North East Development Current Affairs, GK & News
North Eastern States Roads Investment Programme
The North Eastern States Roads Investment Programme was launched in 2011. It aims to build 433 km long roads in six north eastern states. They were Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim. The project should be completed by August 2022. Around 36 lakh people are benefitted from the programme. What is the need for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: North East • North East Development • North East Road Network Connectivity Project • North Eastern Council
Rewari-Madar freight corridor section
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently dedicated the Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. The Prime Minister also flagged off the world’s first double stack long haul 1.5 km container train. About the Rewari-Madar Section It is situated in Haryana and Rajasthan. It runs for 227 km in Rajasthan. It crosses through Sikar, Jaipur, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: dedicated freight corridor • freight corridor • Freight Traffic • Freight Train • Indian Railways • North East Development
KVIC Monpa Handmade Paper Unit
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) recently established the Monpa handmade paper making unit. The Monpa handmade paper is a thousand-year-old heritage and was revived with the new unit. About the unit The unit has been established to increase the commercial productivity of paper produced based on Monpa technique. Also, the unit will create ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Arunachal Pradesh • Khadi and Village Industries Commission • KVIC • North East • North East Development • North East India
Chilahati-Haldibari Rail Link
India and Bangladesh are set to reopen the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link after more than 5 decades to enhance the connectivity between the two countries. This is part of the commitment to revive and operationalize the six pre-1965 rail links between the two countries. Chilahati-Haldibari link was cut off during the 1965 India-Pakistan war. The inauguration ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: India Bangladesh Protocol • India-Bangladesh • North East • North East Development • Siliguri
North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved the revised cost estimate of the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project. The revised estimated cost is Rs 6,700 crores. About the Scheme The north eastern region power system improvement project (NERPSIP) is a central scheme under the Ministry of Power. It was started in 2014. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs • Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms • North East Development • North Eastern Council • North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited • North Eastern Region