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The GK24 editorial team writes and fact-checks daily current affairs and general knowledge content for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway and state exams. Every article cites its sources and is reviewed before publishing.

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Geography
Geographical Terms and Isolines: Isobar to Isohyet
Notes on important geographical terms and isolines for exams: isobar, isotherm, isohyet, isobath, isogonic lines and the vocabulary of landforms and oceans.
17 October 2026 · 5 min read
General Science
Human Body Important Facts for Competitive Exams
Exam notes on the human body: bones and muscles, blood and heart, lungs, digestion, brain and nerves, endocrine glands, kidneys and the numbers to memorise.
17 October 2026 · 5 min read
Indian Polity
Constitutional Posts: Oath, Resignation and Removal
Notes on oath, resignation and removal of constitutional posts in India: who administers each oath, the right address for a resignation and the removal procedures.
17 October 2026 · 6 min read
Indian History
Company Rule Acts 1773 to 1853: Provisions and PYQs
Notes on the Acts of Company rule for exams: Regulating Act 1773, Act of Settlement, Pitt's India Act and the Charter Acts of 1793, 1813, 1833 and 1853.
17 October 2026 · 4 min read
Indian Economy
Make in India, Startup India and PLI Scheme Notes
Exam notes on Make in India, Startup India and the PLI scheme: launch dates, nodal department, four pillars, startup definition, funds and the fourteen PLI sectors.
17 October 2026 · 4 min read
Geography
Location and Extent of India: Extreme Points and PYQs
Exam notes on India's location and extent: latitudes and longitudes, extreme points, the standard meridian, border lengths with neighbours and island channels.
17 October 2026 · 4 min read
General Science
Important Gases and Their Uses: Notes and PYQs
Exam notes on important gases: composition of air, properties and uses of common gases, the noble gases, fuel gas mixtures and the gases that harm health.
17 October 2026 · 4 min read
Summits & Conferences
ITRA Jamnagar Hosts Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026 on AI in Ayurveda
ITRA Jamnagar marked its sixth Foundation Day as ITRA Day and held Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026, a national conference on artificial intelligence and Ayurveda.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PMAY-U 2.0: 1.93 Lakh More Houses Cleared at 10th CSMC
The 10th CSMC meeting of PMAY-U 2.0 cleared 1.93 lakh more urban houses on 16 October 2026, pushing the mission's total sanctions to 20.80 lakh houses.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Revised NSF Assistance Scheme Gets Rs 7,386.74 Crore Outlay
The Sports Ministry issued guidelines for the revised Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations, continued till 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 7,386.74 crore.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
Vice-President Opens Navaratri Sargotsavam in Kozhikode
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated Navaratri Sargotsavam 2026 at Kozhikode in Kerala, released a book and gave the Sarga Kesari Award.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
India Mining Week Shifted to 24-26 February 2027
The Ministry of Coal has moved India Mining Week from November 2026 to 24-26 February 2027 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
CAQM Orders PTZ Cameras at NCR Polluting Industries
CAQM has extended mandatory PTZ camera monitoring to all industries covered by Direction No. 98 in the NCR, to be installed and running by 30 November 2026.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Awards & Honours
Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 106 Young Artists
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 will go to 106 young artists in music, dance and drama at a ceremony in New Delhi on 19 October 2026.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Reports & Indices
AIIA Report: 37.74 Lakh Patients Treated in a Decade
The All India Institute of Ayurveda said 37,74,524 patients were treated across its campuses between October 2016 and September 2026, with footfall up fourfold.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Asian Games Kabaddi Gold Team Honoured at Rail Bhawan
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met the Indian women kabaddi squad that beat Iran 37-34 to retain the Asian Games gold at Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Women Farmers' Day: Sanchi Gets 46 Rural Roads Under PMGSY
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan marked Women Farmers' Day at Sanchi and performed bhoomi pujan for 46 rural roads under the Gram Sadak Yojana.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
BSIP Study Reconstructs 4,600 Years of Monsoon History
Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences used Karela Lake near Lucknow to reconstruct 4,600 years of monsoon and farming history in the Ganga Plain.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
National e-Governance Reforms Conference Opens in Dharamshala
The two-day National Conference on e-Governance Reforms began in Dharamshala, with Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu addressing the opening.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM-AJAY: 18,093 Villages Declared Adarsh Grams So Far
The Social Justice Ministry said 18,093 villages have been declared Adarsh Grams under PM-AJAY and about Rs 1,730 crore released as Grants-in-Aid to States.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read