2018 World Organ Donation Day (WODD)

The World Organ Donation Day (WODD) is observed every year on August 13 to encourage people to donate their precious organs. Every year, about 5 lakh people die awaiting organ transplants due to non-availability of organs. There is a wide ..

Jodhpur, Marwar ranked cleanliest rail stations in Third Party Survey Report on Station Cleanliness

Union Railway Ministry released Third Party Survey Report on Station Cleanliness which ranked 407 railway stations including 75 A1 category stations, 332 A category stations on basis of cleanliness performance. Jodhpur (Rajasthan) was ranked first in survey A1 category stations, ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

RBI Recruitment 2018 for Specialist Officer Posts

Reserve bank of India (RBI) has invited online applications from qualified candidates for various Specialist Officer 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 ..

DAC approves procurement of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved procurement of six indigenously designed and manufactured Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) for Indian Navy. DAC is Defence Ministry’s highest decision-making body on capital procurement of Indian Armed ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

NALCO Recruiment 2018 for Managers and Medical Officer Posts

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has invited online applications from qualified candidates for various Manager and Other 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 34. ..

High Court of Gujarat Recruitment 2018 for Stenographer Posts

Gujarat High Court has invited online applications from qualified candidates for Stenographer Posts  in the court. The candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in written test and/or interview. The total number of vacancies is 276. The applications have ..

Ashish Kumar Bhutani appointed CEO of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Government has appointed senior bureaucrat Ashish Kumar Bhutani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). He has been appointed to post till May 2020. He is IAS officer (1992 batch) of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Pradhan Mantri ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Fateh Mobin: Iran unveils next generation short-range ballistic missile

Iran has unveiled Fateh Mobin (Bright Conqueror) next generation short-range ballistic missile capable of striking targets on land and sea. The missile has successfully passed its tests. It was unveiled as part of Iran’s thrust to further boost its defence ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes awayFormer Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away following multi-organ failure in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was 89. He was Speaker of Lok Sabja (House of the People) in first five-year term (2004-2009) of United Progressive Alliance Government. Somnath Chatterjee ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Quiz 927: GK Questions for Madhya Pradesh High Court Judicial Services Exams

This quiz has 10 General Knowledge / GK Questions for Madhya Pradesh High Court Judicial Services Exams based on syllabus of GK of Competition examinations and previous years question papers. 12345678910 1. The National Deworming Day (NDD) is celebrated on ..