UPSC GK Questions 2026

The pathway laid out for the Viksit Bharat Challenge runs in a fixed order: the Viksit Bharat Quiz first, then the Viksit Bharat Essay Challenge, then the District PPT Championship, then the State or Union Territory dialogue, and the National VBYLD at the end.

The dialogue is a flagship youth engagement initiative of that ministry and is carried out through Mera Yuva Bharat, whose portal hosts the quiz, the essay submissions and the mapping of states to regional themes.

Shortlisted participants have to submit an essay of this length on the MY Bharat portal, on the theme designated for their region, and the window runs till 15 October 2026.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports reported this many attempts in the Viksit Bharat Quiz, the first stage of selection for the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2027.

The order says real-time streaming of the video feeds has to be made available to their servers, and it also directs these same agencies to develop portals and other necessary infrastructure to receive the streams.

The Commission had already prescribed a standard list of approved fuels for various applications in the National Capital Region, including industrial use, but its Flying Squads, during incognito inspections of industries across the region, reported multiple instances of unapproved fuels being burnt.

The standard operating procedure in the order says cameras must be placed so as to capture all fuel storage areas and all fuel charging points, and where a gas-based fuel is used, the gauge or meter of the gas must be in view as well.

The Commission's order requires industrial units in the National Capital Region to put in the additional Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras by that date, following the standard operating procedure it has laid down.

The Department of Posts named two digital platforms, the Dak Sewa App and the Dak Mitra App, as the means by which postal services are being made simpler to reach and to use.

The day draws attention to the contribution of the Department of Posts in widening access to financial services through its very large network, reaching citizens across varied geographies and socio-economic backgrounds.

The theme announced for World Post Day this year is 'World Post Day: One Postal Network, Infinite Possibilities', and it frames the week-long observance by the Department of Posts.

World Post Day is observed on this date and it opens National Postal Week, which the Department of Posts is celebrating from 9 to 15 October 2026.

HAL's Koraput Division sits in that state, and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the delivery event.

The Defence Minister said aerospace self-reliance must extend to an indigenous aero-engine capability, especially for the AMCA, and pointed to a proposed investment of around Rs 5,000 crore, indigenisation of raw materials together with Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited and the setting up of India's first home-built high-thrust engine testing facility.

The second Shakti engine line carries this outlay and will be able to produce up to 100 engines a year once it is fully established by 2028-29, feeding indigenous helicopters such as the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter and the Prachand Light Combat Helicopter.

The Defence Minister was present at Koraput for this handover, which came six decades after the Division was set up in 1964.

The inaugural Asian Games were staged at the National Stadium in New Delhi in March 1951 and were declared open by President Rajendra Prasad.

This was the official slogan adopted for the 20th Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya, a meet organised by the Olympic Council of Asia with forty-five countries and regions taking part.

The 20th Asian Games were held in this Japanese host region from 19 September to 4 October 2026, and the city will also stage the 5th Asian Para Games from 18 to 24 October 2026.

India's campaign at the 20th Asian Games closed with 85 medals in all, and 21 of them were gold. Archery was the richest source with five gold medals, shooting and boxing returned three each, cricket, hockey and kabaddi contributed two each, wrestling added two, and athletics and golf one apiece.