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Haqqani network

• It is an Afghan guerrilla insurgent group using asymmetric warfare to fight against US-led NATO forces and the government of Afghanistan.
• It is one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency

The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030 was adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2015. It provides a comprehensive framework to guide countries in their efforts to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination. The strategy sets the target of reducing global malaria incidence and mortality rates by at least 90% by 2030. It emphasizes the need for universal coverage of core malaria interventions for all populations at risk and highlights the importance of using high-quality surveillance data for decision-making. It also identifies areas where innovative solutions will be essential for attaining the goals, and summarizes the estimated global costs of implementation. The WHO strategy was developed in close alignment with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership's Action and Investment to defeat Malaria 2016-2030 - for a malaria-free world to ensure shared goals and complementarity. "

Statement 1 is incorrect- Indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter has crossed a milestone, successfully firing an air-to-air missile at a moving target, and it is now ready for induction, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has designed and developed the helicopter.

This is the first time in the country that a helicopter has carried out an air-to-air missile engagement. None of the helicopters in the military services in the country has demonstrated such a capability. The LCH has successfully completed all weapon integration tests and is ready for operational induction

Statement 2 is correct-The LCH is the only attack helicopter in the world that can operate at altitudes as high as Siachen Glacier.

TH : A type 2 strain of polio virus (P2) was recently found in a sewage sample from Mumbai. It was found during a routine environmental surveillance which involves collecting sewage samples from high-risk sites on a weekly basis. P2 was eradicated globally in 1999. In April 2016, India stopped the Trivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (TOPV) containing live attenuated (weakened) P1, P2 and P3 strains and replaced it with bivalent vaccine containing P1 and P3. Finding the P2 strain in its vaccine form (not wild form) thus raised concerns as the virus was no more in circulation even through the vaccines.

TH: The last case due to type-2 wild poliovirus globally was reported from Aligarh in India in 1999.

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Mahatma Gandhi suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained Independence.