Current affairs — 24 October 2026

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1. Sunil Kumar has been chosen to be the new Chairman of ONGC, India's biggest oil and gas company.
2. The government made this announcement on October 23, 2026, with official details about his job.
3. Chairmen lead large companies, so this person will make important decisions for India's oil and gas production.
4. People who use petrol, diesel, or gas in daily life are affected because ONGC supplies these products.
5. ONGC Chairman appointments are important for government exams because ONGC is India's main oil and gas producer.

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1. The Union Cabinet approved a new organization called the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority to handle transport planning.
2. It is a special organization that will work as the main body for coordinating different types of transport.
3. This was done to improve how roads, railways, ports, waterways, aviation, and city transport systems work together better.
4. People who travel or ship goods will benefit because different transport systems will now coordinate with each other.
5. ITLA is an apex body that coordinates planning, appraisal, and monitoring across all major transport modes in India.

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1. The 8th Pay Commission held meetings in Mumbai to listen to what government workers and retired workers want.
2. Government employee unions and pensioner groups attended the meetings to share their needs and concerns.
3. The commission is deciding how much salary and allowances central government workers and pensioners will get in the future.
4. Over one crore people including current government workers and retirees will be affected by these new salary rules.
5. The 8th Pay Commission decides salary and allowances for central government employees and pensioners across India.

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1. The government increased Dearness Allowance by 2% starting January 2026, taking it from 58% to 60%.
2. This change affects central government employees and people receiving government pensions.
3. Dearness Allowance is extra money given to match rising prices, so workers get more when prices go up.
4. All central government workers and retired government employees will receive higher monthly payments.
5. Remember that DA is given twice a year and directly increases the take-home salary of government workers.

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1. The government changed and improved a big welfare program that gives money to poor and old people.
2. This is the National Social Assistance Programme, which they renamed to Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana.
3. The Cabinet approved this change with a large budget of ₹53,428 crore for the next five years.
4. Poor elderly people, widows, and people with disabilities will receive more monthly assistance money now.
5. The monthly help increased to ₹375 for people under 80 years and ₹625 for those 80 years and older.

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1. The government decided to continue giving money to farmers through PM-KISAN scheme until 2030-31.
2. The Cabinet approved this decision with a total budget of about three lakh fifteen thousand crore rupees.
3. This scheme gives six thousand rupees every year to farmers in three equal payments to help them.
4. Farmers who are eligible will keep getting this money, which helps their families buy things they need.
5. PM-KISAN is the largest single agriculture support scheme and important for government exams on rural welfare.

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1. The government launched a new scheme called PM-RAHAT to help people hurt in road accidents.
2. This scheme is for any road accident victim who needs hospital treatment across India.
3. The scheme was started because many accident victims could not afford treatment or find hospitals quickly.
4. Regular people who travel on roads or use vehicles are affected if they get into an accident.
5. PM-RAHAT scheme provides assured hospitalization and treatment for road accident victims in India.