The Manipur Cabinet has set aside state land for a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kakching district.
The plot measures about four acres, or 1.6187 hectares, at Wabagai, which is Revenue Village No. 66.
The land goes to the Directorate of Education (Schools) of the state government, which will take the school proposal forward.
Kakching became a district in 2016 and has had no Kendriya Vidyalaya since then, though a few CBSE-affiliated schools work there.
The government's reasoning is that families now send children away for affordable central-board schooling, and a Kendriya Vidyalaya would end that.
The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh.
Land allotted:about 4 acres (1.6187 hectares)Place:Wabagai, Revenue Village No. 66, Kakching districtAllotted to:Directorate of Education (Schools)District formed:2016
Why it matters for exams: Kendriya Vidyalayas, the body that runs them and the ministry they sit under are standard school-education questions.
A Division Bench of the Manipur High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation filed by the Kangleipak Students' Association and the International Peace and Social Advancement, along with a connected writ petition.
Seven representations were placed before the court, including one from a joint committee opposing the delimitation exercise in the state and a memorandum from fourteen civil society organisations.
The court directed the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India to consider all seven on their merits and pass a single reasoned order by 30 April 2027.
Anyone else wishing to make a representation may do so by 25 November 2026.
The census in the state stays in abeyance until that order is passed, and for four weeks after it, so that anyone aggrieved can move the court.
The state government and the Registrar General may hold public consultations; if they do not, the order must record the reason.
Court:Manipur High Court, Division BenchCase:PIL No. 14 of 2026Representations to be decided:sevenDeadline for the common order:30 April 2027
Why it matters for exams: The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, the ministry it sits under and what the NRC is are standing Polity questions.
Electoral Registration Officers in Manipur have published the draft photo electoral rolls for all 60 assembly constituencies.
The draft is part of a Special Summary Revision with 1 January 2027 as the qualifying date, taken up on instructions from the Election Commission of India.
The draft lists 19,94,357 electors: 9,69,298 men, 10,24,735 women and 324 third gender electors.
Women therefore outnumber men on the draft roll.
The elector-population ratio works out to 52.9.
Claims and objections may be filed until 11 December, and the figure is about 33,700 higher than the roll that followed the Special Intensive Revision.
Total electors:19,94,357Women electors:10,24,735Men electors:9,69,298Assembly constituencies:60Elector-population ratio:52.9
Why it matters for exams: Manipur's sixty-member Assembly, the Election Commission's revision of rolls and the role of the Electoral Registration Officer are standing Polity facts.
Manipur's capital is in the news this week for a National Tribal Film Festival and a new AI-enabled career hub in a government school, and the oldest thing in that city is Kangla Fort.
Kangla was the centre of power in Manipur until 1891.
The state's tourism department describes it as standing for the rulers and the people of Manipur.
The Govindajee temple, a historic Vaishnavite centre adjoining the former Maharajas' Royal Palace, stands at Kangla, which also holds relics of Manipuri art and culture.
The fort is ringed by an outer moat and an inner moat.
It sits in Imphal, which is also where the state's High Court and Secretariat are.
Centre of power until:1891Temple inside:Govindajee templeMoats:an outer moat and an inner moat
Why it matters for exams: Kangla as the historic seat of Manipur's rulers, and the year its power ended, are standard State-history questions.
The National Tribal Film Festival now running at Imphal has put Manipur's cultural map in view, and one of the oldest places on it is Moirang.
Moirang is a town about 45 km from Imphal, close to Loktak Lake.
The Indian National Army's flag was first unfurled there on 14 April 1944.
An INA Museum at Moirang keeps letters, photographs, badges and other memorabilia of the army led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Moirang is also an early centre of Meitei folk culture and has the ancient temple of the pre-Hindu deity Lord Thangjing.
The ritual dance festival Lai Haraoba is held there every May.
Distance from Imphal:about 45 kmINA flag first unfurled:14 April 1944Local deity:Lord ThangjingFestival:Lai Haraoba, every May
Why it matters for exams: Where and by whom the INA flag was first unfurled on Indian soil is a repeat question in modern history papers.
While Manipur's capital hosts a national tribal film festival this week, the state's best-known protected area lies about 53 km away.
Keibul Lamjao is described as the world's only floating national park, spread over about 40 square kilometres on Loktak Lake.
Its ground is made of phumdis, mats of vegetation, organic matter and soil thick enough to carry deer and people.
