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Project Tiger was launched by the Government of India in which year?
Project Tiger began on 1 April 1973 as a centrally sponsored scheme with nine reserves, after the tiger replaced the lion as the national animal and a census showed a steep fall in numbers.
Read the full explanation →Which agency worked with the DRI to intercept the vehicle carrying amphetamine in Madhya Pradesh?
It joined the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in stopping a Mahindra Thar at the Ujjain-Dewas Toll Plaza in Madhya Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →At which airport did the DRI recover cocaine concealed inside chocolate tubes?
Acting on precise intelligence, officers there stopped an Indian passenger who had arrived from Doha. Seven chocolate tubes in his cabin baggage were heavier than their marked weight, and on being opened they were found to hold 207 pale-yellow oval capsules packed with a white powder.
Read the full explanation →What was the total quantity of contraband drugs seized by the DRI in its three recent operations?
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized this cumulative quantity of amphetamine, cocaine and heroin in three separate intelligence-led operations carried out on 29 and 30 September 2026, and five persons were arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985.
Read the full explanation →Which company produced the methanol being shipped on the first international cargo voyage from Dibrugarh?
The methanol that sails from the Bogibeel Terminal at Dibrugarh to Pangaon Port in Dhaka has been produced by this company, and its Chairman, Bikul Ch.
Read the full explanation →Which river has been declared National Waterway-2, used by the maiden voyage from Bogibeel?
The methanol consignment sailing from the Bogibeel Terminal at Dibrugarh to Pangaon Port in Dhaka moves on National Waterway-2, which is the Brahmaputra, and afterwards on the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route.
Read the full explanation →The first international cargo voyage from Dibrugarh is bound for which port?
The vessel leaving the Bogibeel Terminal at Dibrugarh carries methanol made by Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited and sails to Pangaon Port, which lies at Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Read the full explanation →Since which year has the Silk Mark Organisation of India been running the Silk Mark Scheme?
The Silk Mark Organisation of India has implemented the Silk Mark Scheme since that year, and the mark assures a buyer that the silk is pure.
Read the full explanation →How many sericulture districts does MRMA 2.0 of the Central Silk Board cover?
Mera Resham Mera Abhimaan 2.0, the second round of the Central Silk Board campaign, was designed as a structured and outcome-driven drive across 218 key sericulture districts, and those districts together account for over 95 per cent of the country's raw silk output.
Read the full explanation →Which digital platform brings grower enrolment, slot booking and Aadhaar-enabled payment in cotton procurement into one chain?
It is the platform named as a key initiative of the showcase, and it carries the stages of a cotton purchase online: enrolling the grower, booking a slot, sending messages about the purchase and making payment through Aadhaar.
Read the full explanation →In which city is the Cotton Corporation of India holding its reforms showcase under Reform Utsav 2026?
The Ministry of Textiles is holding the special showcase of cotton sector reforms at Hyderabad in Telangana on 6 October 2026, and the event is run by the Cotton Corporation of India Ltd, a public sector undertaking of the ministry.
Read the full explanation →PARAM 8000, India's first indigenous supercomputer, was unveiled in which year?
PARAM 8000 was developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and unveiled in 1991 with a speed of 1 gigaflop, and it marked India's entry into indigenous supercomputing.
Read the full explanation →Which two institutions implement the National Supercomputing Mission?
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing at Pune and the Indian Institute of Science at Bengaluru are the two bodies that implement the Mission, while the Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology steer it.
Read the full explanation →As of September 2026, what was the combined capacity of the supercomputers deployed in India under NSM?
By September 2026 India had 40 supercomputers in service, all built within the country, and their capacity added up to 68 PF.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) launched?
India started the National Supercomputing Mission in April 2015 to build up the country's computing strength, and it was given an outlay of roughly Rs 4,500 crore.
Read the full explanation →How many Members of Parliament took part in the Walk for Nasha Mukt Yuva?
Among the public representatives who joined the walk at different venues were 8 Members of Parliament, along with 2 Lieutenant Governors, 1 Union Cabinet Minister and 8 Members of Legislative Assemblies.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation, working under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, organised the Walk for Nasha Mukt Yuva with its partner bodies?
The walk was organised by MY Bharat together with its partner organisations, and the programme sits under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Read the full explanation →The Walk for Nasha Mukt Yuva was held as a part of which campaign?
The walk was organised as one activity within that abhiyan, which seeks to mobilise young people and communities against substance abuse through sustained awareness, wide participation and collective action.
Read the full explanation →At how many locations was the Walk for Nasha Mukt Yuva organised on 4 October 2026?
MY Bharat and its partner organisations spread the Walk for Nasha Mukt Yuva across more than 150 locations in the country on that single day, and over one lakh youth and citizens joined in at those venues.
Read the full explanation →CAQM's continuing inspection drives across Delhi-NCR are carried out under which operation?
The Commission said that inspection drives will continue under this operation across Delhi and the National Capital Region, to see how the various air pollution abatement measures are being implemented on the ground, to identify gaps in compliance and to make the agencies concerned take timely corrective action.
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