• As per the new guidelines, States and Union Territories can now plan water management activities like farm ponds (diggies) and water harvesting systems according to local needs.
• Earlier, the funding for such activities was limited to 20% of the total allocation (and 40% for Northeastern and Himalayan States).
• Now, States are allowed to exceed this limit based on their specific requirements.

• Citizens of Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan origin residing in the state can now register their marriages without an Aadhaar card, provided they possess any other valid identification such as a citizenship certificate, residence proof, passport, or other recognized ID.
• The UCC was implemented in Uttarakhand on January 27, 2025.

• Capital: Amaravati
• Largest City: Visakhapatnam
• Major Rivers: Godavari and Krishna
• Geography: The Eastern Ghats separate the coastal plains from the peninsular plateaus.

• Telangana Formation: In June 2014, the state was reorganized to create Telangana as a separate state.
• Dance: Kuchipudi, one of India’s eight classical dance forms, originated in Andhra Pradesh.

• Project Name: Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Tolling System
• Objective: To ensure uninterrupted vehicle movement at toll plazas and reduce congestion.
• Technology: The system combines ANPR technology with the existing FASTag system.
• Toll Plazas: The system will be implemented at Shahjahanpur and Manoharpura.
• Contract: JPBL won the contract from Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL).

• The incubator was set up with support from the Finance Minister’s MPLADS fund (₹5.2 crore) and BIRAC (₹5 crore).
• Objective: To promote biotech startups and innovation.
• The center operates under the BioNEST program of the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).

• Type: Major Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of India
• Sector: Shipbuilding and Repair
• Established: 1941 as a private enterprise under Scindia Steam Navigation Company in Visakhapatnam
• Nationalization: 1952

• Fully Government-Owned: Since July 1961
• Transferred to Ministry of Defence: In 2009, from the Ministry of Shipping
• Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on India’s eastern coast

• Parent Organization: It is one of the five regional committees under the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).
• Role: UN-GGIM is the supreme intergovernmental mechanism for global policy-making in geospatial information management.
• Establishment: Originally established in 1995 as the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP), it was renamed UN-GGIM-AP in 2012 after the formation of UN-GGIM.
• Representation: Represents the national geospatial information agencies of 56 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Establishment: World Trauma Day was initiated in 2011 by the Trauma Association of India.
• Theme 2025: “Embrace Resilience, Overcome the Impact of Trauma”
• World Trauma Week: Observed annually from 11 to 17 October, culminating in World Trauma Day on 17 October.
• Recent Initiative: During World Trauma Week at AIIMS Rishikesh, the “Trauma Rath Campaign” was launched, aiming to make Uttarakhand trauma-free.

• Inception: The day was first observed on 17 October 1987 at Trocadéro, Paris, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) had been signed.
• UN Recognition: On 22 December 1992, the United Nations officially designated 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty under Resolution 47/196.

• The collaboration aims to revolutionize music and entertainment by integrating AI, music, and digital avatars.
• Using advanced Google Cloud AI models such as Veo 3, Imagen, and Gemini 2.5, the band is capable of real-time interaction with the audience.

Men’s Winner: Abhishek Sharma

• Scored 314 runs in 7 T20 matches in the Asia Cup 2025
• Player of the Tournament
• Reached No. 1 in T20 rankings
• This is India’s 10th ICC Player of the Month award

Women’s Winner: Smriti Mandhana

• Scored 308 runs in 4 ODIs in September 2025 (including 2 centuries and 1 fifty)
• This is her second ICC Player of the Month award, the first being in 2024