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Air India Recruitment 2019: 355 Vacancies

Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) has issued notifications for recruiting eligible candidates to the posts of Aircraft Technicians (A&C and Avionics) & Skilled Tradesmen (Ancillary Trades) on...

August 5, 2019

Government announces sale of Sovereign Gold Bond

The government has approved the issue of Sovereign Gold Bonds 2019-20 (Series III) at Rs 3,499 per gram of gold. Sovereign Gold Bonds Sovereign Gold Bonds are government...

August 5, 2019

U.S. officially withdraws from the INF Treaty

The United States of America has officially withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Even Russia has announced that it would withdraw from the treaty. INF Treaty...

August 5, 2019

Institutions of Eminence

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 20 institutes, 10 public and 10 private which are recommended for Institutions of Eminence (IoE) status. Making India...

August 5, 2019

Arun Lal awarded CAB’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Former India cricketer and Bengal captain Arun Lal conferred with Karthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award of the Cricket Association of Bengal’s (CAB’s) in Kolkata. Former Bengal captain Raju...

August 5, 2019

J&K Reorganisation Bill 2019 passed in Rajya Sabha

After passing a statutory resolution on scrapping special status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by diluting Article 370, Rajya Sabha has now passed voting on J&K Reorganisation Bill...

August 5, 2019

Current Affairs: August 5, 2019

In this post, GKToday presents Current Affairs of August 5, 2019 in Short Notes form for preparation of IBPS, Banking, CLAT, SSC, Railway, UPSC, IAS/PCS, UPPSC, BPSC, MPPSC,...

August 5, 2019

Vinesh Phogat wins Gold in 53kg in Poland Open Wrestling Tournament

Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat won gold in women’s 53kg category at Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw (capital of Poland). The 24 year old prevailed 3-2 over wrestler...

August 5, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019. This bill provides for reorganisation of the existing State of Jammu and Kashmir...

August 5, 2019

GJ 357 d: NASA’s TESS discovers 1st nearby super-earth

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has discovered GJ 357 d, a super-Earth planet located 31 light years away from our own solar system. Researchers claim that...

August 5, 2019

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