UPSC GK Questions 2026

Besides tariff concessions, the agreement carries a commitment to facilitate investment of this size into India, and it strengthens bilateral cooperation in agricultural productivity, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, traditional medicine and AYUSH, technology and trade facilitation.

From the date the agreement enters into force, the whole of India's export basket to New Zealand becomes duty free.

The agreement was signed in the Indian capital on that date, and the legislation to give it effect was passed by the Parliament of New Zealand months later.

With the launch of the sixteenth round, the commercial coal mining programme has auctioned this many mines since the sector was thrown open in 2020.

The commercial coal mining framework was designed to attract wide participation, so it carries no end-use restriction on the coal mined, permits full foreign investment without prior approval, and keeps upfront payments low by allowing them to be adjusted against future revenue share.

The 16th round puts 25 coal blocks before bidders, of which 21 are fully explored and four only partly explored, and they are spread across nine coal-bearing states from Arunachal Pradesh to West Bengal.

The Prime Minister virtually opened commercial lines at CDIL Semiconductor in Mohali, which makes discrete devices, and at Suchi Semicon in Surat, which handles packaging.

The Prime Minister said the second phase of the Semiconductor Mission has been set at this size while addressing the opening session.

The fifth edition of SEMICON India was hosted at Yashobhoomi and the Prime Minister opened it on 17 September 2026.

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi heads it, and Shobha Karandlaje is Minister of State.

The Prime Minister launched the scheme on that day to give end-to-end support to traditional artisans and craftspeople engaged in 18 identified trades, which is why its third anniversary falls on 17 September 2026 and is being celebrated at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata.

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises stated that this many beneficiaries have been registered under the scheme after clearing a three-stage verification process, which means the registration target set for the scheme has been met within three years of its launch.

The Parang La Pass, standing at 5,578 metres, links the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh with the Changthang region of Ladakh, and the trek accordingly ran from Kibber in Himachal Pradesh to Karzok in Ladakh.

The correct answer is Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, who flagged the trek off from New Delhi on 18 August 2026.

The team of 20 NCC girl cadets crossed the Parang La Pass at this height during the All India Girls High Altitude Long Trek.

Additional Secretary and Central Pollution Control Board Chairman Amandeep Garg told the closing session that the exhibition held concurrently with the forum featured that many national and international exhibitors, offering a view of how circular solutions are being put into practice on the ground.

At the closing ceremony in Gandhinagar, Kristo Lehtonen, Director of International Programmes at SITRA, handed over the baton for organising the next edition of the forum to Columbia University.

The forum, written in short as WCEF2026, ran for two days and concluded there on 16 September 2026, bringing together around 2,700 delegates and 260 speakers from more than 60 countries, including governments, international organisations, industry, start-ups, academia and civil society.

The announcement was made at the World Ozone Day function in Mumbai, where 12 refrigeration and air-conditioning manufacturers agreed to adopt that many Industrial Training Institutes.

Union Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh launched both in Mumbai on the occasion of World Ozone Day.