UPSC GK Questions 2026

The correct answer is Team Netaxis of RVCE Bangalore, which won for an entry on context aware agentic orchestration of quality of service and adaptive security in resource constrained 5G. Option A is wrong because Team SNR took the second prize, for work on knowledge-grounded retrieval, deterministic constraint validation and…

The Build-a-thon was organised by the Department of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Communications along with the International Telecommunication Union, and was held on the closing day of India Mobile Congress 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi.

At the close of the third meeting both sides agreed that the next round of the Joint Trade Committee would be convened there, and that the nodal agencies and working groups concerned would remain in regular communication in the meantime to monitor follow-up action and advance the trade and investment…

On the first two the two sides examined regulatory collaboration, procurement and healthcare services, recognising the scope for much greater engagement between them.

The Joint Trade Committee is the standing bilateral mechanism through which India and Brunei Darussalam review trade and economic cooperation, and this round was convened to take stock of commercial ties and identify ways of strengthening them.

Both were conducted by the National Sample Survey and both cover January to December 2025, and the inclusion of their highlights gives readers a view of the unincorporated enterprise sector and of trends in the labour market.

Through the continued publication of this journal the academy encourages research in official statistics, promotes wider application of statistical data and methodological innovation, and strengthens the analytical foundation of evidence-based policymaking.

It was brought out by the National Statistical Systems Training Academy, which works under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

That is the cumulative number of students selected under the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme up to 2025-26, a figure the Department of Science and Technology reported at the felicitation ceremony.

The scheme is a flagship initiative of the Department of Science and Technology, carried out with the National Innovation Foundation-India, an autonomous body under the department.

The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology felicitated 62 young innovators at the twelfth edition of the National Level Exhibition and Project Competition, held under the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme in New Delhi.

While describing how the institutes have grown into engines of innovation and enterprise, the Defence Minister said the IIT ecosystem has supported over 6,000 start-ups, produced 56 unicorns and generated nearly 5,000 patents.

The Defence Minister said the proposal to set up a National Military Drone Technology Hub at IIT Kanpur, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence, has made significant progress and that its approval process is nearing completion.

The campaign was launched by the Defence Minister in New Delhi and is the largest fundraising effort ever undertaken by any Indian Institute of Technology.

The Telecommunication Engineering Centre is the national standardisation body for the telecommunications sector and works under the Department of Telecommunications in the Ministry of Communications.

These three grades of fine silver bullion and coins were brought within the scope of the standard after the gazette notification of Amendment No. 1 to IS 2112:2025, which deals with silver and silver alloys, jewellery and artefacts, their fineness and their marking.

This was the theme announced for the national celebration held in New Delhi, and it shaped the day's announcements: the Bureau of Indian Standards released standards on clean energy mobility, including one for electric vehicle charging cables and another for pedal assisted bicycles, and the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs…

Besides being a renowned classical dancer and author, she served as an officer of that service, and this detail is the kind of cross-link a paper setter likes, because it ties a book release to the services list.

While speaking on the spread of cancer care, the Vice-President said that over 700 District Clinics and 500 Day Care Cancer Centres have been established, and that 19 State Cancer Institutes and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres have been approved for operationalisation.

The Vice-President released her inspirational memoir at Uprashtrapathi Bhavan and spoke of it as an account of passion, hard work and resilience, and of her journey through cancer.