Historic Feat: ITBP and BSF All-Women Mountaineering Teams Successfully Summit Mount Everest
The ITBP expedition marked its first-ever all-women international mountaineering team to scale the 8,848-meter peak, carrying out the climb under the 'Clean Himalaya — Save Glacier' environment campaign.
The BSF all-women team created history by summiting Mount Everest (8,848.86 m) under 'Mission Vande Mataram' to mark the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the force.
ITBP has now successfully completed 232 mountaineering expeditions, including five successful summits of Mount Everest.
Exam Perspective: These achievements demonstrate the increasing presence, leadership, and operational capability of women officers in high-altitude combat and adventure platforms.
Key Facts / Static GK
BSF Established: 1 December 1965
BSF Director General (2026): Praveen Kumar
Mount Everest officially recognized height: 8,848.86 meters
Practice Quiz — 25 May 2026
Q1. Which banking institution registered the highest target achievement of 288% under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) mobilization campaign during the financial year 2025-26?
Q2. Under which statutory legislation did the Reserve Bank of India grant the final Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuer authorization to ZikZuk Technologies?
Q3. Which mathematical model is utilized to structure the benchmark of India's first exchange-traded weather derivatives contract 'RAINMUMBAI'?
Q4. Who has been appointed to chair the newly formed PFRDA committee tasked with exploring new asset classes to maximize returns under the National Pension System (NPS)?
Q5. Which of the following represents the largest infrastructure development approved under India's recent ₹2,600 crore allocation for the Chenab river basin?
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