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● About: Nationwide health survey launched in 1992–93 to provide datafor health and family welfare policymaking.● Conducted by: International Institute for Population Sciences(IIPS), Mumbai.● NFHS-6

● Scientific Name: Picrorhiza kurroa.● About: A high-value Himalayan medicinal herb.● Habitat: Found in the alpine and sub-alpine Himalayas at2,700–4,500 m altitude.● Medicinal Use: Used

●  About: A quadrennial multi-sport event organised by theCommonwealth Games Federation (CGF).● First Held: 1930 as the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Canada;renamed Commonwealth Games

● Observed: 26 July every year to commemorate India’s victory in theKargil War (1999).● Purpose: Honours the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers whoparticipated in Operation

● About: Special courts established for the speedy disposal of priorityand long-pending cases.● Objective: Reduce judicial backlog and uphold the Right to SpeedyTrial (Article 21).●

● About: India’s first tri-service all-women global circumnavigationexpedition.● Vessel: Conducted aboard IASV Triveni.● Leadership: Led by Lt. Col. Anuja Varudkar with Sqn. Ldr. ShraddhaP. Raju

Union Minister commissioned the White Rabbit Technology-based Indian Standard Time (IST) Dissemination Demonstration Network at the Regional Reference Standard Laboratory (RRSL), Bengaluru.Indian Standard Time (IST)