Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) made history by becoming the first Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to successfully scale Mt. Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain in the world. A 12-member team undertook the challenging expedition as part of a dual-peak mission and achieved an impressive 83% summit success rate. In addition to the climbing feat, ITBP also promoted environmental responsibility through the “Clean Himalaya - Save Glacier” campaign, collecting 150 kilograms of waste from high-altitude camps. This achievement marks ITBP’s continued dominance in high-altitude operations, having now climbed six of the world’s 14 eight-thousanders.