In which category was SUVIKALP given the SKOCH Gold Award 2026?
- A.Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making
- B.Environment and Climate Action
- C.Corporate Social Responsibility
- D.Skill Development and Livelihoods
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Explanation
The correct answer is Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making. SUVIKALP received the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 under this category on 26 September 2026, and the choice of category fits the tool, which ranks mine repurposing options through a structured, data-driven process that weighs technical, environmental, social and economic criteria. The SKOCH Awards themselves recognise excellence in governance, technology, innovation and transformational initiatives that deliver public value. Options B, C and D sound plausible because the repurposing of worked-out mines does touch on environmental restoration, community development and livelihood creation, and the webinar series discussed all of these themes. However, the award to SUVIKALP was not given under any of those heads. It was the digital, data-led character of the decision-making tool that was recognised, which is why option A is the correct choice.
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Practice Questions
SUVIKALP, the mine repurposing tool honoured with the SKOCH Gold Award 2026, has been developed by which body?
- A.Coal India Limited
- B.Coal Controller Organisation
- C.NITI Aayog
- D.Central Pollution Control Board
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The CCO, which functions under the Ministry of Coal, developed SUVIKALP as an in-house Mine Repurposing Tool to help stakeholders select suitable projects for land left behind after mining, and it is the CCO that has been recognised with the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 in the category Digital Operational Efficiency…
Read the full explanation →What is the full form of PRISM, the model used after a mine repurposing project is selected?
- A.Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model
- B.Progressive Reclamation and Integrated Site Management
- C.Planned Rehabilitation of Indian Surface Mines
- D.Public Resource Investment and Site Monitoring
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PRISM is the next step after SUVIKALP has helped identify a suitable project for land left over from mining.
Read the full explanation →How many thematic webinars have been conducted under the SUVIKALP Samvaad Webinar Series?
- A.Eight
- B.Ten
- C.Twelve
- D.Fifteen
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The Coal Controller Organisation held twelve thematic webinars under the SUVIKALP Samvaad Webinar Series, which was designed as a structured knowledge-sharing and capacity-building exercise to support informed decisions on mine closure and sustainable repurposing.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following did the President NOT say at the award ceremony?
- A.Traditional artists in remote areas should be trained in new technologies
- B.Artists need financial support and links with art collectors
- C.Art should reach schools, universities and public spaces
- D.Art galleries should be closed down across the country
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Her point was the opposite in spirit: art should not be confined to galleries but should also travel to schools, universities, public spaces and wider sections of society, which makes option C a statement she did make.
Read the full explanation →Who presented the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards to the selected artists of the 65th National Exhibition of Art?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Vice-President of India
- C.The Prime Minister
- D.The Union Minister of Culture
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President Droupadi Murmu handed over the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards to the artists selected for the 65th National Exhibition of Art at a ceremony in New Delhi, and at the same function she felicitated the Grand Prize winners and the Honourable Mentions of the third Print Biennale India.
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