Current Affairs Assam, North East, India – 16 March 2018

16 March 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

• The Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) has cloned Assamese buffalo male calf ‘Sach-Gaurav’ in Hisar, Haryana. 

• 17th convocation of Dibrugarh University held on 15 March where A total of 10,450 students and research scholars were conferred degrees by the authority
• Manipur is hosting the 105th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC-2018)
• Tiwa folk cultural festival to be held at Jagiroad from 17 March

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INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

• BJP leader and Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Barman wins the by-election to the Charilam (ST) constituency held on March 12.
• The 2018 Krishi Unnati Mela has started in New Delhi
• The 5th edition of Nadi Mahotsava has started in Hoshangabad of Madhya Pradesh

• Indian city Pune has topped the 5th edition of Janaagraha’s Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) 2017
• KL Rahul has been named as the ‘Cricketer of the Year’ in the 6th edition of Wisden India Almanack 2018