IBPS GK Questions 2026

The Secretary of the Department of Urban Development listed the Urban Challenge Fund of that size among recent initiatives and reforms, along with reforms under the SASCI scheme.

The Union Minister of State said the urban population had grown from roughly 377 million in 2011 to around 500 million at present and was expected to reach that mark by 2036, adding that by the centenary of independence nearly one in every two Indians would be living in a…

The correct answer is the National Institute of Urban Affairs, which is the knowledge partner for the conclave, with the Housing and Urban Development Corporation and the National Buildings Construction Corporation as principal sponsors.

The second edition of the conclave opened on 24 October 2026 in Bhubaneswar under this theme, organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs with support from the Odisha government, and it brought together more than 1,200 participants including urban development ministers, mayors and representatives of urban local bodies.

The Minister told the valedictory session that the operational metro network had grown to that length, and that nine metro projects covering nearly 174 km and costing more than ₹59,000 crore had been approved since December 2025, with about 102 km of network becoming operational in the same period.

Integration means seamless connectivity between the metro, bus, rail and other services with strong first-mile and last-mile links. Inclusiveness means transport that is safe, accessible and convenient for women, senior citizens, persons with disabilities and every section of society.

The meeting brought together policymakers, officials of the central and state governments, international experts, transport professionals, researchers and industry representatives, and fourteen sessions were held over the two days with about 1,500 delegates taking part.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs organised the event through the Institute of Urban Transport (India) with the support of the Odisha government, and Union Minister Manohar Lal addressed the valedictory session.

NSS units organised local tournaments in these four games, and more than 21,500 participants took part in them, the aim being healthy recreation, teamwork and positive engagement for rural youth.

They carried out the week across more than 160 institutions and the villages those institutions have adopted, mobilising over 80,000 participants that included young people, Gram Panchayat members, village elders and local residents.

That is the theme set for the campaign’s second month, and the week’s activities were arranged under it, bringing together physical fitness, community participation and social responsibility as the route to a substance-free society.

Gram Seva evam Parampragat Khel Diwas, meaning village service and traditional sports day, was held as the sixth week of this campaign by MY Bharat NSS under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and it deliberately took the campaign out of educational institutions and into rural communities.

She addressed the course at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association tennis stadium and said that becoming a leading sporting nation depends on identifying talent early and giving women and girls qualified coaches, suitable infrastructure, regular competition and sustained support.

The ASMITA leagues are women’s leagues run under the Khelo India framework, and since their launch in that year they have reached more than three lakh women, opening up organised participation and competition across regions and communities.

The initiative is meant to connect coach education with talent identification and the development of elite players, and it is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India.

The India Chem Youth Innovation Challenge was introduced in the 14th edition to connect young innovators with the chemicals and petrochemicals sector, and students worked on problem statements set by the industry while a jury drawn from the industry judged their solutions.

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Jagat Prakash Nadda said the sector must grow from its present market size of roughly USD 220 billion to about USD 1 trillion by 2040, and then to around USD 1.6 trillion by 2047.

Japan was the partner country at the 14th India Chem, and the release notes that India shares a strong trade relationship with it in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector in particular.

The 14th edition of India Chem was held under this theme in Mumbai, and the theme framed everything at the event: the business parleys, the CEOs Forum and the roundtables were all pointed at drawing investment and presenting the country as a competitive base for chemicals and petrochemicals manufacturing.

The first fair of the series ended there on 19 October after nine days at the Dasara Exhibition Ground, and thousands of visitors came through it.