1. India’s Ministry of Textiles conducted the Handloom Hackathon 2.0 at which premier educational institution?
Ans: IIT Delhi
2. Which organisation was identified as the lead financing institution for the ₹26,850-crore funding arrangement supporting the expansion of the Meja Thermal Power Project?
Ans: REC Limited
3. The Foreign Minister who travelled to New Delhi to deepen cooperation with India in areas such as mining and trade was Bakhtiyor Saidov of which country?
Ans: Uzbekistan
4. Which IIT created a hybrid magneto-rheometer designed to support research and development involving Magnetorheological (MR) fluids?
Ans: IIT Patna
5. India’s first indigenous vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF) in pigs was developed by which organisation?
Ans: ICAR
6. The second meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group under India’s 2026 presidency was held in which city?
Ans: Hyderabad
7. Which Indian state introduced the “Zero Bureaucracy” approach aimed at simplifying administrative procedures and improving citizen-focused service delivery?
Ans: Maharashtra
8. Who has been named India’s next Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran?
Ans: Vishwesh Negi
9. What are the official dates for World Breastfeeding Week 2026?
Ans: August 1–7