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Meghalaya: Wangala100 drums Festival

The 46th edition of the Wangala Festival commenced on November 10 this year. What is Wangala Festival? Wangala Festival is a popular festival of the Garo community in...

November 16, 2022    Art & Culture Current Affairs

Meghalaya : Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme

Recently, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched an ambitious flagship program – “Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme” for farmers under National Livestock Mission at Birnihat in Ri-Bhoi district...

September 2, 2022    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) Project

The government of Meghalaya’s Planning Department’s initiative of the “e-Proposal System”, has won the UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum Prizes 2022. The...

April 26, 2022    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

ADB Loan to Meghalaya for Urban Infrastructure Projects

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a USD 2 million Project Readiness Financing (PRF) Loan on 12th April 2022. The loan is...

April 13, 2022    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Assam-Meghalaya Border Pact

A border agreement was signed between Assam and Meghalaya on 29th March 2022. With this newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Meghalaya will be gaining 18.33 square kilometers...

March 31, 2022    Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Meghalaya Living Root Bridges

A living root bridge is suspension bridge across small streams. They are built using living plant roots. These root bridges are common in Meghalaya. They are hand made....

January 24, 2022    Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs

“Polling at your fingertips”- SMS based service launched in Meghalaya

In order to help voters to locate their respective polling stations, the Election Commission launched an SMS based service “Polling at your fingertips” in Shillong, Meghalaya. SMS service “Polling at...

April 1, 2014    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Ms. Silverine Swer: Meghalaya's first Padma Shri awardee, passed away

Meghalaya’s first Padma Shri awardee Ms. Silverine Swer (103) passed away due to illness. She received the Padma Shri Award from the then president R. Venkataraman in 1990....

February 5, 2014    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Union Government denies introduction of ILP in Meghalaya

The demand to create Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Meghalaya has been rejected by the Union Government on grounds that the Constitution does not provide for extending the...

December 8, 2013    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Jenita Mary Nongkynrih – A Woman scientist from Meghalaya gets ISRO award

This year’s ISRO Young Scientist Award was given to Jenita Mary Nongkynrih,  a young woman scientist from Meghalaya. Award: Citation and cash of Rs 50,000 Project: She was...

May 3, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Mukul Sangma once again becomes CM of Meghalaya

Mukul Manda Sangma of Congress party has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive time.

March 8, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News