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Mountaineering institutes scale Everest

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Mountaineering institutes scale Everest (GS2 · Youth, 25 May 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20261 PYQ

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What happened

  • A joint team from JIM&WS, NIM and HMI scaled Everest on 23 May 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • It was flagged off on 26 March [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Institutional capacity.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Youth

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-25): A joint team from JIM&WS, NIM and HMI scaled Everest on 23 May 2025.
  2. Institutional capacity.
Quotable data point

A joint team from JIM&WS, NIM and HMI scaled Everest on 23 May 2025.

PIB: Joint Everest team, 25 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

NIM is at

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerWomen Empowerment in India: Meaning, Constitutional Provisions, Laws, Schemes, Key Data, Women’s Reservation Act and Challenges (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Joint Everest team, 25 May 2025

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