Current Affairs Assam, North East, India Today- 11 February 2018

11 February 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

• The Central Silk Board has identified two new areas ‘are Mebo reserve forest in Pasighat Forest Division of Arunachal Pradesh and Tura Peak reserve forest of Meghalaya’ for ‘ in situ’ conservation of muga and other wild silk moths. The Central Silk Board has identified has already identified Kuklung reserve forest in Chirang district and Upper Doigrung in Golaghat for the same.

• Assam State government soon to create the 326 new posts in the Secretariat as stated by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
• The All India Radio Dibrugarh is to celebrate a year-long golden jubilee celebrations from February 15 as it completes the 50th year of its commissioning. The All India Radio Dibrugarh was commissioned on 15 February, 1969.

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INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

• In India the 2018 National Productivity Day (NPD) is observed on February 12
• Swayam Prakash Pani -new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range

• Indian swimmer Rohan More has become the first Asian to swim across Ocean Seven
• Kishan Gangolli from Karnataka has won the 13th edition of National Chess Championship for blind held in n Mumbai on February 12, 2018