Mann Ki Baat 127: Ambikapur garbage cafes, Dholera mangroves, Koraput coffee and 150 years of Vande Mataram
In the 127th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 October 2025, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Ambikapur's garbage cafes, Gujarat's Dholera mangroves, Koraput coffee and the coming 150th year of 'Vande Mataram'.
Summary
In the 127th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 October 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the 'Garbage Cafes' of Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, where one kilogram of plastic waste earns a lunch or dinner and half a kilogram earns breakfast. He said Gujarat's Forest Department has spread mangroves over about 3,500 hectares on the Dholera coast near Ahmedabad in five years and set up a Mangrove Learning Centre at Kori Creek in Kutch. He praised Koraput coffee from Odisha. He noted that India will enter the 150th year of the national song 'Vande Mataram', composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, on 7 November, and that Rabindranath Tagore first sang it in 1896. He also urged citizens to join the Run for Unity on 31 October for Sardar Patel's 150th birth anniversary.
Key facts
- Episode
- 127th, 26 Oct 2025
- Ambikapur (CG)
- Garbage Cafes: 1 kg plastic = lunch/dinner; 0.5 kg = breakfast
- Dholera (GJ)
- Mangroves over ~3,500 ha in five years; Mangrove Learning Centre at Kori Creek, Kutch
- Koraput (OD)
- Koraput coffee praised
- Vande Mataram
- 150th year from 7 Nov; by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay; first sung by Tagore in 1896
- Run for Unity
- 31 Oct, Sardar Patel's 150th birth anniversary
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In the 127th episode of Mann Ki Baat, the PM mentioned 'Garbage Cafes' where people get a meal in exchange for plastic waste. In which city are they run?
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Correct answer: C — Ambikapur
The PM said Garbage Cafes are being run in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh: 1 kg of plastic gets lunch or dinner, half a kg gets breakfast.
According to Mann Ki Baat (26 October 2025), mangroves have spread over about 3,500 hectares on the Dholera coast in five years. Dholera is in which state?
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Correct answer: D — Gujarat
The PM said Gujarat's Forest Department planted mangroves near Dholera near Ahmedabad; a Mangrove Learning Centre has also been set up at Kori Creek, Kutch.
As stated in Mann Ki Baat (October 2025), from which date does India enter the 150th year of the national song 'Vande Mataram'?
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Correct answer: B — 7 November 2025
The PM said that on 7 November India will enter the 150th year of 'Vande Mataram'; Tagore first sang it in 1896.
Koraput coffee, praised by the PM in the 127th Mann Ki Baat, is grown in which state?
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Correct answer: A — Odisha
The PM said people from Odisha had written to him about Koraput coffee and praised its taste.