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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van was launched in which state?
A
Karnataka
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Gujarat
D
Kerala
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van was launched at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It was inaugurated by the Chairman of KVIC, Vinai Kumar Saxena. The Mobile Van has been designed by KVIC at its Multi-disciplinary Training Centre, Panjokehra, at a cost of INR 15 lakh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chairman KVIC Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena launched the country’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad, UP today.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mobile Honey Processing Van comes as a major development under KVIC’s Honey Mission which aims at training beekeepers, distributing Bee Boxes to farmers and helping rural, educated as well as unemployed youth to earn extra income through beekeeping activities.

Detailed explanation-4: -It has 19.34 lakh honey bee colonies, and India produces about 133,200 metric tonnes of honey (2021-22 2nd advance estimate). India, one of the world’s top honey exporters, exported 74,413 MT of honey in 2021–2022 for a total of Rs 1221.17 crore.

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