Which organisation has developed SUVIKALP, the mine repurposing tool?
- A.Coal India Limited
- B.Coal Controller Organisation
- C.Indian Bureau of Mines
- D.NITI Aayog
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Coal Controller Organisation, which functions under the Ministry of Coal. It has built SUVIKALP as a digital decision-support platform for deciding what closed and abandoned mines should be used for, and the tool has been aligned with the Mining Plan Guidelines for Coal and Lignite Mine. Option A names the public sector producer of coal, which mines coal but did not develop this platform. Option C names the regulator concerned chiefly with mines other than coal and lignite, and Option D names the policy think tank of the government, neither of which is credited with the tool. The point of the platform is to replace fragmented and subjective judgement about post-mining land with a scientific, transparent and standard framework for the whole mining region.
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Practice Questions
SUVIKALP ranks repurposing options using a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making method based on which technique?
- A.TOPSIS
- B.SWOT analysis
- C.Monte Carlo simulation
- D.Linear regression
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The platform uses it to evaluate and rank the possible new uses of a mined-out site, because it lets several parameters be weighed together and produces recommendations that are consistent and based on evidence rather than opinion.
Read the full explanation →In SUVIKALP, which framework brings community priorities into the evaluation of projects?
- A.PRISM
- B.RECLAIM
- C.TOPSIS
- D.SHINE
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It places the preferences of people living in mining areas alongside technical feasibility, environmental suitability and economic considerations, so that redevelopment plans answer local needs for employment, livelihoods, infrastructure and lasting benefit.
Read the full explanation →Which state government presented its CM FLIGHT Scheme and a plan for a Global Skill Center at the programme?
- A.Meghalaya
- B.Assam
- C.Manipur
- D.Tripura
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The programme was held at Guwahati and the Government of Assam presented its CM FLIGHT Scheme along with its vision for a Global Skill Center, setting out the state's effort to connect its workforce with emerging opportunities.
Read the full explanation →Letters of Intent for PM-SETU ITI clusters at Jorhat and Tinsukia were signed with the support of which two companies?
- A.Indian Oil Corporation and GAIL
- B.Numaligarh Refinery Limited and Oil India Limited
- C.ONGC and Bharat Petroleum
- D.Coal India and NTPC
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Letters of Intent for two Industrial Training Institute clusters were signed at the Guwahati programme, the Jorhat cluster supported by Numaligarh Refinery Limited and the Tinsukia cluster by Oil India Limited, both under the PM-SETU scheme.
Read the full explanation →What does PM-SETU stand for?
- A.Pradhan Mantri Skill Education and Technical Upgradation
- B.Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs
- C.Pradhan Mantri Students Employment and Training Union
- D.Pradhan Mantri Skill Enhancement for Tribal Upliftment
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The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship used this expansion while describing the Guwahati programme, where a dedicated session was held on how the scheme can strengthen the skilling ecosystem of the North-Eastern Region through an industry-led remaking of Industrial Training Institutes.
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