Which students won the first prize in the India Chem Youth Innovation Challenge, a new feature of the 14th edition?
- A.Suman Batwe and Saloni Mhadesar of VNIT, Nagpur
- B.Jash Prasad and Smit Bambhorliya of IIT, Gandhinagar
- C.Soumya Bhole and Sarthak Kale of ICT, Mumbai
- D.Students of IIT, Bombay
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Explanation
The correct answer is Soumya Bhole and Sarthak Kale of ICT, Mumbai. The India Chem Youth Innovation Challenge was introduced in the 14th edition to connect young innovators with the chemicals and petrochemicals sector, and students worked on problem statements set by the industry while a jury drawn from the industry judged their solutions. This pair took the first prize. Option A is wrong because Suman Batwe and Saloni Mhadesar of VNIT, Nagpur were placed second. Option B is wrong because Jash Prasad and Smit Bambhorliya of IIT, Gandhinagar were placed third. Option D is wrong because no team of that institute was named among the three prize winners. The challenge is worth remembering as the newest element of the event, alongside the theme Advantage Bharat, the partner country Japan and a footfall of more than 5,000 visitors across the three days in Mumbai.
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Practice Questions
What was the theme of India Chem 2026, held in Mumbai?
- A.Chemicals for a Green Tomorrow
- B.Advantage Bharat: An Emerging Global Chemicals Hub
- C.Make in India for the World
- D.Sustainable Petrochemicals, Sustainable Growth
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The 14th edition of India Chem was held under this theme in Mumbai, and the theme framed everything at the event: the business parleys, the CEOs Forum and the roundtables were all pointed at drawing investment and presenting the country as a competitive base for chemicals and petrochemicals manufacturing.
Read the full explanation →Which country was the partner country at the 14th India Chem held in Mumbai?
- A.The United States
- B.Germany
- C.Japan
- D.The Republic of Korea
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Japan was the partner country at the 14th India Chem, and the release notes that India shares a strong trade relationship with it in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector in particular.
Read the full explanation →According to the targets set out at India Chem 2026, the chemicals and petrochemicals sector is to grow to about USD 1 trillion by which year?
- A.2030
- B.2035
- C.2040
- D.2047
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Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Jagat Prakash Nadda said the sector must grow from its present market size of roughly USD 220 billion to about USD 1 trillion by 2040, and then to around USD 1.6 trillion by 2047.
Read the full explanation →According to the figures given at the conference, how long was India's operational metro network in 2014?
- A.248 km
- B.998 km
- C.1,185 km
- D.1,500 km
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The Minister of State said the operational metro network had expanded from that figure in 2014 to more than 1,185 km across 26 cities, with work under way on a further 998 km, so three numbers travel together in this question and they are easy to mix up.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 19th Urban Mobility India Conference 2026?
- A.Mobility for All: Clean, Green and Safe
- B.Urban Accessibility and Liveability in Digital Age
- C.Transit Oriented Development for Viksit Bharat
- D.Smart Cities, Smarter Commuters
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The theme guided the whole programme, which looked at improving access within cities, integrating transport infrastructure and using digital technologies to raise the quality of urban life, and the opening session carried the same title in its conclave form.
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