Current Affair MCQ for 2025-09-25

Notes: Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, India’s largest school hackathon. It is organised by Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and AICTE. The initiative promotes innovation under themes Vocal for Local, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, and Samriddhi. It builds on School Innovation Marathon 2024, which created Student Innovator and Entrepreneurship Programmes.

Notes: Karnataka government launched LEAP (Local Economy Accelerator Programme) with ₹1,000 crore investment for 5 years. The programme supports Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns with infrastructure, co-working spaces, mentorship, and market access. A 3.5-acre Technology Park in Mangaluru will provide space for 3,500 people. Karnataka follows the 3P strategy – people, policy, participation. The state plans 500 new Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in 4 years, creating 5 lakh jobs, and will soon launch a Circular Economy Policy.

Notes: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer received the Living Bridge Award for promoting closer India-UK relations and securing the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Seema Malhotra, Indian-origin Minister for the Indo-Pacific in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), accepted the award on his behalf. The Living Bridge Awards, organised by India Business Group (IBG), also honoured GMR Group, businessman G P Hinduja, KPMG UK chair Bina Mehta, and University of Southampton. The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) aims to double bilateral trade to USD 120 billion by 2030.</p>

Notes: World Food India (WFI) 2025 is organized by Ministry of Food Processing Industries on September 25-28, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. It aims to position India as a Global Food Hub and attract global partnerships in food processing. Previous editions were held in 2017, 2023, and 2024, making this the largest edition with 90+ countries, 2,000 exhibitors, and tens of thousands of stakeholders. The Partner Countries for WFI 2025 are New Zealand and Saudi Arabia and the Focus Countries are Japan, UAE, Vietnam, and Russia. The event supports Viksit Bharat 2047 vision by promoting sustainability, entrepreneurship, innovation, rural prosperity, farmer incomes, and job creation in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.

Notes: Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) completes seven years since its launch on September 23, 2018 from Ranchi. It is the world’s largest government-funded health assurance scheme, covering over 55 crore beneficiaries. It provides ₹5 lakh annual health cover per family for cashless and paperless treatment across India. The scheme is described as a people’s movement transforming India’s public healthcare, ensuring top-quality and affordable medical services.