UPSC Current Affairs Quiz: 12 November 2026

The backgrounder states that the One Nation One Ration Card scheme was begun in 2019 by the Department of Food and Public Distribution as a major reform of the Public Distribution System, giving nationwide portability to ration cards and to the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act.

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 exposition opened there on 31 October 2026 and closed on 7 November 2026, and during that stretch more than 31,000 devotees from Tawang and the neighbouring areas came to pay their respects to the relics.

The note says ONORC has been put in place across all 36 States and Union Territories, bringing every beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana within its reach.

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.

After the exposition at Bomdila closes, the relics are to proceed there and will be open for public veneration from 14 to 20 November 2026.

The backgrounder records that the Mera Ration mobile application, brought out by the Department of Food and Public Distribution as part of the technology-driven reforms under ONORC, is offered in 13 languages.

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 exposition is being organised by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India in collaboration with the National Museum in New Delhi, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and the International Buddhist Confederation, New Delhi.

The note explains that under the SARTHAK-PDS umbrella scheme, SAKSHAM takes charge of real-time data integration, including the Vehicle Location Tracking System, across the stretch from procurement to distribution.

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.