Current Affairs - State

Chhattisgarh approved a 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment to Class-III (Group C) state government posts. The reservation applies to positions such as Police Constables, Forest Guards, and Praheri (Guards) in the Jail Department. The decision was approved by the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai through the Chhattisgarh Civil Services Reservation Rules, 2026. The benefit is available only to Agniveers who have completed four years of service in the Indian Armed Forces and hold a valid discharge certificate. The policy also complements the state's Industrial Development Policy 2024, which offers additional benefits to Agniveers, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes.

Gujarat launched the Samras Vidya Setu mega campaign in July 2026 to bring more than 80,000 school dropout children back into the formal education system. The initiative aims to enrol children from Standards 1 to 12 in age-appropriate classes through bridge courses, remedial coaching, and residential schools for students with learning gaps. The campaign uses the Early Tracking System, Child Monitoring System, and field monitoring by CRC and BRC coordinators to identify and support dropout students. It aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, while recognising high-performing districts and School Management Committees on Teachers' Day to encourage sustained educational progress.

Andhra Pradesh is launching the ‘Mee Bhoomi–Blockchain’ pilot project across seven mandals to modernise land records using blockchain technology. The project integrates data from the revenue, survey, and registration departments into a single secure platform. Built using Hyperledger Fabric by NIC Andhra Pradesh and the Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology at NIC Bengaluru, it assigns a unique blockchain identity to each land parcel. The system supports citizen services such as auto-mutation, subdivision, and extent correction while automatically stopping transactions when data mismatches are detected. Every transaction is permanently recorded with the responsible official’s identity and timestamp, ensuring transparency, security, and protection against record tampering.

Kerala launched a comprehensive Global Capability Centre (GCC) feasibility report and strategic roadmap during the Kerala GCC Outlook 2026 conclave held at Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram, on July 21, 2026. The state aims to attract 150 GCCs and create around 2 lakh jobs by 2031, building on its existing base of over 45 operational GCCs. As part of the initiative, Technopark signed an MoU with Collabera, while Infoparks Kerala partnered with ANSR to strengthen the state's IT ecosystem. The roadmap focuses on leveraging Kerala's skilled workforce, robust digital infrastructure, and mature IT sector to attract global investments and establish the state as a preferred destination for multinational companies.

Odisha has been selected as the location for HCLTech's first AI-optimised data centre and global technology centre, with an estimated investment of ₹15,000 crore. The project will be developed at the Odisha Sovereign AI Park in Bhubaneswar in partnership with Sarvam AI and the Odisha Government. Expected to become operational by 2028, it will generate around 5,000 jobs and strengthen India's sovereign AI ecosystem. The facility will provide secure AI computing infrastructure, high-performance computing, cloud services, AI training capabilities, and multilingual AI solutions, supporting sectors such as healthcare, governance, education, finance, and manufacturing while promoting the Digital India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.