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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Explanation
The correct answer is the Coal Controller Organisation. 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 - Data Driven Decision Making. The organisation has also taken up work on scientific mine closure and runs the SUVIKALP Samvaad Webinar Series for coal companies and other stakeholders. Option A, Coal India Limited, is a coal producer and is not named as the developer of the tool. Option C, NITI Aayog, and option D, the Central Pollution Control Board, are plausible because both deal with policy and environmental matters, but neither built SUVIKALP or received this award for it. The credit belongs to the Coal Controller Organisation.
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Practice Questions
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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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.
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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