Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-10 of Archives: December, 2018

RRB Recruitment 2019: 14033 JE, DMS and CMA Vacancies

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) has invited online applications from eligible candidates for filling up the posts of Junior Engineer (JE), JE (Information Technology), Depot Material Superintendent (DMS), and...

December 27, 2018

‘Made in India’ e-dumper put into trial by Coal India

Coal India for the first time, has started using an indigenously-made, 205-tonne electric dumper, a critical piece of equipment in mining. This indigenously-made dumper has been developed by state-owned...

December 27, 2018

Security-service SMEs to grow at 18-20%: CRISIL Research

A research from CRISL states that security services, where small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have 60-65 per cent market share, have logged a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18-20...

December 27, 2018

Eminent Sitar Player Manju Mehta conferred Tansen Samman, 2018

The Madhya Pradesh Government has conferred the annual Tansen Samman  upon eminent Sitar Player Manju Mehta for her contribution in the field of Hindustani Classical Music. The award...

December 27, 2018

Bahuda Rookery: Another Olive Ridley Nesting Site in Odisha

Gahirmatha marine sanctuary and Rushikulya rookery coast in Ganjam district are main Olive Ridley Nesting sites in Odisha. Of these sites, Gahirmatha marine sanctuary is largest rookery (mass...

December 27, 2018

C A Kuttappa becomes India’s new chief boxing coach for men

Dronacharya awardee C A Kuttappa has taken over as India’s chief boxing coach at the ongoing national camp. Kuttappa is credited with shaping some of the country’s most...

December 27, 2018

Assam organizes 3rd Dwijing Festival 2018

In Assam, the third Dwijing Festival 2018 has started on the bank of Aye river at Chirang district on December 27. Around 15 lakh tourists are expected to...

December 27, 2018

Urdu literaturer Prof Hamidi Kashmiri passes away

Dr. Hamidi Kashmiri, the tallest literary figure in the world of Urdu language, literature and literary criticism, has passed away in Srinagar, J&K on December 27, 2018. He...

December 27, 2018

Bhubaneswar venue of 26th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC)

The 26th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) has been inaugurated by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on December 27,...

December 27, 2018

Uttarakhand first state in India to offer universal health coverage

On 27th December, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched a universal health coverage scheme, which is known as the ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’. Under the scheme, each...

December 27, 2018

Archives

E-Books

States PSC General Studies

Latest in Hindi