Digital Learning Library & Daily Editorial Notes

Maharashtra has dropped the December MHT-CET attempt. Both 2027 attempts will be after the Class 12 boards, at least four weeks apart; the higher score counts.

Rajnath Singh represented India at the 25th SCO Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe (20 Oct). It adopted a joint communiqué and the 2027 SCO budget.

Daily Brief, 21 Oct 2026: India at 35 Para Games medals, SCO meet in Dushanbe, AUSTRAHIND 2026, Police Commemoration Day, FI saturation drive, NIOS exams.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh represents India at the 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 19–20 Oct 2026.

Daily Brief, 19 Oct 2026: UGC NET Dec dates revised, NEET UG stray result, Bihar STET from 25 Oct, INS Samarthak, SCO meet in Dushanbe, PM-SETU ITIs.

NEET-MDS 2026 cut-off cut by 20.576 percentile: General/EWS 29.424 (234/960), PwBD 24.424 (218), SC/ST/OBC 19.424 (200). Ranks unchanged. Key facts.

IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XVI) prelims result was declared on 15 Oct 2026. Download your scorecard by 22 Oct; qualified candidates take the Mains on 1 Nov 2026.

Global Hunger Index 2026: India ranks 100th of 122 countries (tied with Ethiopia) with a score of 24.1, the serious category. Key facts, neighbours and MCQs.

Udhayveer Sidhu won men’s 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo (11 Oct 2026), scoring 240.6 to edge Germany’s Christian Reitz. Facts and MCQs.

World Investor Week 2026 by IOSCO ran 5–11 Oct with scam-alert and digital-deception themes; SEBI, NSDL and exchanges ran awareness drives. Facts and MCQs.