29 September 2018 – Current Affairs For Assam APSC, Railway, Bank and Assam State Govt Exams

29 September 2018

ASSAM, NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Assam state government will launch the Universal Pension scheme .
Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the ATAL (Arunachal Transformational and Aspirational Leadership) Conclave at the Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre in Itanagar.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced that Rima Das, director and producer of Village Rockstars, which is India’s official entry for the 2019 Oscars in the Best Foreign Language film category,. will receive another Rs 50 lakh from the Assam State government.

INDIA, INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

India’s 1st Corn Festival starts in Madhya Pradesh
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram launched “Punch Tantra Diwali collection” and announced World Boxing Champion Mary Kom as Brand Ambassador of “Tribes India” in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dr Thomas Pucadyil has been conferred the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2018 for Science and Technology by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on 25 September 2018 agreed to fix uniform tax rates on petroleum products.
World Heart Day is observed on 29th September