Which new centre was launched on the first day of the ARISE Cities Forum 2026?
- A.Centre for Urban Water Security
- B.Centre for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Integrated Transportation
- C.Centre for Coastal Resilience Studies
- D.Centre for Municipal Finance Reform
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Centre for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Integrated Transportation, which goes by the short name SUMMIT. It was launched during the inaugural and technical sessions on the first day of the forum. The same day also saw the release of state-level project pipeline reports on investing in climate resilient cities covering Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and a compendium of case studies on embedding gender equity in transport. Options A, C and D name bodies that were not among the launches at the forum, so each of them is incorrect. In addition, the winners of the Youth for Climate Hackathon were felicitated with the Ritu Thakur Memorial Award, and a memorandum of understanding was exchanged between the Global Buildings Performance Network and ICLEI South Asia.
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Practice Questions
At which venue did the second ARISE Cities Forum open?
- A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- B.India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- D.Yashobhoomi, Dwarka
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The two-day forum opened there on 27 October 2026 and is organised by ICLEI South Asia with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, with support from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Read the full explanation →The Delhi Declaration adopted at the ARISE Cities Forum will be presented at which global meeting?
- A.COP31 in Antalya, Turkiye
- B.COP30 in Belem, Brazil
- C.The G20 Summit in Johannesburg
- D.The World Urban Forum in Cairo
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The Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals 2026 is the outcome document of the forum, and it will be adopted on 28 October 2026 before being carried to the climate conference at Antalya.
Read the full explanation →Who delivered the valedictory address at the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, held at the Constitution House of the Parliament of India?
- A.The Rajya Sabha Chairman
- B.The Lok Sabha Speaker
- C.The Minister of External Affairs
- D.The Prime Minister
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He had inaugurated the two-day Forum a day earlier and he delivered the valedictory address at the historic Constitution House of the Parliament of India, speaking to presiding officers, delegates and parliamentarians from BRICS member and partner nations.
Read the full explanation →The Joint Declaration of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum endorsed UN Security Council reform by referring to which paragraph of the New Delhi Declaration?
- A.Paragraph 13
- B.Paragraph 40
- C.Paragraph 24
- D.Paragraph 7
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Reaffirming the consensus of the New Delhi Declaration, the member parliaments issued an explicit endorsement of UN Security Council reform with a reference to Paragraph 13 of that declaration, the aim being to make global governance more representative of the Global South.
Read the full explanation →Which country assumes the BRICS chair for the year 2027, as announced at the valedictory session of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum?
- A.Brazil
- B.Russia
- C.China
- D.South Africa
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At the close of the Forum the Lok Sabha Speaker handed over the chairship of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum to China, which takes the BRICS chair for the year 2027, and expressed confidence that cooperation would continue to flourish under its leadership.
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