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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

General Science
Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy: Decay, Fission, Reactors
Complete notes on radioactivity and nuclear energy: alpha, beta and gamma rays, half-life, units, fission and fusion, reactor parts and India's nuclear programme.
8 October 2026 · 4 min read
Economy
CCI Clears Four Combinations Including JSW-BMM Merger
The Competition Commission of India approved four combinations, among them the amalgamation of BMM Ispat into JSW Steel, in orders issued on 7 October.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
PM Modi Meets GSMA Board at Seva Teerth Before IMC 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met GSMA Board members at Seva Teerth before India Mobile Congress 2026, urging technology-led answers to cyber fraud.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Banking & Finance
DFS Orders Scheme-Wise Reporting of SC Beneficiaries by Banks
After NCSC intervention, the Department of Financial Services directed SLBCs and UTLBCs to report scheme-wise and bank-wise Scheduled Caste beneficiary data.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
NCAHP Notifies Autonomous Boards and D.MRIT Diploma Rules
NCAHP notified the Autonomous Boards and Central Assessment Committee Regulations, 2026, the two-year D.MRIT curriculum and UID-based digital registration.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 Review at IIM Bangalore Sets Reforms
A regional review of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 at IIM Bangalore heard that rural tap connections have risen to 15.96 crore households from 3.27 crore at the launch.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
IICT and YouTube Unveil First Four AI-Enabled Short Films
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies and YouTube unveiled the first four AI-enabled short films of the Create with AI programme at the IICT Theatre in Mumbai.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PMGSY Chintan Shivir: PMGSY-IV Targets 62,500 km of Roads
A two-day PMGSY Chintan Shivir at Bharat Mandapam reviewed rural roads, with PMGSY-IV carrying an outlay of Rs 70,125 crore for 62,500 km of all-weather roads.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Persons in News
Narendra Modi Completes 25 Years as Head of Government
Narendra Modi completed 25 unbroken years as Head of Government on 7 October 2026, counting from his first term as Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 to the present.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
Sagarmanthan 2026: 3rd Great Oceans Dialogue in New Delhi
The third Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue opened in New Delhi, with PM Modi calling in a written message for a free, open, secure and rules-based maritime order.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue: 4th Round in London
The fourth India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue met in London on 29 September 2026, with SEBI, RBI, IFSCA, PFRDA, IRDAI, the Bank of England and the FCA taking part.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
8th PM Mementos Auction Lists 16 Chhattisgarh Works
Sixteen Chhattisgarh mementos, led by Dhokra metal casting over 4,000 years old, are on offer in the 8th PM Mementos auction extended to 31 October 2026.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Onion Prices Ease as Kharif Arrivals Gain Momentum
Onion buffer stock reached 123 cities through 8 Kanda Express trains and 467 trucks, while Maharashtra mandi prices fell about 13 per cent, the Centre said.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Live Events Sector Grows 44 Per Cent in a Single Year
India’s live events sector grew 44 per cent in a year with about 34,000 events, the 5th Live Events Development Cell meeting was told on 7 October 2026.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Defence
Rajnath Singh Approves Revised SOP for MoD Proof Ranges
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh cleared a revised SOP letting Indian defence firms use MoD proof ranges, field firing ranges and test facilities more easily.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
International
India-Ghana MoU Links ICAR With Crops Research Institute
ICAR and Ghana’s CSIR-Crops Research Institute signed a five-year MoU on farm research, with Dr S. Jaishankar and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa present.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
SAREX-2026 Opens Off Paradip With 30 Nations Joining
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth opened SAREX-2026, the multinational maritime search and rescue exercise off Paradip, with 32 delegates from 30 friendly nations.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
DST Begins Special Campaign 6 on Swachhata and E-Waste
The Department of Science and Technology has entered the implementation phase of Special Campaign 6, running from 2 October to 31 October 2026 with DARPG as nodal.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026: Guwahati Hosts 2nd CBC Workshop
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will open the second regional workshop of Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 at Guwahati, drawing all eight North-Eastern States.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Appointments
DWBDNC Governing Body: Two New Members Sworn In
MoSJE Secretary Sudhansh Pant administered the oath of office to Narayan Dewasi and Swaroop Singh Banjara as Members of the DWBDNC Governing Body.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read