UPSC GK Questions 2026

The monograph was released at the end of the first professional session of the day, which dealt with academic networks, research and human capital development and heard perspectives from France, Indonesia, Japan and the Maldives.

The conference is examining this theme with particular emphasis on translating scientific advancement and institutional partnerships into practical regional cooperation, and its central question is how the region can turn scientific knowledge and technological innovation into enduring institutional cooperation, stronger maritime capabilities and shared resilience.

The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue is described as the Navy's annual apex-level international strategic dialogue, and this edition opened in New Delhi for a three-day run, organised in association with the National Maritime Foundation, which serves as the Navy's knowledge partner.

The Minister described this as a rise of 5.5 times in passenger traffic and 2.1 times in vessel calls compared with 2013-14, and said sea cruising was among the fastest growing segments of the maritime economy.

The Union Minister announced that the Puri International Cruise Terminal would be developed by the Paradip Port Authority in partnership with the Government of Odisha, and that the project was likely to cost about fifteen hundred crore rupees.

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways told the Consultative Committee meeting in Puri that the government is working to double the present share of coastal and inland waterway shipping in freight movement, which stands at 6 per cent, and that the doubling would take it to 12 per…

Going beyond the sheer volume of output, the Scoreboard reports indicators of research quality, impact, collaboration and open access across priority research areas and these three sectors, so that a State can see which part of its research base is strong.

The correct answer is Ashok Kumar Lahiri, the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, who unveiled the platform and urged every State and Union Territory to make full use of it, saying that progress in science and technology now needs a more active role by the States under cooperative and competitive…

The India S&T Scoreboard was developed as a key initiative of NITI Aayog and was launched by it at the Civil Services Officers' Institute on KG Marg in New Delhi, where Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri unveiled the platform.

That many distinguished health professionals from different parts of the country were honoured at the wellness conference for their contributions in their respective fields, and the Wellness Visionary Award for Holistic Healing given to the Director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa was among the honours conferred there.

The three-day conference was held at the university campus from 30 October to 1 November 2026, and the Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly inaugurated it in the presence of eminent health professionals, academics and leaders from the health sector.

The award recognises his contribution to traditional medicine and to holistic health care, and it was conferred by a university in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

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.

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.

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.

It will act as the nodal department for the work and will be supported by a State-level Coordination Committee that examines proposals, helps clear approvals, monitors implementation and settles operational problems.

The National Highways Authority of India has identified this quantity of suitable silt for use in that many works already under way, while a much larger quantity of 835 lakh cubic metres has been proposed for 27 projects still to come, in both cases subject to technical suitability and the…

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Government of Bihar has been given this name, and its purpose is to restore the water-carrying capacity of rivers and water bodies, strengthen flood management, conserve farm land and at the same time supply suitable excavated…

These were the activities the two warships undertook once they left harbour, and the Navy described the phase as turning professional interaction into practical operational work, giving the crews a chance to practise coordination at sea and to understand each other's operating procedures.

The engagement between the Indian Navy and the Republic of Korea Navy was held at this port in the Republic of Korea, and the Indian frigate finished her participation there on 29 October 2026.