Page-14 of GKToday Archives: August, 2018
Madhya Pradesh Government seeks revival of Cheetah Reintroduction Project
Madhya Pradesh forest department has written to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to revive its Cheetah Reintroduction Project to reintroduce Cheetahs in Nauradehi sanctuary located in Sagar district of state. The ambitious project was conceived in 2009 but had hit ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
OPTCL Recruitment 2018 for Management Trainees (Electrical) Posts
Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL), a Odisha State Transmission Utility has invited online applications from qualified candidates for Management Trainees (Electrical) posts in the organisation. The candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in written test and/or ..
Haryana SSC Recruitment 2018 for Group D Posts
Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has invited online applications from qualified candidates for various Group D posts in the organisation. The candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in written test and/or interview. The total number of vacancies is 18218. ..
G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting held in Salta, Argentina
The G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting was held in Salta, Argentina from 23 to 24 August, 2018. It took place as part of Sherpa Track for 2018 G20 Leaders’ Summit, which is to be hosted by Argentina by end of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft catches its first glimpse of its target Bennu asteroid
NASA’s asteroid sampling spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has captured first images of its target asteroid Bennu and began its final approach towards it after almost two-year journey. OSIRIS-Rex stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer. The first glimpses of targeted ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
IIM Amritsar Recruitment 2018 for Faculty Posts
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Amritsar (Punjab) has invited online applications from qualified candidates for Faculty posts in the organisation. The candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in written test and/or interview. The total number of vacancies is given ..
NIT Hamirpur Recruitment 2018 for Assistant and Associate Professor Posts
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur has invited online applications from qualified candidates for various Assistant Professor posts in the organisation. The candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in written test and/or interview. The total number of vacancies ..
GK & Current Affairs Quiz: August 25-26, 2018
GKToday’s Daily Quiz August 25-26, 2018 with questions, answers, explanation and notes on important National and International current affairs and current events for SSC, Bank Clerical, Bank PO, State PSC, CLAT, Railway, State and Union Public Service Examinations.
Aeolus: European Space Agency launches world’s first wind-sensing satellite
European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched wind-sensing satellite named Aeolus into orbit on board of Vega rocket from French Guyana. It is world’s first wind-sensing satellite dedicated to map Earth’s wind on global scale in particular tropical winds which ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
DAC approves procurement of 111 utility helicopters for Indian Navy
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved procurement of 111 utility helicopters for Indian Navy at cost of over Rs 21,000 crore. DAC is Union Defence Ministry’s highest decision making body on capital procurement of ..