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New Species of Frog Discovered in North-East
Researchers from Delhi University and the Wildlife Institute of India in association with researchers from Indonesia and the US have discovered a new species of paddy frog from Assam in Northeast India. Aishani The new species has been named Aishani ..
NPP gets National Party Recognition
The National Peoples Party (NPP) which is currently in power in the state of Meghalaya has been recognised as a national party . The addition has taken the count of National Parties in the country to eight. The other parties ..
Constitutional Amendment to increase the powers of the Autonomous Councils
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the constitutional amendment which seeks to increase the powers of the autonomous councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of the Northeast. What are the amendments proposed? The Sixth Schedule ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, ICC sign MoU for energising startup ecosystem in East and Northeast India
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park and Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for energising start-up ecosystem in East and Northeast India. The MoU will bring incubator and industry toghether in more formal way. IIM Innovation Park is ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Four new horned frogs discovered in Northeast Himalayas
Team of biologists has discovered four new species of Indian horned frogs from Himalayan regions of Northeast India. The team also comprised S D Biju, famously known as the ‘Frogman of India’. Horned frogs get their name from fleshy horn-like ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Swadesh Darshan Scheme: Two North East Circuit Projects inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh
Union Ministry of Tourism has inaugurated two important projects as part of Development of North East Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Arunachal Pradesh. The projects were jointly inaugurated by Union Minister of State (IC) Tourism,K J Alphons, and Arunachal ..