The park was created to protect the brow-antlered Sangai deer, which is endemic to the region.
It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1966 and a national park in 1977.
The hills of Pabot, Toya and Chingjao serve as refuges for the animals when the monsoon raises the water.
Area:about 40 square kmDeclared a wildlife sanctuary:1966Declared a national park:1977Distance from Imphal:about 53 km
Why it matters for exams: Keibul Lamjao as the world's only floating national park, the phumdi and the Sangai are standard environment questions.
Ukhrul District lies in the north of the Manipur State and is a hill district of the state.
The district is home of the Tangkhul people, and Tangkhuls are the dominant tribe there, with another tribe like Kuki also included in very low number.
The British Raj first marked the area out as a Sub-Division in 1919, and in November 1969 it became a full-fledged district named Manipur East District.
Tengnoupal District, now called Chandel District, was carved out from it on 15th July, 1983, and the title then changed to Ukhrul District.
Kamjong District was carved out from the district area on 8th December 2016.
Myanmar lies to the East, Nagaland State to the North, and Kangpokpi and Senapati Districts to the West.
Khayang peak, at 3114 m, is the highest in the region, but the peak that is more popularly known is the Shirui Kashung Peak, at 2,835 m.
First marked as a Sub-Division:1919Kamjong District carved out:8th December 2016Highest peak in the region:3114 mShirui Kashung Peak:2,835 mDistrict HQ distance from Imphal on NH 150:84 Km
Why it matters for exams: District formation dates, the tribes of a hill district and its highest peaks are standard state geography questions.
Bishnupur is called the cultural and religious capital of Manipur.
The town was previously known as Lumlangdong and is located 27 kilometres from Imphal, the capital of Manipur.
Bishnupur is also the headquarters of its district, which has Churachandpur district in the west and Thoubal district on the east.
Most of the people residing there are Meities, and the other communities include the Meitei Pangals, the Manipuri Muslims.
The most popular festival celebrated there is the Lai Haroba festival.
The small rivers of the district such as the Thongjaorock, the Nambol and the Khuga flow there, and except Khuga River the others start from the hill west of the Tiddim Road and flow east into Loktak Lake.
Besides the Brow-antlered deer, the fauna in Keibul Lamjao National Park boasts 425 species of animals, made up of 249 vertebrates and 176 invertebrates.
Distance from Imphal:27 kilometresEarlier name of Bishnupur:LumlangdongAnimal species in Keibul Lamjao National Park:425 species of animalsVertebrates among them:249 vertebratesInvertebrates among them:176 invertebrates
Why it matters for exams: Keibul Lamjao, Loktak Lake and the old name of Bishnupur are frequently asked in state and environment papers.
Thoubal district covers the bigger part of the eastern half of the Manipur Valley and has an irregular triangular shape.
The average elevation is about 790 metres above the sea level, close to the rest of the valley.
Loktak apart, the important lakes of Manipur lie inside this district.
The last battle of the independence of Manipur was fought at Khongjom in April, 1891 against the British empire by a few poorly equipped soldiers.
Major Paona Brajabashi was among those who met their last days in that battle.
The district came into existence in May, 1983 by a notification dated May 24, 1983 under the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, when Thoubal sub-division of the erstwhile Manipur Central District was transferred to form it.
The district has three community development blocks, Lilong, Thoubal and Wangjing Tentha, and towns such as Yairipok and Heirok.
Notification date:May 24, 1983Average elevation:790 metresKhongjom battle:April, 1891Community development blocks:three community development blocks
Why it matters for exams: The Khongjom battle and the Act under which a Manipur district was created are durable facts for state and history papers.
Manipur University opened as a State University on June 5, 1980, set up under the Manipur University Act 1980.
Central University status came through the Manipur University Act 2005, passed by Parliament, with effect from October 13, 2005.
The University has nine Schools of Studies and forty-seven departments, plus seven Centres of Studies attached to them.
The total student strength is 7,396.
The campus stands at Canchipur in Imphal, a historic site in the state, and spans 287.53 acres.
The University says the setting provides a serene environment for study and research.
Established:June 5, 1980Became a Central University:October 13, 2005Campus area:287.53 acresSchools of Studies:nine Schools of StudiesTotal student strength:7,396
Why it matters for exams: When a state university became a central university, and the Act behind it, are asked in education and state papers.