Suraj Panwar wins India’s first medal in athletics at Youth Olympic Games 2018

Suraj Panwar has won the India’s first medal in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games 2018 after claiming the silver in the men’s 5000m race walk event at the Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was India’s third overall medal in athletics ..

Nimesh Shah elected as new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India

Nimesh Shah, the MD & CEO of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has been elected as new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). He succeeded A Balasubramanian, CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. Shah has been ..

RBI approves appointment of Sandeep Bakshi as Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank

The ICICI Bank was originally established by ICICI Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1994. Though, Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) was formed in 1955 as a joint-venture of the World Bank, the Government of India ..

ICFRE inks two MoUs to launch Prakriti programme

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) to launch ‘Prakriti’ programme. The two MoUs have been signed for a period of ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Government launches Swasth Bharat Yatra national campaign for food safety

The Union Government launched national campaign ‘Swasth Bharat Yatra’ on occasion of World Food Day (observed on 16 October) to sensitise people about eating safe food and be healthy. The campaign has been launched in association with states and led ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Quiz 973: GK Questions for Punjab Public Service Commission Recruitment Exams for Various Posts

This quiz has 10 General Knowledge / GK Questions for Punjab Public Service Commission Recruitment Exams for Various Posts based on syllabus of GK of Competition examinations and previous years question papers. 1. Which Greek ruler sent Megathenes in the ..