ADB Loan for Meghalaya Power Distribution Sector

The Government of India recently signed 133 million USD loan Agreement with the Asian Development Bank. Agreement was signed to strengthen the power distribution sector in the state of Meghalaya. Also, the loan is to be supplemented with a 2 million USD grant from the Asian Development Bank Japan fund for poverty reduction. This fund ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International Current Affairs

Topics: 100% electrification • Asian Development Bank • Asian Development Bank (ADB) • Garo Hills • Hydroelectricity • Khasi Hills • Loan • Meghalaya • power for all

KVIC organizes 150 programmes to empower artisans

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is to organize a series of 150 mega events. The events are to be held in north eastern states and other states such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and West Bengal. These states ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Bibek Debroy • Garo Hills • Honey Mission • Khadi and Village Industries Commission • Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana • KVIC • North Eastern States • Potter's wheel • Pottery • West Garo Hills district

Gaj Yatra launched in Garo Hills of Meghalaya

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) rolled out ‘Gaj Yatra’, an awareness campaign to protect elephants from Tura in Garo Hills of Meghalaya. It was organised by the Wildlife Trust of India in collaboration with the State Forest Department. Under this campaign, an elephant mascot will be taken across districts frequented by jumbo ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Topics: Environment • Gaj Yatra • Garo Hills • Meghalaya

Meghalaya: Wangala dance festival

The Hundred Drums or Wangala Festival of the tribal Garos began at Asanang village in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district in the second week of December . The Wangala is the most important post-harvest festival of the Garos and is a thanksgiving ceremony to Misi Saljong and Minima Rokkime , also known as the Great ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011

Topics: Calendars • Culture of Meghalaya • Ethnic groups in Bangladesh • Garo • Garo Hills • Garo people • Harvest festivals • Meghalaya • Northeast India • Thanksgiving • Tourism in North East India • Wangala

Current Affairs June 7 & 8, 2010

Q+A: Global Peace Index 2010The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is a global non-profit research organization headquartered in Sydney, Australia with a branch in Washington, D.C.India ranks 128. Read HereMad Cow Disease : India is among safest countriesThe Mad cow disease known technically as Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease in ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2010

Topics: Balakrishna • Current Affairs 2010 • Garo Hills • India • K. G. Balakrishnan • Meghalaya • National Human Rights Commission of India • Northeast India • Sangma • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in North East India • Tura