6th January 2026

The Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is indeed the large, double-humped camel native to Central Asia. In India, a small population survives in the high-altitude, cold desert environment of the Nubra Valley in Ladakh. However, the IUCN Red List categorizes the wild Bactrian camel as 'Critically Endangered', not merely 'Endangered'. This highlights the species' extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

In India, the legal framework for notifying diseases is the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897, not the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The process of making a disease notifiable is crucial for public health surveillance, as it ensures timely reporting to government authorities. This enables the monitoring of disease trends and facilitates early outbreak detection. Diseases are typically notified based on factors such as their incidence, severity, communicability, potential to cause outbreaks, and risk of international spread.

The Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), not the Ministry of Science and Technology. Its primary objective is to strengthen India's position in chip design and build a robust fabless semiconductor ecosystem. However, the scheme's support—financial incentives and design infrastructure—is targeted at start-ups and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), not primarily at large corporations.

The Taimoor is indeed an indigenously developed, air-launched cruise missile of Pakistan. It is a subsonic missile equipped with stealth features such as a box-shaped fuselage, X-type tail, and foldable wings, enabling it to fly at low altitudes to avoid detection. However, its reported strike range is up to 600 kilometres, not exceeding 800 km. It is designed to hit both land and sea targets with high precision using a conventional warhead.

The Salal Hydroelectric Project is located on the Chenab River, not the Indus, in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a 690 MW run-of-the-river project owned by the NHPC. It was indeed India's first hydropower project under the Indus Waters Treaty regime in Kashmir. The power-sharing arrangement allocates 12.5% of the generated power to Jammu & Kashmir, while the rest is supplied to the Northern Grid for distribution to northern states.