Current Affairs Assam, North East, India – 5 April 2018

5 April 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as the President of the Badminton Association of India.
Mirabai Chanu from Manipur won the first gold for India at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast (Australia) in the women’s 48 kilogram weightlifting category

Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma sait that Fresh rhino census will be conducted in 2019
Nagaland Police has introduced a ‘Helpline Cell’ at Nagaland police headquarters, Kohima for people domiciled in Nagaland and residing outside the State.People may contact Nagaland DGP Rupin Sharma on his Facebook ID – D GP Nagaland/Whatsapp No. 8258829982, IGP (CID) and Nodal Officer Sonia Singh, mobile no. 7054760800 and email [email protected] and DIG (HR and SJ) Meren Jamir, mobile no. 8787559096 in this regard

INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Subrata Bhattacharjee appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Serbia
VS Oberoi committee has been formed by the Union government to examine CBSE’s exam conduct process

Indian Army and HDFC signs Memorandum of Understanding on the Defence Salary Package
The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games started at Gold Coast, Australia
Suresh Prabhu, Union Commerce and Industry Minister launches digital initiatives by Export Inspection Council (EIC) for ease of export at New Delhi
The World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is observed every year on April 2 to recognize and support all children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder . The theme of the 2018 World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is Empowering Women and Girls with Autism
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the most distant star ‘Icarus’. The star has been named after the Greek mythological character who flew very close to the Sun with wings of feathers and wax that melted.
Sanjeev Nautiyal appointed as new MD and CEO of this SBI Life Insurance.

Microsoft has launched digital payments services on its enterprise social network app “Kaizala” in India
About 5.6 lakh Indian Facebook users private datas were compromised by a private marketing firm that sold the private details acquired through a online quiz app named “thisisyourdigitallife” between November 2013 and December 2015.