Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Launches Nationwide 100-Week Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan for Drug-Free Youth
Distilled Policy Brief
- The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports launched a 100-week 'Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan' (Drug-Free Youth Campaign) on 18 September 2026 through a nationwide 'Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh'.
- The campaign is structured as a continuous 100-week/100-Sunday initiative focusing on prevention, health, fitness, awareness, and life skills, beginning with the first phase theme 'Mera Swasthya, Mera Garv'.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
The 100-week 'Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan' for a drug-free youth is organized in collaboration with 'My Bharat-National Service Scheme' (NSS) across all 28 states and 8 union territories.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Examine the role of youth-led sustained community mobilization and preventive health campaigns like the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan' in tackling substance abuse and realizing the goal of a Viksit Bharat.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
With reference to the bilateral research and industrial cooperation engagements between India and Germany, consider the following statements: 1. Roundtables held with German research organizations, such as the Fraunhofer Institutes, prioritized key fields including microelectronics, power electronics, and smart manufacturing. 2. Expanding industry-academia innovation networks and collaboration in battery technologies form key components of the enhanced strategic cooperation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- [A] 1 only
- [B] 2 only
- [C] Both 1 and 2
- [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
Both statements are correct. High-level roundtables with German research institutes, including Fraunhofer Institutes, focused on microelectronics, power electronics, smart manufacturing, battery technologies, and logistics. Furthermore, the engagement emphasized strengthening industry-academia innovation networks, science and technology cooperation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities between India and Germany.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.