1) JNPT becomes India’s first port to implement Logistics Data tagging of containers a) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has become the first in India to implement Logistics Data tagging of containers which will help importers and exporters track goods in transit through logistics data bank service. b) The containers will be attached with a Radio […]

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) declared the second round of seat allocation today. Students can click here to view the results. The second round seat acceptance will take place from July 7 – 9 from 10 AM to 5 PM. Only those candidates who are allotted seats for the first time in round 2 and those […]

As web counselling for engineering seats in Telangana has begun, the state government on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, issued orders fixing fee structure for 179 engineering colleges in the state. After three years, the Telangana Admissions Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) revised the fee structure for the block period 2016-2019 for all engineering colleges with the […]

The much anticipated cabinet reshuffle by PM Narendra Modi which took place yesterday, July 5, has given netizens a reason to smile. As soon as the news about Smriti Irani being shifted out from Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry  to the Textile ministry broke, the hashtag #ByeByeSmriti started trending on Twitter garnering more than 12,000 […]

Only 72 seats in the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are available for the second round of counselling. The list for this round shall be declared at 5 p.m. on July 6, 2016. Students who had opted for ‘float’ or ‘slide’, the new option will also be allocated in this round. If a student has accepted […]

1) BRICS meeting on energy conservation begins in Visakhapatnam a) The first meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency commenced on 4 July in Visakhapatnam and will conclude on 5 July 2016. b) Hosted by the Union power ministry, it will be attended by all 5 member nations, namely Brazil, […]

The first round of seat allocation conducted by JoSAA for admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs will come to an end today, July 5, at 5 pm. None of the 10,575 seats in IITs made available for admission this year are vacant according to Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).  Prof K V Krishna, Chairman, JEE […]

Dear PaGaLGuY Readers, We are pleased to present you the June 2016 General Knowledge (GK) Bullet – an exclusive, complete and comprehensive summary of important news, both national and international, that took place in the month of May. This Bullet is relevant for Banking, SSC, Insurance and UPSC Exams. We will keep posting similar GK bullets so that […]

The second round of seat allocation process by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will commence on July 6, 2016 . Candidates who want to change between the options ‘Float and Slide’ for participation from the second round of allotment must report at the reporting centre and submit Annexure 10 of business rules. The second round […]

1) Cabinet clears pay hike for 1 cr. govt employees, pensioners a) Cabinet has approved the implementation of seventh pay commission for its over 1 crore employees recommending an overall hike of 23.5%.b) The new scales of pay provide for entry-level basic pay going up from Rs. 7,000 per month to Rs 18,000, while at […]