Tourism in North East India Current Affairs, GK & News
Ministry of Tourism sanctions 18 North East Development Project
The Ministry of Tourism on December 3, 2019 sanctioned 18 projects under the schemes PRASHAD and Swadesh Darshan. The Ministry has also allocated Rs 1456 crores for the projects. Highlights In order to develop the North Eastern region as a tourist destination several projects are being initiated. The Ministry has released television campaigns on private ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Tourism • North East • North East Circuit Project • North East Development • North East Region • Tourism in North East India
Destination North East Festival held in Varanasi
The Ministry of Development of North East Region conducted a four day long North East festival in Varanasi. The festival is to be conducted between November 23, 2019 and November 26, 2019. It aims to fuse the cultures of Ganga and Brahmaputra. Highlights A theme song of the festival was launched earlier. The previous editions ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmaputra • Destination North East • Ganga • Ministry of Development of North-East Region • North East Festival • North East India • Tourism in North East India • Varanasi
Justice Kureshi to take oath as Chief Justice of Tripura HC
The Chief Justice of High Court (HC) of Tripura Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi will take oath on 16 November. The oath of office will be administered by Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais in Agartala on 16 November. On 8 November, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice appointed Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi, the Judge of the ..
Topics: Agartala • Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi • Bombay High Court • Chief justice • India • Legal professions • Patna High Court • Sanjay Karol • States and union territories of India • Tourism in North East India • Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh celebrates Tawang Festival 2019
In Arunachal Pradesh, the 7th edition of the Tawang Festival 2019 has started with much fanfare and fervour in Tawang. It is a 3-day fest with varied traditional activities and events. The Tawang hill station is home for several tribes and the major tribal community is Monpas. The tTribes of this hill station welcome tourists ..
Topics: Arunachal Pradesh • Lhau • Monpa people • Northeast India • Subdivisions of India • Tawang • Tourism in North East India
Assam government decides no Govt. jobs for people with more than 2 children from 2021
The 126-member Assam Assembly has adopted a ‘Population and Women Empowerment Policy’& decided to make government jobs out of bounds for people with more than two children with effect from 1st January 2021 as per the small family norm.
Topics: Assam • Northeast India • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in North East India • Women's empowerment
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports sign MoU with State-owned construction firm National Buildings Construction Corporation
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State-owned construction firm National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to provide project management consultancy for development of National Sports University at Imphal, Manipur. The approximate cost of project would be Rs 400 crore. The headquarters of NBCC (India) is located ..
Topics: Anoop Kumar Mittal • HSCC • Imphal • Manipur • Ministry of Urban Development • NBCC • NBCC (India) Limited • New Delhi • Northeast India • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in North East India