Current Affairs Assam, North East, India – 11 March 2018

11 March 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

• A book titled ‘Dastavez’ – contains write-ups on the life and works of social activist Dhiren Baruah, is released. Baruah has earlier served as Chairman of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority and formed NGO Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG)

• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 33,619.50 lakh to Arunachal Pradesh 
• Nagaland Governor summons the 1st session of the 13th Nagaland Assembly to meet at Kohima on 13th March 

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INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Vivek R Wadekar- new Special Director in Enforcement Directorate
• Central Bank of Ireland- got Transparency award in Central Banking Awards 2018

• The IGI Airport in Delhi and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport tops in Airports Council International (ACI) rankings
• India’s Media & Entertainment Services Market – enTTech 2018 was inaugurated in Mumbai
• Diu  becomes the India’s first Union territory to run completely on solar power
• Madhya Pradeshstate power utility starts ‘Pink Electricity Zone’
• An event named “Vision for Future” commemorates 70 years of Indo-Russia ties
• The government has launched biodegradable sanitary napkins under the name ‘Suvidha’, priced at Rs.2.50 per pad. These pads are available at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras

• Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has been named as the first ambassador for Uber India
• China plans to launch “Long March-5B rocket”, which is capable of carrying a payload of 25,000 kg in low earth orbit, will be launched into space in 2019