Meghalaya Current Affairs, GK & News
Meghalaya: 100 million-year-old bones of Sauropods discovered
The researchers in the Geological Survey of India recently found fossil bone fragments of Sauropod dinosaurs. They were 100 million years old. These dinosaur bones were found in West Khasi hills in the district of Meghalaya. This is the first record of the Sauropods discovered in the region. Sauropods They had very long necks, small ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Cretaceous • Dinosaur • Fossils • Khasi Hills • Meghalaya • Sauropods • tyrannosaurus rex
Committee: 3 out of every 1,000 pregnant women in Meghalaya test positive for HIV
The Assembly Committee on Women Empowerment recently submitted its report to the Meghalaya Government. The Committee was led by Ampareen Lyngdoh. The Committee has found that three out of every thousand pregnant women in the state are testing positive for HIV in the state. Key Findings of the Committee According to the Committee, there are ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: AIDS • Antiretroviral therapy • East Khasi Hills district • HIV • Khasi Hills • Meghalaya • National AIDS Control Organisation • Syphilis • Women Empowerment
Mass Migration of Blue Earthworms in Meghalaya
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has prepared a report on two-way mass migration of the blue earthworms in the state of Meghalaya. Key Facts The blue earthworms, measuring up to 1.6 feet in length, migrate up and down to 300 metres in the East Khasi Hills of the state. Uphill migration of the earthworms ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Blue Earthworms • composting worms • Mass Migration of Blue Earthworms • Meghalaya • vermicomposting
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
India-International Cherry Blossom Festival of Shillong cancelled
Every year the cherry blossom festival is hosted by Meghalaya in the starting of November. This year the festival has been cancelled due to covid-19. It is the only Cherry festival being conducted in India. The India International Cherry blossom festival is organised by the Government of Meghalaya every year. The festival hosts live music, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Cherry blossom • Cherry Blossom Festival • Cherry Blossoms • cherry production • Festivals • Horticulture • India International Cherry Blossom festival • India Tourism • Meghalaya