Raksha Rajya Mantri flags off Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga expeditions
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth flagged off joint expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga from South Block, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025.
Summary
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth flagged off expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga from South Block, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025. The Everest expedition, with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Jammu and Kashmir, marks 60 years of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi. The Kangchenjunga expedition is organised by the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, under its 'Har Shikhar Tiranga' initiative.
Key facts
- Date
- 26 March 2025
- Flagged off by
- Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth, South Block
- Everest expedition
- Marks 60 years of NIM, Uttarkashi; with HMI Darjeeling and JIM&WS
- Kangchenjunga expedition
- NIMAS, Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh), 'Har Shikhar Tiranga'
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Mount Everest expedition flagged off on 26 March 2025 commemorates 60 years of which institute?
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Correct answer: C — Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
The Everest expedition marks 60 years of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi.
The Mount Kangchenjunga expedition flagged off on 26 March 2025 is organised by NIMAS, which is located at:
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Correct answer: D — Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh
NIMAS, the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports, is at Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh; the expedition is under 'Har Shikhar Tiranga'.