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APEDA facilitated the export of popped makhana from Purnea in Bihar to which country?
The consignment of popped phool makhana left Purnea in Bihar for Greece, sailing from Mundra Port in India to the Piraeus Port at the Greek end.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following did the Indian minister seek at the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting?
Speaking on updating the Most-Favoured-Nation principle, the minister said India trade with G20 members rests on a transparent, non-discriminatory and rules-based system, that this treatment guarantees the same terms to the smallest and the largest trader, and that consensus remains central to the organisation.
Read the full explanation →Which country did India back for the G20 Presidency in 2027 at the Milwaukee meeting?
The three wrong options are not random: the Indian minister held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Milwaukee meeting with the Minister for Trade and Tourism of Australia, the Minister of Commerce of Saudi Arabia, the Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness of France, the Minister for…
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution of India, cited by the minister at the G20 meeting, prohibits forced labour as a fundamental right?
Speaking on ending forced labour in global supply chains, the minister said India commitment to eliminating forced labour is absolute and unconditional, and that the Constitution forbids forced labour as a fundamental right enforceable by the Supreme Court.
Read the full explanation →In which American city was the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting attended by Piyush Goyal held?
The correct answer is Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry joined the concluding day of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting under the United States Presidency.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT covered by the benefit under Component II of RELIEF?
The cargo that does attract the benefit is of three kinds: a Full Container Load, where one consignor fills a whole container, a Less than Container Load, where a shipment shares container space with others, and a Reefer container, the refrigerated box in which perishables such as fruit, fish and…
Read the full explanation →Component II of RELIEF encourages exporters to obtain cover from which body, and at what level of risk coverage?
Component II nudges an exporter into taking Export Credit Guarantee Corporation cover for upcoming shipments to the specified regions, and that cover carries ninety-five per cent risk coverage, available on a Stand Alone Policy or a Whole Turnover Policy obtained on or after 16 March 2026.
Read the full explanation →What is the full form of RELIEF, the export intervention whose Component II timelines have been extended?
RELIEF is a time-bound intervention under the Export Promotion Mission and was launched on 19 March 2026 to support exporters struck by extraordinary freight escalation, higher insurance premia and war-related export risks arising on the Gulf and the wider West Asian maritime corridor.
Read the full explanation →In which appendices of the Foreign Trade Policy are the RoDTEP rates and value caps notified, which stay unchanged during the extension?
The rates and the value caps listed in these two appendices, in the shape they held on 30 September 2026, continue without any change for the whole extended period, so an exporter claims the same entitlement as before.
Read the full explanation →Which notification of the Department of Commerce extended the RoDTEP scheme?
The correct answer is Notification No. 41/2026-27, which the Department of Commerce issued on 30 September 2026 to continue the RoDTEP scheme up to 31 December 2026.
Read the full explanation →Up to which date has the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme been extended?
The Department of Commerce has carried the RoDTEP scheme forward to that date, and the benefit is available for exports made by Domestic Tariff Area units, Advance Authorisation holders, Special Economic Zone units and Export Oriented Units in the meantime.
Read the full explanation →The minister recalled Mahatma Gandhi's stay in Champaran, where his sanitation work grew into a mass movement, in which year?
Speaking at the plantation drive, the minister recalled Gandhi's stay in Champaran in that year and highlighted how Gandhi began efforts towards sanitation and hygiene there, how those efforts became part of a wider mass movement, and how they contributed to addressing the grievances of indigo farmers.
Read the full explanation →Under which theme was the tree plantation drive at the India International Arbitration Centre organised?
The Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Law and Justice organised the drive under that theme on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, and it formed part of Special Campaign 6 as well as Swachhata Hi Seva 2026.
Read the full explanation →Who holds charge as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice?
He is the Union Minister of State with Independent Charge for Law and Justice, and in that capacity he led the tree plantation drive on the campus of the India International Arbitration Centre at Vasant Kunj in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →How many physical files has the Ministry of Steel and its public sector enterprises targeted for disposal under Special Campaign 6?
The steel ministry and its central public sector enterprises have set that number of physical files for disposal during the month, along with 9,056 electronic files, and they have planned 301 cleanliness activities at their offices and locations.
Read the full explanation →Which department's guidelines govern the Special Campaign, and on whose portal is progress monitored?
The campaign is being run in line with its guidelines, it has finalised the standard operating procedure for scientific disposal of electronic waste, and ministries report their progress on its Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters portal, which is updated through the month.
Read the full explanation →What is the stated focus area of this year's Special Campaign 6?
The campaign retains its older aims of cleanliness and clearing pendency, but electronic waste is the subject singled out for this round, and a standard operating procedure for scientific disposal of such waste has been sent to every subordinate office, autonomous organisation and regional office.
Read the full explanation →The implementation phase of Special Campaign 6 is being observed during which period?
Both the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Steel said on the opening day that the implementation phase of the campaign would run through that month.
Read the full explanation →Among the 28 places and features identified in Ladakh, which feature type accounts for the largest number of entries?
Ten of the twenty-eight entries are listed as peaks, namely Atisha Giri, Kanishka Peak, Martand Giri, Zorawar Peak, Rinchen Zangpo, Sakyasri Giri, Marpa Lotsava Ri, Milarepa Kangri, Shiva Ri and Maheshvara Ri, which is more than any other feature type on the list.
Read the full explanation →On whose official map have the 28 standard place and feature names of Ladakh been marked?
The twenty-eight places and features were marked with their standard names on the Survey of India's official map of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and that map, along with further places and features, can be seen in the state maps section of the Survey of India website.
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