Current Affairs Assam, North East, India Today- 29 January 2018

29 January 2018

• P Ashok Gajapathi Raju , Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for the new integrated terminal building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.

• Creation of upper house of Assam Assembly Bill is likely to be presented during the Budget session of the Parliament 
• Gauhati University soon to set up Atmosphere radar centre 
• Rohan Bopanna and his partner Timea Babosfrom from Hungary lost to Mate Pavic and Gabriela Dabrowski by 6-2, 4-6, 9-11 in the Australian Open mixed doubles 2018

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• Tableau of Maharashtra titled “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj coronation” has won the best tableau award at the Republic Day Parade 2018.
• Juan Orlando Hernandez new President of the Republic of Honduras
• According to 2018 Economic Survey of India, India’s GDP growth prediction for FY19 is 7 to 7.5%
• Vijay Keshav Gokhale new Foreign Secretary of India
• Asha Bhosle received Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2018

• India ranked World’s second largest food producer under Severe Hunger Levels. India ranks 100th for the title ‘Hungry
• Delhi won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by beating Rajasthan at Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata
• Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated  21st India International Seafood Show (IISS) at Margao, Goa on January 27, 2018