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6.5.16

6 May @ Today's Current Affairs For SSC Exam, SBI Exam, RRB Exam, UPSC Exam @ All Competitive Examinations

••   6 May @ Today's Current Affairs For SSC Exam, SBI Exam, RRB Exam, UPSC Exam @ All Competitive Examinations.

••   •    The senior IPS officer who was appointed the Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is - Kumar Rajesh Chandra

•    He headed the Committee on Yoga Education in Universities which recommended seven programmes for implementation in universities - H.R. Nagendra

•    Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu dedicated to the nation a high speed Wi-Fi hotspot at the three Railway Stations namely- Vijayawada, Kachiguda and Raipur

•    The three countries that agreed to conduct coordinated sea patrols and establish a hotline to combat piracy and kidnappings are - Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines

•    He will assume the charge as the 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff and 21st as an Indian naval chief on 31 May 2016 – Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba

•    The fifth off-shore patrol vessels (OPVs) of the Indian Coast Guard that was launched on by Goa-based defence shipyard, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) - ICGS Shaurya

•    He headed the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016 that was passed by the Lok Sabha on 5 May 2016 - Bhupender Yadav

•    A province in Western Canada where a state of emergency was declared due to a massive wildfire that destroyed several of homes is - Alberta

•    Indian auhor, Parashar Kulkarni, was conferred with the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016, for the Asia region for his fiction - 'Cow and Company'

•    The IPS officer of Delhi Police who was appointed as new Director General (DG) of Tihar - Sudhir Yadav

•    Country that is set to print its own version of the US dollar in order to ease a cash shortage in the country - Zimbabwe

•    State whose Health Minister announced that the state government would enact State Sports Council Act - Haryana

•    As per report a draft legislation proposed by the Narendra Modi government says that those acquiring geospatial imagery of India without permission may end up paying a fine of up to - 100 crore rupees besides a 7-year jail term

•    Brazil’s Lower House Speaker who was suspended by Brazil's top court from his mandate, following a request by the country's Attorney General is - Eduardo Cunha

•    The President of India conferred the awards to the companies from various sectors for promoting exports during the year 2015-16 - Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards

•    The Social networking site with which NASSCOM signed a partnership agreement to build a product design initiative in India - Facebook

•    The IT Company’s proposal to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone in Bengaluru was approved by Union government - Infosys

•    The caves that were in news in the first week of May 2016 for revealing the India-China Buddhist link- Mogao caves

•    The strain of bacteria that was found to inject into mosquitoes to curb the their ability to transmit Zika virus, by the Brazilian researchers is known as – Wolbachia


Result @ REVENUE TALATI EXAM WHICH HELD DT : 28/02/2016 LIST OF CANDIDATES QUALIFIED COMPUTER PROFICIENCY TEST PART - 2

••    Result @ REVENUE TALATI EXAM WHICH HELD DT : 28/02/2016 LIST OF CANDIDATES QUALIFIED COMPUTER PROFICIENCY TEST PART - 2

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Recruitment @ NPCIL Recruitment 2016 for 128 Stipendiary Trainees Posts

••   Recruitment @ NPCIL Recruitment 2016 for 128 Stipendiary Trainees Posts.

••    The eligible candidates can apply to the posts through the prescribed format so as to reach on or before 04 June 2016.

••    Eligibility for Stipendiary Trainees (Scientific Assistant) :- Possess Diploma (03 years) in the respective discipline of Engineering (few posts). And possess Bachelor’s Degree in the respective discipline.

••   Eligibility for Stipendiary Trainees (Technician – Plant Operator) :- Possess Higher Secondary (10+2 Standard) Pass.

••   Eligibility for Stipendiary Trainees (Technician) :- Possess Matriculation (10th Standard) Pass and ITI Certificate Course in the respective discipline.

••    Eligible candidates can apply to the post through the complete bio- data in the prescribed format and send the application along with other necessary documents so as to reach to the office of the

Deputy Manager (HRM),
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, Kakrapar Gujarat Site,
Plant Site,
PO:  Anumala, Via: Vyara,
District: TAPI (Gujarat) – 394 651

on or before 04 June 2016.

**     How to Apply:
   The complete application form should be sent to
Deputy Manager (HRM),
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, Kakrapar Gujarat Site,
Plant Site, PO:  Anumala, Via: Vyara,
District: TAPI (Gujarat) – 394 651.


Ahmedabad Recruitment @ Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Recruitment 2016 for Various Posts

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••    Ahmedabad Recruitment @ Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Recruitment 2016 for Various Posts.

