National Events, New Laws and Schemes (October 2025 to September 2026)
National Events, New Laws and Schemes (October 2025 to September 2026)
This topic collects the Indian national events most likely to appear in NTPC 2026-27: new laws that replaced old ones, the 2025 and 2026 assembly elections, Census 2027, and railway and infrastructure milestones. Learn each item as "what, when, who, how many": NTPC questions ask exactly these four things, often with a static-GK follow-up.
1. New Laws and Policy Changes
| Date | Law or change | Key facts |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2025 | Four Labour Codes came into force | Code on Wages 2019; Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety-Health-Working Conditions Codes 2020; together replace 29 central labour laws |
| 21 Dec 2025 | Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) | Replaces MGNREGA 2005; guarantees 125 days of rural work |
| 22 Dec 2025 | SHANTI Act (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) | Opens civil nuclear power to private players; repeals the Atomic Energy Act 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act 2010 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Census 2027, Phase 1 (houselisting) began | First digital census; 16th census overall, 8th since independence; includes caste; population count in February 2027 with reference date 1 March 2027 |
2. Elections and New Chief Ministers
| State | Result | Chief Minister sworn in |
|---|---|---|
| Bihar (result 14 Nov 2025) | NDA won 202 of 243 seats | Nitish Kumar, 20 Nov 2025, a record 10th time |
| West Bengal (result 5 May 2026) | BJP won 207 of 294 | Suvendu Adhikari, 9 May 2026, first BJP CM of the state |
| Tamil Nadu (result 5 May 2026) | TVK won 108 of 234 (120 with allies) | C. Joseph Vijay (TVK), 10 May 2026 |
| Kerala (result 5 May 2026) | Congress-led UDF won | V.D. Satheesan, 18 May 2026 |
| Assam (result 5 May 2026) | BJP won 82 of 126 | |
| Puducherry (result 5 May 2026) | AINRC led with 12 of 30 |
3. Railways and Infrastructure
| Date | Event | Key facts |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2025 | Navi Mumbai International Airport, Phase 1 opened | Cost about Rs 19,650 crore; 20 million passengers a year at first |
| 17 Jan 2026 | First Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off | Howrah to Guwahati (Kamakhya), flagged off from Malda Town, West Bengal; four Amrit Bharat Express trains also flagged off |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Union Budget 2026-27 | Seven high-speed rail corridors announced, including Mumbai-Pune, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Chennai-Bengaluru and Delhi-Varanasi |
| FY 2025-26 | Record freight loading | 1,670 million tonnes; East Coast Railway the top zone (about 286 MT) |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Railway Board | Satish Kumar's term as Chairman and CEO extended to 31 August 2027 |
✗ VB-G RAM G Act guarantees 100 days of work like MGNREGA | ✓ It raises the guarantee to 125 days and replaces MGNREGA
✗ Census 2027 is the 15th census | ✓ It is the 16th census overall and the 8th after independence (the 2021 round was not held)
हिंदी नोट: अक्टूबर 2025 से सितंबर 2026 के बीच चार श्रम संहिताएँ लागू हुईं (29 कानूनों की जगह), मनरेगा की जगह VB-G RAM G अधिनियम (125 दिन रोज़गार) आया, और जनगणना 2027 का पहला चरण 1 अप्रैल 2026 से शुरू हुआ, जो पहली डिजिटल जनगणना है।
Exam Pointer: Verified NTPC pattern for schemes (the June 2022 CBT-2 question asked the outlay of PM Gati Shakti). State-election and railway-milestone questions are tagged syllabus-based. Facts here were checked on government and news sources up to 7 October 2026; for exams in 2027, revise this page with the latest months.
Pariksha Pattern: Every Way NTPC Asks This Topic
Pattern 1: New laws and schemes: name, purpose, numbers
[PYQ: NTPC CBT-2 16-Jun-2022 Shift-3]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. Which Act, given assent in December 2025, replaced MGNREGA, and how many days of work does it guarantee?
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) replaced MGNREGA 2005 and guarantees 125 days of rural work.
Answer: VB-G RAM G Act; 125 days
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. The four Labour Codes that came into force on 21 November 2025 replaced how many central labour laws, and which of the four codes was passed in 2019?
They replaced 29 central laws. The Code on Wages was passed in 2019; the other three were passed in 2020.
Answer: 29; the Code on Wages
Pattern 2: Census and population counting
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. When did Phase 1 of Census 2027 begin, and what makes it different from earlier censuses?
Houselisting began on 1 April 2026, and it is India's first digital census.
Answer: 1 April 2026; first digital census
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. Census 2027 is which census overall and which after independence, and what is its reference date for most of India?
It is the 16th census overall and the 8th since independence (the first after independence was in 1951). The reference date is 1 March 2027.
Answer: 16th and 8th; 1 March 2027
Pattern 3: Elections and new Chief Ministers
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. Who became Chief Minister of West Bengal in May 2026?
Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in on 9 May 2026, the first BJP Chief Minister of the state.
Answer: Suvendu Adhikari
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. Which party formed the government in Tamil Nadu in 2026, who became Chief Minister, and how many times has Nitish Kumar taken oath as Bihar CM after November 2025?
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won, and C. Joseph Vijay became CM on 10 May 2026. Nitish Kumar took oath for a record 10th time on 20 November 2025.
Answer: TVK, C. Joseph Vijay; 10 times
Pattern 4: Railway and infrastructure milestones
[Pattern: syllabus-based, PYQ-style]
EXAM LEVEL
Q. Between which cities does India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper train run?
Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya); it was flagged off on 17 January 2026 from Malda Town.
Answer: Howrah and Guwahati
EXAMATLAS LEVEL
Q. How much freight did Indian Railways load in FY 2025-26, and which zone loaded the most? Who is Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board until August 2027?
A record 1,670 million tonnes, with East Coast Railway on top. Satish Kumar's term was extended to 31 August 2027.
Answer: 1,670 MT, East Coast Railway; Satish Kumar
60-Second Revision
- Labour Codes: 4 codes, 29 laws replaced, in force 21 Nov 2025.
- VB-G RAM G Act replaced MGNREGA: 125 days.
- Census 2027: first digital; 16th overall, 8th after independence.
- 2026 CMs: Suvendu Adhikari (WB), C. Joseph Vijay (TN), V.D. Satheesan (Kerala).
- First Vande Bharat Sleeper: Howrah-Guwahati, 17 Jan 2026.