Current Affairs Assam, North East, India – 31 May 2018

31 May 2018

ASSAM, NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Prateek Hajela, the State Coordinator of NRC said that NRC update to be continued even after June 30

• Assamese singer Zubeen Garg will be honoured with ‘Hero to Animals Award’ by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for raising his voice against animal sacrifice.

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INDIA, INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

• The World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31. theme of the 2018 World No Tobacco Day is Tobacco and Heart Disease.
• Gujarat government has launched ‘Reuse of Treated Waste Water Policy’ to reduce the state’s dependence on fresh water
• The book ‘Straight Talk’ has been authored by the Member of Rajya Sabha Mr Abhishek Manu Singhvi
• The Andhra Pradesh state government’s Department of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology has recently declared official symbols- Neem as the state tree, Black Buck (Krishna Jinka) as state animal Rose-ringed parakeet as state bird and  jasmine as the state’s flower respectively.

• India has signed $500 million of loan agreement with the World Bank to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project

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