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GDP @ India’s GDP to grow @ 7.5% for 2016-17 Year

••    GDP @ India’s GDP to grow @ 7.5% for 2016-17 Year.

•   International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its April 2016 Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific forecast retained India’s growth rate at 7.5 percent for the year 2016.

•   The IMF report titled Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, Building on Asia’s Strengths during Turbulent Times said that this growth momentum is expected to be underpinned by private consumption, which has benefited from lower energy prices.

•   It said that India that had a GDP growth rate of 7.3 percent in 2015 will have 7.5 percent growth in 2016 and 2017.

•   But it called on the policy makers to speed up the structural reform implementation. It suggested them to capitalise on the favourable economic momentum to speed up the structural reform implementation.

•   An incipient recovery in private investment is expected to help broaden the recovery. But the IMF also observed that weak exports and sluggish credit growth will weigh on the Indian economy.

•   It said that the growth in Asia and the Pacific is expected to be 5.3 percent in 2016-2017, marginally lower than the previous estimate of 5.4 percent.

•   In context of China and Japan, it said that the two nations will continue to face challenges.
*  China's growth is forecast to moderate from 6.9 percent in 2015, to 6.5 percent in 2016 and 6.2 percent in 2017.
*  Japan's growth is expected to continue at 0.5 percent in 2016, before dropping to -0.1 per cent in 2017.


5 May @ Today's Current Affairs For SSC Exam, SBI Exam, RRB Exam, UPSC Exam @ All Competitive Examinations

••     5 May @ Today's Current Affairs For SSC Exam, SBI Exam, RRB Exam, UPSC Exam @ All Competitive Examinations.

•   Union Minister of State Piyush Goyal on 4 May 2016 launched ‘Contract Labour Payment Management System’, a portal that belongs to - Coal India Limited (CIL)

•   Three Chief Justices of High Courts namely Madhya Pradesh, Allahabad and Kerala whose names were recommended for elevation to Supreme Court by its Collegium, - Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan

•    Senior lawyer whose name was recommended for elevation to as Judge on Supreme Court by Supreme Court’s Collegium on 4 May 2016 - L Nageshwar Rao

•    Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, whose name was recommended for transfer on 4 May 2016 by the Supreme Court (SC) Collegium - Justice KM Joseph

•    The country that on 4 May 2016 gave its in-principle approval to Reliance Power for its first phase of its gas-based power project - Bangladesh

•    The process that was mentioned in Parliament and is used to understand Rain Formation in Clouds & impact of Randomized Cloud Seeding on 4 May 2016 – CAIPEEX (Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment)

•    The state whose agriculture project on 3 May 2016 won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2016 prize in e-Agriculture category - Andhra Pradesh

•    The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has called for immediate transfer of refugees and asylum seekers out of the Australian-run detention camps on both - Manus Island and Nauru

•    World Asthma Day was observed globally on 3 May 2016 with theme - You Can Control Your Asthma

•   The cab company that will allow Paytm wallet users to pay for their cab rides abroad in Indian rupees by the end of May 2016 - Uber

•    A mango that fights night blindness and found in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh saves high-value ‘nutraceutical’ plants is – Manoranjitam

•    The manufacturing company that commissioned 600 mega watts (MW) coal-based thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh on 3 May 2016- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

•    The world's largest unmanned surface vessel that was tested by United States of America (US) Navy in San Diego is named as-Sea Hunter

•    Lok Sabha passed the bill paves the way for unlocking of nearly 41000 crore rupees earmarked for forest land which is lying unspent- Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015

•    The cosmetic company that was ordered to pay 55 million US dollars by the US jury to a woman who claimed that company’s talcum powder caused her ovarian cancer - Johnson & Johnson (J&J)

•    The organization whose fundamental principles of official statistics got the approval of Union Cabinet on 4 May 2016- United Nations

•    The Union Cabinet approved to allow flexibility in utilisation of domestic coal on 4 May 2016 to reduce -Power generation Cost

•    Madhya Pradesh Government will launch Nagaroday Abhiyan on the lines of - Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan

•   The Union Cabinet approved the signing of Memorandum of Co-operation between Ministry of Women & Child Development and - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

•    The CCEA gave its approval for development of two laning with formation of four lane of Shimla Bypass located on- National Highway 22

•    The European Central Bank announced that it will permanently stop producing the 500 euro banknote by the end of - 2018

•    The renowned statistician who took over as the part-time Chairperson of the National Statistical Commission is - Radha Binod Barman