Teaching Current Affairs Quiz: 12 November 2026

The Ministry of Ayush has said the 9th National Naturopathy Day will be marked on 18 November 2026 at the Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy, which is located at Nagamangala in Karnataka.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on that day as its flagship awareness drive against substance abuse, and the campaign has since grown into a nationwide people's movement.

The AI-integrated Vidya Samiksha Kendra set up for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan carries an AI bot of that name, which studies the data flowing into the centre, marks out the gaps it finds and suggests what the administration should do about them.

The Ministry of Ayush has fixed this as the theme of the 9th National Naturopathy Day, to be observed on 18 November 2026 at the Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy, Nagamangala, Karnataka.

When the Abhiyaan began it was taken up in 272 districts that had been identified as particularly vulnerable to substance use, so that effort and money went first where the problem was sharpest.

He described them as a step towards the goals of the National Education Policy 2020 and the Digital India vision, and asked that they be taken to every Kendriya Vidyalaya across all classes and locations.

The Ministry of Ayush has stated that the five research councils working under it together published 653 research papers during the financial year 2025-26, and that the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy was among those bringing out papers in peer-reviewed journals in that period.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment runs the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan as the awareness arm of this plan, which stands on three legs: prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

The KVS-Samvaad parent connect app and web portal was built to bring the school closer to the home, so it shows attendance, progress of the syllabus, academic results, learning resources and digital student identity cards, and it allows these applications to be filed without a visit to the school office.

The announcement describes him as Union Minister of State with Independent Charge for Ayush and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, and quotes him saying that the emphasis is on strengthening the scientific foundation of naturopathy through credible research, quality education and responsible integration with conventional healthcare.