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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.

Articles by GK24 Editorial Team

Indian History
Freedom Struggle Personalities and Their Titles: Full List
Complete notes on the personalities of the freedom struggle: titles and who gave them, slogans, newspapers, firsts and the pairings exams ask, with PYQs.
14 October 2026 · 4 min read
Indian Economy
Cooperatives and Self-Help Groups: Acts, NABARD and SHGs
Complete notes on cooperatives and self-help groups: the 1904 Act, the 97th Amendment, the credit structure, NABARD, Operation Flood and SHG-bank linkage.
14 October 2026 · 5 min read
Geography
Cyclones: Naming, IMD Categories and Warning Stages
Complete notes on cyclones for exams: formation, local names, IMD wind speed categories, the naming panel, four-stage warnings, colour codes and PYQs.
14 October 2026 · 5 min read
General Science
Blood Groups, Immunity and Vaccines: Notes for Exams
Complete notes on blood groups, immunity and vaccines: ABO and Rh systems, donor rules, clotting, antibodies, vaccine types and the immunisation programme.
14 October 2026 · 5 min read
Banking & Finance
North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 Opens in Aizawl, Mizoram
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia opened the North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 at Mizoram University in Aizawl and pressed banks for a higher credit flow.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
DRDO to Lead Semiconductor Session at ESTIC-2026
DRDO will steer a thematic session on semiconductors and next-generation chips at ESTIC-2026, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from 27 to 29 October.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Important Days
India Post and IndiGo Mark Philately Day With Digital Detox
India Post and IndiGo handed postcard kits to flyers on 12 October 2026, marking Philately Day during National Postal Week with a digital detox campaign.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
INST Mohali Develops Filter to Clean Dye Wastewater
Scientists at INST Mohali have built a machine learning aided nanofibre filter that removed 98.6 per cent of a textile dye from water within 120 minutes.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Tribal Affairs Ministry Signs iGOT Pact for Adi Karmayogi
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Karmayogi Bharat signed an MoU on 13 October 2026 to train Adi Karmayogi Volunteers through a dedicated iGOT microsite.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
HAL, NCF and ASI Sign Pact for Three Heritage Sites
HAL, the National Culture Fund and the Archaeological Survey of India signed a pact on 13 October 2026 to conserve Hampi, the Taj Mahal and Bekal Fort.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Two Offshore Mineral Blocks in Andaman Sea Put Up for Auction
The Ministry of Mines held an outreach programme in New Delhi on 13 October 2026 on the auction of two Andaman Sea offshore blocks covering 1,632 sq km.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
21st Maritime State Development Council Meets in Mumbai
The 21st Maritime State Development Council met in Mumbai on 13 October 2026, its first sitting as a statutory body, and cleared two shipbuilding insurance covers.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
10th Agrivision National Convention Opens at Pusa in New Delhi
The 10th National Convention of Agrivision-2026 opened at the ICAR-NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi, drawing about 450 students from 25 states.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
IndiaSkills 2026-27 Registration Window Reopened Till 19 October
MSDE reopened IndiaSkills 2026-27 registration till 19 October 2026 after Team India finished tenth at WorldSkills Shanghai with six silver medals.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Indian Oil to Give Rs 40 Crore Boost to Boxing in India
NSDF, the Sports Authority of India and Indian Oil signed an MoU under which the oil company will put Rs 40 crore into Indian boxing over two years.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
JOSH Campaign Launched in 11 States for TB-Free India Drive
The JOSH campaign for a TB-free India was launched in 11 states and 55 districts, as new TB cases in the country fell by 21% between 2015 and 2024.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM GatiShakti Master Plan Completes Five Years With 1,800 Data Layers
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, launched in October 2021, completed five years with 1,800 data layers and 58 Central Ministries on the platform.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
International
India Hosts First BIMSTEC Home Ministers Meeting in Delhi
India hosted the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026 under Amit Shah, and the Delhi Declaration was adopted there.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
Soybean Varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 Show 20 Quintal Yield Signs
ICAR's Indore soybean institute found its improved varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 pointing to about 20 quintals a hectare despite poor weather this season.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Namami Gange: Ganga Basin GPI Compliance Reaches 86% in 2025
Under Namami Gange, compliance among grossly polluting industries in the Ganga basin rose from 39% in 2017 to 86% in 2025, with BOD load down 72.46%.
13 October 2026 · 3 min read