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Where did the maiden BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise culminate in November 2026?
The first BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise was held from 30 October to 3 November 2026 under the Andaman and Nicobar Command and concluded at Sri Vijaya Puram on 3 November.
Read the full explanation →Which body's sub-committee invokes the stages of GRAP in the National Capital Region?
It is the CAQM's Sub-Committee on GRAP that met on 6 November 2026, studied the air quality data and forecasts, and decided to put Stage-III into effect across the whole NCR.
Read the full explanation →Delhi's daily average AQI on 6 November 2026, which led to the invoking of GRAP Stage-III, was:
According to the daily AQI bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for 6 November 2026, Delhi recorded a daily average Air Quality Index of 382, which lies in the 'Very Poor' category.
Read the full explanation →Which stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was invoked across Delhi-NCR on 6 November 2026?
On 6 November 2026 the Sub-Committee on GRAP of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) reviewed Delhi-NCR's air quality along with IMD and IITM forecasts and decided to invoke Stage-III in the entire NCR with immediate effect.
Read the full explanation →As of 6 November 2026, how many equipment items were listed on the I-STEM portal?
As of 6 November 2026, the day its API integration with the Startup India Portal was launched, I-STEM listed 31,540 equipment items across 4,044 registered institutions, giving researchers and innovators a large national pool of scientific resources.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the launch of the API integration between the Startup India and I-STEM portals on 6 November 2026?
He described the integration as an institutional convergence that can lower R&D costs, avoid duplication of capital-intensive facilities and raise the use of publicly funded infrastructure.
Read the full explanation →What does the acronym I-STEM, whose portal was integrated with the Startup India Portal in November 2026, stand for?
I-STEM is the portal that maps scientific equipment and research facilities across academic and research institutions so that they can be shared.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Minister of State for Coal and Mines who spoke at the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers in Goa?
At the conference he stressed that States must make collective efforts to speed up mining initiatives and help the country become self-reliant in minerals.
Read the full explanation →At the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy called for faster mineral exploration mainly in view of the growing demand for which category of minerals?
Speaking at the conference in Goa, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said the Centre and the States must work together to expedite mineral exploration, particularly because demand for critical minerals is growing.
Read the full explanation →Where was the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers, which concluded in November 2026, held?
The Ministry of Mines reported on 6 November 2026 that the two-day 4th Conference of Mining Ministers had concluded in Goa, where Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy urged the Centre and the States to work together to speed up mineral exploration.
Read the full explanation →Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:
Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?
It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.
Read the full explanation →How much revenue did Special Campaign 6 generate through the disposal of scrap, including e-waste?
According to the consolidated data on the Special Campaign 6 portal, scrap disposal across ministries and departments, including e-waste, brought in ₹970.33 crore, about 16% more than Special Campaign 5.0.
Read the full explanation →Which department was the nodal department for Special Campaign 6, held in October 2026?
DARPG was the nodal department for Special Campaign 6, which ran from 2 to 31 October 2026 to institutionalise Swachhata and reduce pendency in government offices, and it compiled the results reported by ministries on the campaign portal.
Read the full explanation →Which pledge formed part of the activities of MY Bharat's 'Know Your Vote' campaign?
The 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote' campaign was about electoral awareness and responsible participation in democracy, so its activities included quizzes, question-and-answer sessions, the Loktantrik (democratic) Pledge and registration on the MY Bharat portal.
Read the full explanation →How many young people did the 'Know Your Vote' campaign of MY Bharat reach?
Over its run from 26 October to 5 November 2026, the 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote' campaign held 536 Yuva Samvads in 31 States and Union Territories and reached 100,493 young people, with 536 Youth Icons taking part.
Read the full explanation →The 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote' campaign, which ended in November 2026, was organised by which ministry through MY Bharat?
The ministry ran the campaign through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), its platform for young people, from 26 October to 5 November 2026, and held 536 Yuva Samvads in 31 States and Union Territories.
Read the full explanation →In which State did Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh release the pig semen production and artificial insemination protocol on 2 November 2026?
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh released the publication 'Minimum Standard Protocol for Semen Production and Standard Operating Procedures for Artificial Insemination using Liquid Semen in Pigs' on 2 November 2026 during his two-day visit to Sikkim; the ministry made the announcement…
Read the full explanation →Which region accounts for nearly 45% of India's pig population and is the main focus of the new pig artificial insemination protocol?
Pigs are reared in every agro-climatic zone of India, but the North-East is described as the heartland of pig farming and holds nearly 45% of the national pig population.
Read the full explanation →According to the 20th Livestock Census (2019), what is India's pig population?
The figure was cited when Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh released the minimum standard protocol for pig semen production and artificial insemination in Sikkim on 2 November 2026.
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