Rajiv Gauba takes over as Union Home Secretary

Rajiv Gauba, IAS (Jharkhand cadre-1982 batch) on 31st August 2017 took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Shri Gauba joined the Ministry of Home Affairs as Officer on Special Duty on June 27, 2017 and took charge as the Union Home...

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29, 30, 31 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

29, 30, 31 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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Bangladesh register first win in against Australia in Test Cricket

Bangladesh on 30th August register first ever win in test cricket against Australia by 20 runs. Australia started well with David Warner snagging a century, but it all went south from there. Five wickets fell in the first session as the Tigers ran rampant. A cameo from Pat...

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Justice Dipak Misra sworn in as new Chief Justice of India

Justice Dipak Misra has sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. President Ram Nath Kovind today administered the oath of office to Justice Misra at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He replaced Chief Justice J S Khehar, who retired on 27th August 2017. Justice Misra will have a tenure...

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PV Sindhu wins Silver in World Badminton Championships 2017

Ace shuttler P V Sindhu settled for a silver after losing to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the final of world Badminton Championship at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday. Sindhu lost to her Japanese rival 19-21 22-20 20-22 after battling hard in the game. Earlier,...

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27, 28 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

27, 28 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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'I Do What I Do' Book by Raghuram Rajan

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has penned a book titled 'I Do What I Do: On Reform, Rhetoric & Resolve'. Raghuram Rajan explains economic concepts and talks of issues like tolerance and connection between political freedom and prosperity in his new book. The book...

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25, 26 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

25, 26 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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Dera Sacha Sauda chief convicted in rape case

A CBI court in Panchkula on 25th August found Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh guilty in a rape case. He is facing up to seven years in jail. A former follower had accused Singh of repeatedly raping her inside the Dera campus near Sirsa in Haryana.  The...

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Right to Privacy is Fundamental right – Supreme Court

Supreme Court on 24th August declared right to privacy as a Fundamental right under the Constitution. A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar ruled that right to privacy is protected intrinsically as part of rights guaranteed under Article 21 of...

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23, 24 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

23, 24 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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Triple Talaq Illegal, unconstitutional - Supreme Court

Supreme Court by a majority verdict on 22nd August ruled that the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims is "void", "illegal" and "unconstitutional". The SC also suspended the practice of instant triple talaq for 6 months. The verdict vindicates the stand...

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Android 8.0 Version name is Oreo

Android new Version name after Nougat is Oreo.  Google has released the latest version of its Android 8.0 mobile operating system (OS), which is named after Oreo chocolate biscuits on 21st August 2017. It adds a new "picture-in-picture" mode that lets some apps run...

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21, 22 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

21, 22 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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19, 20 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

19, 20 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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17, 18 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

17, 18 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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Vishal Sikka has resigned as Infosys CEO and MD

Vishal Sikka has resigned as Infosys CEO and MD, a little over three years after joining the company as its chief executive on 18th August 2018. Long-time executive and COO U.B. Pravin Rao has been appointed the interim Infosys CEO as Vishal Sikka resigned with immediate...

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15, 16 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

15, 16 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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Karnataka launches 'Indira Canteen'

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi inuagurates 'Indira Canteen', aimed at serving the poor at subsidised rates in Bengaluru on 16th August. Mr. Gandhi, who had the first breakfast at the canteen in Jayanagar, said 'Indira Canteens' would serve the migrants who came to...

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Study of Words and Their Meanings

Study of Words and Their Meanings for Exam: Study of blood = Haematology    Study of lungs = Hepatology   Study of fungi = Mycology   Study of Algae = Phycology   Study of virus = Virology   Study of Kidney = Nephrology   Study of Cancers = Oncology   Study of Universe = Cosmology   Study of Fruits =...

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13, 14 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz, MCQs

13, 14 August 2017 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for August 2017, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based...

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