Highest-ever aspirants appear in railway exams
New Delhi, Aug 10 : Over 76 per cent aspirants appeared for an Indian Railways mega recruitment examination on Friday, a record, officials said.
"Attendance on second day for the railway exams is highly impressive, setting a record for all Railway Recruitment Board exams so far -- both for offline-based exams as well as all-India computer-based tests -- since 2015," said a Railway Ministry official.
According to the official, 365,832 candidates took the exams. On Thursday about 74.48 (359,959) aspirants appeared for the exams.
The exams, starting from Thursday, will be conducted in a phased manner till August 31.
The Ministry has announced 26,502 vacancies for the posts of assistant loco pilots and technicians, for which tests are being conducted.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
