 (clean environment), Air Act, 1981, and the NCAP.
POLITY Anti-Defection Law Back in Focus Across States
- The Tenth Schedule was added by the 52nd Amendment (1985) and strengthened by the 91st Amendment (2003).
- Kihoto Hollohan (1992) upheld the law and allowed judicial review of the Speaker's decision.
- The Speaker/Chairman decides disqualification petitions; Arts. 190/191 cover vacation & disqualification.
DEFENCE Navy's Indigenous Corvettes Boost 'Aatmanirbhar' Defence
- Corvettes are built by Indian yards such as GRSE (Kolkata) and GSL (Goa Shipyard Ltd).
- Procurement is cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the Defence Minister.
- The push supports Aatmanirbhar Bharat and cuts import dependence.
SCI-TECH AI Training on Personal Data Sharpens Privacy Concerns
- Puttaswamy (2017) held privacy to be a Fundamental Right under Art. 21.
- The DPDP Act, 2023 governs personal-data processing (consent, data minimisation).
- Concerns: automated profiling, consent fatigue and AI-governance gaps.
Prelims rapid-fire — 12 facts
| 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. |
| Soybean State of India — Madhya Pradesh (leading soybean producer). |
| Project Cheetah sites in MP — Kuno (Sheopur) & Gandhi Sagar (Mandsaur-Neemuch). |
| Green crackers are developed by CSIR-NEERI and certified by PESO. |
| Tenth Schedule (anti-defection) was added by the 52nd Amendment, 1985. |
| India's Manufacturing PMI for October 2026 — 54.7 (above 50 = expansion). |
| DPDP Act — the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. |
Data points of the period
₹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.
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.
54.7
India HSBC Manufacturing PMI — October 2026
Eased from 55.1 in September but stayed well above the 50 no-change mark; new export orders grew at their fastest pace in six months.
Eased from 55.1 in September but stayed well above the 50 no-change mark; new export orders grew at their fastest pace in six months.
4 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.
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.
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.
Q3. With reference to Project Cheetah in Madhya Pradesh, consider the following statements: (1) Kuno is located in Sheopur district. (2) Gandhi Sagar is the second designated cheetah habitat in the state. (3) Cheetahs were translocated from Namibia and South Africa. Which of the above are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Show answer
Answer: D
Kuno (Sheopur) was the first site and Gandhi Sagar the second; cheetahs came from Namibia (2022) and South Africa (2023). All three statements are correct.
Kuno (Sheopur) was the first site and Gandhi Sagar the second; cheetahs came from Namibia (2022) and South Africa (2023). All three statements are correct.
Q4. The anti-defection provisions are contained in which Schedule of the Constitution, and were introduced by which amendment?
- Ninth Schedule; 51st Amendment
- Tenth Schedule; 52nd Amendment
- Eleventh Schedule; 73rd Amendment
- Twelfth Schedule; 74th Amendment
Show answer
Answer: B
The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985; the 91st Amendment (2003) later strengthened it.
The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985; the 91st Amendment (2003) later strengthened it.
Mains practice questions
- 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)
- Madhya Pradesh has branded 2026 as 'Krishak Kalyan Varsh'. Examine how irrigation expansion, MSP procurement and crop diversification can together raise farm incomes in the state. (250 words)
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