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Art & Culture
Folk Music and Folk Songs of India: Exam Notes
State-wise notes on Indian folk music: Baul, Powada, Pandwani, Kajri, Villu Pattu and Mando, with folk instruments and the UNESCO heritage entries.
5 October 2026 · 3 min read
Static GK
Abbreviations and Full Forms: Exam List for GK Papers
A revision list of abbreviations and full forms for competitive exams: Indian bodies, banking and payments, UN agencies, science acronyms, schemes and defence.
4 October 2026 · 4 min read
Important Days & Dates
Economy, Banking, Tax and Consumer Days: Exam Notes
Important days of the economy for competitive exams: consumer, tax, GST, banking, savings, MSME, farmer and statistics days, with the reason behind every date.
4 October 2026 · 4 min read
Indian States & UTs
Odisha GK: Formation, Geography, History and Culture
State GK notes for exams: formation and renaming of Odisha, rivers and Chilika, the Kalinga War and Konark, minerals and steel, Odissi and its festivals.
3 October 2026 · 6 min read
Indian States & UTs
West Bengal GK: Geography, History and Culture
State GK notes for exams: formation and borders of West Bengal, rivers and the Sundarbans, the Bengal Renaissance, jute and tea, UNESCO sites and folk arts.
3 October 2026 · 5 min read
Important Days & Dates
New National Days Declared since 2014: Dates and Reasons
Exam notes on the national days declared since 2014: the date, the person or event each honours, the year of declaration, and the older days used as distractors.
3 October 2026 · 5 min read
Awards & Honours
Environment Awards: Champions of the Earth and Goldman Prize
Exam notes on environment awards: Champions of the Earth and the Goldman Prize with their Indian winners, the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar and other honours.
3 October 2026 · 5 min read
Important Days & Dates
Important Dates in World History: A Timeline for Exams
Exam notes on world history dates: Constantinople 1453, the American and French Revolutions, the two World Wars, the United Nations, the space race and 1989.
3 October 2026 · 4 min read
National
NITI Aayog Holds SDG Budgeting Workshop in Kolkata
NITI Aayog held a National Workshop on SDG Budgeting at Kolkata with the West Bengal government and UNDP, drawing participants from 32 States and Union Territories.
2 October 2026 · 2 min read
Awards & Honours
Journalism Awards: Ramnath Goenka, Pulitzer and More
Journalism awards notes for exams: the Ramnath Goenka Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, the Magsaysay journalism winners and the Press Council of India honours.
2 October 2026 · 4 min read
Environment & Ecology
Environmental Days and Reports: Dates and Publishing Bodies
Exam notes on environmental days and reports: the date of each observance, the treaty or event it marks, and which body publishes each major report.
2 October 2026 · 6 min read
Important Days & Dates
Science, Technology and Education Days: Dates and Reasons
Important days notes for exams: National Science Day, Technology Day, Mathematics Day, Space Day, Teachers' Day, Education Day and the world days.
1 October 2026 · 4 min read
International
India Presents Justice Reforms at 15th UN Congress, Abu Dhabi
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal set out the new criminal laws and cybercrime response of India at the 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Abu Dhabi.
30 September 2026 · 2 min read
Important Days & Dates
International Years and Decades: UN List and Exam Facts
Exam notes on the international years and decades declared by the United Nations: the year-wise list, the decades in progress and India's own proposals.
30 September 2026 · 4 min read
Awards & Honours
Peace and Humanitarian Awards: Nobel, Gandhi Prize and More
Exam notes on peace and humanitarian awards: the Nobel Peace Prize, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Indira Gandhi Prize, refugee and freedom awards and their winners.
30 September 2026 · 4 min read
Important Days & Dates
Important Weeks and Fortnights: Dates and Observances
Exam notes on important weeks and fortnights: National Safety Week, Van Mahotsav, Wildlife Week, World Space Week, Vigilance Week and the pakhwadas.
30 September 2026 · 4 min read
Awards & Honours
UNESCO and United Nations Awards: Prizes and Dates
Awards notes for exams: UNESCO prizes such as Kalinga, Guillermo Cano and Madanjeet Singh, awards of other UN bodies, their subjects, dates and Indian links.
29 September 2026 · 4 min read
Important Days & Dates
Health and Environment Days: Dates and Their Reasons
Health and environment days for competitive exams: the date of each day, the treaty, discovery or founding that fixed it, and the body that leads the observance.
29 September 2026 · 5 min read
Environment
India Showcases Forest Restoration Work at COFO 28 in Rome
At the 28th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry in Rome, India said its forest and tree cover stands at 82.74 million hectares, or 25.17% of its area.
28 September 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
KAZIND-2026: Indian Contingent Departs for Kazakhstan Exercise
A 60-member Indian Armed Forces contingent left on 28 September 2026 for Oskemen for KAZIND-2026, the ninth India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise.
28 September 2026 · 2 min read