Twenty fourth PM-KISAN instalment transfers over Rs 18,690 crore to 9.34 crore farmers
schemes · ssc-cgl, nabard, rrb-ntpc, upsc-prelims
Why this mattersThe announcement before the event put this instalment at Rs 19,000 crore and the transfer itself came to over Rs 18,690 crore, so the announced and actual figures differ. Quote whichever the question asks for and know that both are correctly sourced.
Linked static GK: PM-KISAN was launched in February 2019 and pays Rs 6,000 a year in three instalments of Rs 2,000 to eligible landholding farmer families.
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National Social Security Board notified for unorganised, gig and platform workers
governance · upsc-prelims, ssc-cgl, ibps-po, ugc-net
Why this mattersThis is the first time gig and platform workers are brought inside a statutory social security board, and it happens under the Code on Social Security rather than under a new law. The Code is one of the four labour codes, which is the frame a question will test.
Linked static GK: The four labour codes are the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, and the Code on Social Security, all enacted between 2019 and 2020.
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Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia appointed Vice Chief of the Air Staff
defence · nda, cds, afcat, ssc-cgl
Why this mattersThe Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second senior most officer of the Indian Air Force, distinct from the Deputy Chief, and the two are routinely swapped in options. Eastern Air Command is headquartered at Shillong.
Linked static GK: The Indian Air Force has seven commands, five operational and two functional, and the Chief of the Air Staff holds the rank of Air Chief Marshal.
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TRAI releases draft guidelines on responsible use of artificial intelligence in telecom
science-and-technology · upsc-prelims, ssc-cgl, ugc-net, ibps-po
Why this mattersTRAI regulates telecom and is issuing sector guidelines that sit under the national India AI Governance Guidelines, so the two documents are different layers and a question will test which body issued which. The number of guiding sutras is the detail most often asked.
Linked static GK: TRAI was set up in 1997 and its recommendations are advisory to the Department of Telecommunications except where the Act makes them binding.
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High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat constituted
economy · ibps-po, rbi-grade-b, sbi-po, ssc-cgl
Why this mattersThe chair is a former Central Vigilance Commissioner rather than a banker or a central banker, which is unusual for a banking committee and is the detail most likely to be asked. The committee was a Budget announcement, so it is a commitment being delivered rather than a new idea.
Linked static GK: The Central Vigilance Commission is a statutory body set up in 1964 on the Santhanam Committee's recommendation, and was given statutory status by the CVC Act, 2003.
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INS Tarkash calls at Port Louis in Mauritius
defence · nda, cds, afcat, ssc-cgl
Why this mattersMauritius is where India's maritime security cooperation is most institutional, including the Agalega facilities and a coast guard trained largely by India. The partner force here is a Coast Guard, not a navy, because Mauritius has no navy.
Linked static GK: Mauritius is a member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association, and India's regional maritime vision for the area is SAGAR, Security and Growth for All in the Region.
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UPI acceptance enabled for bookings at Burj Khalifa and Resorts World Sentosa
economy · ibps-po, rbi-grade-b, ssc-cgl, sbi-po
Why this mattersThe entity taking UPI abroad is NIPL, the international arm, not NPCI itself, and that distinction is what a question tests. Note this is acceptance for ONLINE bookings rather than in person payments at the venues.
Linked static GK: NPCI was set up in 2008 as a not for profit company under the Companies Act by the RBI and the Indian Banks Association, and it also runs RuPay and IMPS.
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Commemorative stamps on breast cancer awareness released, with national screening figures
health · ssc-cgl, upsc-prelims, ssc-chsl, ugc-net
Why this mattersThe NP-NCD screens for three cancers, oral, breast and cervical, and oral accounts for more than half the screenings, which is the ordering a question tests. The stamps came from the Department of Posts with the Health Ministry supplying only the technical content.
Linked static GK: October is observed as International Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the NP-NCD operates through Health and Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat.
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Environment Minister reviews CAQM's PAVAN integrated command and control centre
environment · upsc-prelims, ssc-cgl, ugc-net, rrb-ntpc
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change visited the Commission for Air Quality Management's newly developed Integrated Command and Control Centre, named PAVAN, the Platform for Air quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR, in New Delhi.
Sources: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2330449
Why this mattersCAQM is a statutory commission for the National Capital Region only, not a national regulator, and that limit on its jurisdiction is the usual trap. The count of monitoring stations it draws on is the figure most quoted from this centre.
Linked static GK: The Commission for Air Quality Management in the NCR and Adjoining Areas was given statutory status by an Act of 2021, replacing the Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority.
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Union government receipts reach Rs 18,35,422 crore up to September 2026
economy · ibps-po, rbi-grade-b, ssc-cgl, upsc-prelims
Why this mattersHalf the financial year has passed, so receipts at 50.3% of the estimate are almost exactly on track while expenditure at 47.7% is slightly behind. Devolution to states is a transfer out of the Centre's receipts, not an expenditure item, which is the distinction a question tests.
Linked static GK: The Union Budget is presented on 1 February and the financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March, with the Controller General of Accounts publishing these monthly accounts.
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