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IRCTC Recruitment 2019: 92 Supervisor Vacancies

IRCTC has issued notifications for recruiting eligible candidates to the walk-in-interview for the posts of Supervisor (Hospitality) on contract basis for a period of 2 years. Please find...

August 2, 2019

Mediation in Ayodhya Dispute Fails

The Supreme Court has announced that the mediation efforts in the Ayodhya Land Dispute case have failed and a bench led by the Chief Justice of India will...

August 2, 2019

IMMUVAC , VPM1002: India’s 1st large-scale trial of two new TB vaccines launched

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines named IMMUVAC and VPM1002. These vaccines aim to prevent infection (pre-exposure)...

August 2, 2019

Iturup Island

The Iturup island is the largest and northernmost island in Russia’s southern Kuril Islands. The Kuril Islands are located in Northern Pacific Ocean near the Kamchatka gulf. While...

August 2, 2019

Ramon Magsaysay awards

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award provided to people of Asian Nations for their acts of selfless courage for the freedom and idealism in a democracy....

August 2, 2019

Parliament passes Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Parliament passed Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to provide stricter punishments for child sex abuse. It was first passed by Rajya Sabha on July...

August 2, 2019

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: August 01, 2019

1. The 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52) has taken place in which city? [A] Jakarta[B] Kuala Lumpur[C] Nay Pyi Taw [D] Bangkok Show Answer Correct Answer: D...

August 2, 2019

Bitcoins

Bitcoin is one of the most well-known as widely used cryptocurrency in the world. Bitcoin is a global digital currency without the backing of any central bank or...

August 2, 2019

Maharashtra: 1st state to adopt digital fingerprint and iris scanning system

Maharashtra became first state in the country to adopt an Automated Multi-modal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS) i.e. digital fingerprint and iris scanning system to help police investigations. This...

August 2, 2019

Reforms in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the largest and richest nation in the Middle East. Buoyed by immense resources of natural crude oil and gas, it has developed modern infrastructure and...

August 2, 2019

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