Current Affairs Assam, North East, India – 13 March 2018

13 March 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

Finance Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma presented Rs 2,149.04-crore deficit budget for the financial year 2018-19
Government of India has approved construction of a new bridge over the River Brahmaputra to connect North Guwahati with Panbazar.

Former Chief Minister Donkupar Roy elected as the Speaker of Meghalaya Assembly
Deputy Chief Minister cum Minister in-charge of Finance of Arunachal Pradesh Chowna Mein, presented Rs 546 crore deficit Budget for the financial year 2018-19

INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has introduced ‘Vikas She Plus’, loan scheme for women entrepreneurs
Madhya Pradesh state announces pension for single women through Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh scheme
India’s first coastal policing academy set up in Gujarat will start functioning from April 2018
Rajasthan passes bill for death penalty for rape of girls aged 12 & below
Paytm Money receives Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Nod as registered investment adviser
Union Government makes passport mandatory for bank loans of 50 crore and above
Bolivia unveils the world’s biggest flag recently
Less Traffic Day was observed in Bengaluru on 11th Mar
DCB Bank launches online service to send money globally
Banlotwa becomes first alcohol-free village in Ranchi district of Jharkhand
World Ocean Summit 2018 held in Mexico

Bangladesh to observe a one-minute ‘blackout’ on March 25 to mark ‘Genocide Day’, in memory of the three million people killed by Pakistani forces during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) eleases “Citizen Services” Mobile App on its 33rd Inception Day
West Bengal become the best performing State in rural job scheme
Paytm becomes the official umpire partner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for 5 year