Which organisation led the ARISE Cities Forum 2026 in partnership with the National Institute of Urban Affairs?
- A.UN-Habitat
- B.ICLEI South Asia
- C.UNESCAP
- D.Zero Waste Foundation
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Explanation
The correct answer is ICLEI South Asia. It organised the second edition of the ARISE Cities Forum with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, with support from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and it also developed the Delhi Biodiversity Map that was launched at the closing ceremony. Gino Van Begin, Secretary General of ICLEI, received the Delhi Declaration for onward carriage to COP31. Option C, UNESCAP, took part through Mikiko Tanaka, who heads its subregional office for South and South-West Asia and spoke in support of localising nationally determined contributions to the city level, but it was not the organiser. Option D, the Zero Waste Foundation, is the body headed by COP31 Climate Champion Samed Agirbas, who addressed the forum virtually. Option A is a United Nations agency named in the proceedings but not as the organiser of the forum.
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Practice Questions
At which forum was the Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals adopted?
- A.ARISE Cities Forum 2026
- B.World Urban Forum
- C.India Habitat Summit
- D.Global Mayors Assembly
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Its second edition was held on 27 and 28 October 2026 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, organised by ICLEI South Asia along with the National Institute of Urban Affairs and supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the ARISE Cities Forum 2026?
- A.Cities for Climate Justice
- B.From Bharat to Antalya - Commit. Implement. Deliver.
- C.Local Action, Global Goals
- D.Resilient Cities, Resilient Planet
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Implement. Deliver.
Read the full explanation →In which city will COP31 be held, as mentioned in the Delhi Declaration 2026?
- A.Belem, Brazil
- B.Baku, Azerbaijan
- C.Antalya, Turkiye
- D.Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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The Delhi Declaration 2026 was written to travel from New Delhi to COP31 at Antalya, and the forum's theme, From Bharat to Antalya, was built around that journey.
Read the full explanation →India co-chairs the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism with which country?
- A.Malaysia
- B.Singapore
- C.Thailand
- D.Australia
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The Raksha Mantri said counter-terrorism continues to be an important field of cooperation under the ADMM-Plus framework, and that India and Malaysia are co-chairing the Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism for the cycle that runs from 2024 to 2027.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 13th ADMM-Plus addressed by the Raksha Mantri?
- A.Shared Seas, Shared Future
- B.Youth, Peace and Security
- C.Navigating Our Future, Together
- D.Peace Through Partnership
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This was the theme of the thirteenth ADMM-Plus, and the Defence Minister said it sits well with India’s foreign and defence policy thinking as well as the civilisational sentiment ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah’, the wish that all beings be happy.
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