‘MANTHAN 2021’ Hackathon

Current Context: The ‘MANTHAN 2021’ Hackathon was jointly launched by Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

• The platform is a national-level Hackathon and aims to identify innovative concepts and technology solutions that will solve security challenges of the 21st century by intelligence agencies.
• The hackathon aims to empower intelligence agencies.
• The ‘MANTHAN 2021’ Hackathon will be held from 28th Nov- 1st Dec 2021 via online manner.
• The winning team of the hackathon will be awarded Rs 40 lakh.
• The teams are expected to develop solutions for different challenge statements using new technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Augmented reality, Machine Learning, etc.

Question: 

Q.1 Which entity launched the ‘MANTHAN 2021’ Hackathon?
a. Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
b. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
c. Delhi Police
d. Both (a) and (b)