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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

Awards & Honours
Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards: Rules and Firsts
Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards notes for exams: year of institution, order of precedence, selection and announcement, Article 18 and the list of firsts papers ask.
25 September 2026 · 4 min read
Indian History
Vedic Age: Rigveda, Society and Later Vedic Changes
Vedic Age notes for exams: the four Vedas and Vedangas, Rigvedic rivers and tribes, the Battle of Ten Kings, polity, society, economy and religion.
25 September 2026 · 5 min read
Indian Economy
Sectors of the Indian Economy: Primary to Tertiary
Economy notes on the sectors of the Indian economy: primary, secondary and tertiary activity, organised and unorganised work, ownership and employment schemes.
25 September 2026 · 4 min read
Geography
Latitudes, Longitudes and Time: Grid, IST and Date Line
Geography notes on latitudes and longitudes for exams: parallels, meridians, heat zones, the Prime Meridian, longitude and time, IST and the International Date Line.
25 September 2026 · 4 min read
General Science
Motion, Force and Newton's Laws: Formulas and Facts
Physics notes on motion and force for exams: distance and displacement, velocity, acceleration, equations and graphs of motion, inertia, momentum and Newton's laws.
25 September 2026 · 4 min read
Environment & Ecology
Biodiversity and Its Conservation: Hotspots and Laws
Environment notes on biodiversity for exams: its three levels, hotspots and endemism, causes of loss, Red List categories, conservation methods and key laws.
25 September 2026 · 5 min read
Indian Polity
Fundamental Duties (Article 51A): All 11 Duties, Notes and PYQs
All 11 Fundamental Duties in Article 51A explained: how the 42nd Amendment added them, the Swaran Singh Committee, the 11th duty and the traps exams set.
25 September 2026 · 5 min read
Sports
Asian Games: Seema, Skeet Pair and Badminton Team Take Bronze
India added three bronze medals at the Asian Games through Seema in the women's 10,000m, the skeet mixed team pair and the men's badminton team.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
International
India Joins 14th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers Meeting in Manila
India took part in the 14th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers Meeting and the 23rd ASEAN-India consultation at Manila, with trade at USD 128.38 billion.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
Bio-based Biodegradable PLA Plastic Launched Under BioE3 Framework
Dr Jitendra Singh launched commercial use of PLA-based biodegradable plastic under BioE3, with a BIRAC grant backing a 100 TPA pilot plant in Uttar Pradesh.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
DRDO Signs First High-Value TDF Deep Tech Pact with Quantum Start-up
DRDO signed its first high-value deep tech agreement under the Technology Development Fund with start-up Zero mK India for a 20 mK dilution refrigerator.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
INS Trishul Reaches Toulon for 24th Exercise VARUNA
INS Trishul reached Toulon in France on 22 September 2026 for the 24th edition of Exercise VARUNA, the bilateral maritime drill of the Indian and French navies.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
TDB Gives GalaxEye Rs 63.84 Crore for OptoSAR Satellite
TDB under DST signed an agreement with Bengaluru's GalaxEye for Rs 63.84 crore of RDI Fund support to build an OptoSAR multisensor satellite costing Rs 247.69 crore.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
International
India Showcases UHC Gains at UNGA81, Co-launches OneSCD
At UNGA81 India cited over 1.8 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, 900 million health IDs and 497 million e-Sanjeevani teleconsultations, and co-launched OneSCD.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Crude Sunflower Oil Import Duty Cut to Nil, Palm and Soybean to 5%
Basic Customs Duty on crude sunflower oil is now nil and that on crude palm and soybean oil 5%, with the crude-refined duty gap held at 19.25% for refiners.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Roshibina Devi Takes Sanda Silver, Rowers Win Sculls Bronze
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Naorem Roshibina Devi on silver in the women's Sanda 60kg and Satnam Singh and Salman Khan on double sculls bronze.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
National
Special Campaign 6.0 to Run in Offices from 2 to 31 October
Special Campaign 6.0, the DARPG drive against pendency, runs from 2 to 31 October 2026, with a preparatory phase from 16 to 30 September and a focus on e-waste.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
National
PBSHABD: Prasar Bharati Free News Feed Serves 3,600 Outlets
PBSHABD, the free news feed that Prasar Bharati launched on 13 March 2024, now serves 3,600 media organisations and stays free of cost up to March 2027.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
DDU-GKY 2.0 Raises Minimum Placement Period to Six Months
DDU-GKY 2.0 has doubled the minimum placement period to six months, and the rural skilling scheme of 25 September 2014 now runs in 31 States and UTs.
24 September 2026 · 2 min read
General Science
Units and Measurements: SI Units, Dimensions and Instruments
Science notes on units and measurements for exams: the seven SI base units, derived and practical units, dimensional formulas, prefixes and measuring instruments.
24 September 2026 · 4 min read