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Important current affairs of
SPORTS
KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES
Ashtalaxmi
17th to 29th Feb at Sarusojai
4th edition
Chandigarh university topped
Assam sports minister – Nandita Gorlosa , union minister
– Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
Most successful female athelete – Swimmer Pratyasa Ray
of Utkal university , male best – Xavier Michael Dsouza of
Jain university
3RD NORTH EAST GAMES
Manipur wins for the third time consecutively
They won 130 medals [52 G, 38 S]
Host Nagaland second with 134 medals [48 Gold]
Assam third with 43 golds [140 total]
BUFFALO FIGHT/ BULBULI FIGHT
Ahatguri, Sibasagar after 9 years. but…
Banned after 2014 supreme court rule
Hajo bulbuli fight
Revival after amended law in 2021.
People for ethical treatment of animals ,PETA now filed
petition
IWF WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
Assam’s Bedabrata Bharali clinched gold
in the men’s 73 kg
In Lima, Peru
First time gold by an Indian weight lifter
Bharali lifted 136 kg in a snatch
ASSAMESE JOURNALIST TO OLYMPICS
She earlier covered the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in Japan.
Gitika Talukadar from Doom Dooma
1st Indian Female Photographer to Cover Olympics
This time – Paris , Mascot – Phryge (“tribe” of adorable,
anthropomorphic hats )
Olympics started in Athens in 1896
RIYAN PARAG
All-rounder Riyan Parag became the first male
cricketer from Assam to play for the national
team at the senior level as he made his debut
against Zimbabwe in a T-20 tie at Harare
Before him Uma Chetry represented India in
Asia Cup (Gold). She is also the first to called
for all three formats
First match – 2 runs in 3 balls
Earlier he scored consecutive 7 half centuries
in Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy
Riyan Parag third highest run scorer in IPL
with 573 with 4 fifties
SCHEMES AND PROJECTS
ASSAM BUDGET
Motto – Self reliant Assam
Rs 774.47 crore deficit budget [expenses will be more than revenue] total -2.9 lakh crore.
GSDP of Assam has recorded a rise from 1.65 percent in 2016-17 to 1.81 percent in 2022-23. Per
capita income for 22-23 is Rs 1,20,336. in 2023-24 it is to be Rs1,35, 787
GSDP of Assam in 22-23 is 4.93 lakh crore and expected to be 5.7 lakh in 23-24
NSDP of Assam per capita for 2022-23 is Rs 69826 at constant prices [current prices –1,18,504] which
was Rs 65726 in 2021-22 [current - Rs 1,02,965]
BPL population reduced to 14.47 [36.97 in 2013-14. around 80.36 lakh came out of poverty in 9 years]
Assam GDP State rank in22-23 is 17th and per capita rank is 28th
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reservation of Agniveer in Assam police
Thrust to rooftop solarization
Self sufficiency in egg , milk and fish production
Jeebika Sakhi express for women
Social equity in government recruitment for families that don’t have a single employee in
government or public sector
Promotion of Taralangshu festival , Karbi Anglong
Mukhya mantrir sangrahalay in Guwahati
50 new cinema halls
MUKHYA MANTRI NIJUT MOINA SCHEME (MMNM)
Started on June 12 2024
Girl students receive Rs. 1,000 per month.
Graduation Courses: A monthly incentive of Rs. 1,200 for three-year or four-year degree courses
is provided.
Post-graduation and B.Ed: Students in these programs are eligible for Rs. 2,500 per month.
Girl child who is having the admission to government school will get incisive of Rs up to 15000
Will help 10 lakh girls to continue their higher education
Announced in budget 2023-24
240 crore budget
Excluding Daughters of politicians , from private institutions (with certain exceptions).
Those with poor attendance or involvement in activities such as ragging excluded
PUNYA TEERTHA YOJANA
Announced in budget 24-25
25000 devotees will be taken to Ayodha on government
expenses (25 crore budget )
Ram mandir inaugurated on 22 January
Will be implemented by Tourism department
Date launched 12th Feb
Minister of tourism – Jayanta Malla Baruah
Also, 25000 Rs to all Bhaona committees , additional Rs 5000
to those who will perform Ram Bijoy Natak
LAKHPATI BAIDEW - MMUA
Elligibility criteria –
On 11th January •Applicants must belong to Assam state
Under Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita since this program is exclusively made for
Abhiyaan Assamese women.
To help 39 lakh women SHG members •The female applicant ought to have a
bank account.
1 lakh to become micro entrepreneurs , •No more than two children should be held
initially 10000
by the women applying.
Will be implemented by Assam State Rural •Anyone who is a member of a self-help
Livelihood Mission and Panchayat & Rural group is qualified to receive benefits from
Development this programme.
financial assistance of Rs 35000 in •To apply for this plan, female applicants
first three years must possess the required documentation.
•No programme should have allowed the
ladies to apply for a business loan earlier.
KAMAKHYA DIVYALOK PARIYOJANA
The PM has recently laid the foundation stone for Maa
Kamakhya Divya Lok Pariyojana to enhance access and
amenities for pilgrims visiting the Kamakhya temple.
4th feb
part of the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North
Eastern Region (PMDevINE) scheme
traditional nagara and saracenic styles. One of 51 shaktipeeths
ASSAM WITNESS PROTECTION SCHEME 2024
This action is in line with Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and is meant
to make evidence in court cases safer and more trusting.
On 27th June
Assam Witness Protection Scheme, 2024 to ensure adherence to Section 398 of Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to ensure protection of witnesses against imminent threats during the
course of the investigation and trial of any cases.
According to the scheme, a witness in any case could apply for Witness Protection in prescribed
form before a competent authority through its member secretary for seeking Witness Protection
Order.
new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 (Came effective on July 1st )
TOURISM BILL
for development , revitalizing and promoting the tourism
sector on 5th Feb.
A law for the first time since independence to regulate
the industry .
There will be a regulatory authority.
The tourism sector is being regulated under the Sarais
Act of 1867.
previously tourism policies but there was no law.”
STATE FRUIT OF ASSAM
Kaji nemu
Gi tag in 2019
According to Indian Agriculture Research Council. It was first
noticed in Byrnihat
ODOP – district – Cachar, Tinsukia
Botanical name – Citrus Limon , Gol nemu’s – Citrus
Jambhiri
GREEN INNOVATION FUND
Components –
RDGT –R&D for Green Technologies
GTII-Green Technology & Innovation Implementation
AGCB- Awarness and Green Capacity Building
Under ASTEC
Assam introduces during budget 23-24. 5th Feb
To promote green technology based innovations
Only the second Indian state after Goa
R&D , academic institutions, NGOs can apply
SECOND AYURVEDIC COLLEGE
Dudhnoi, Goalpara
Sarbananda Sonowal laid foundation stone on
march 4
cost – 70 crore
First Ayurvedic College- Jalukbari Guwahati
established in 1948
DISASTER REPORTING AND INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DRIMS)
15th May 2024
Assam Chief Secretary unveiled the Disaster Reporting and Information
Management System (DRIMS), a digital platform revolutionizing disaster damage
reporting.
DRIMS, an initiative by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, aims for
accurate assessment and swift aid distribution post-disasters.
Developed with UNICEF collaboration, DRIMS efficiently records critical impact
indicators to expedite relief efforts.
Tracks damages to crops, livestock, and infrastructure, facilitating faster post-
disaster restoration.
INDIA’S LARGEST PORK PROCESSING PLANT
March 12
Export oriented to ASEAN countries
Chanbosa, Nazira
The plant will need 200-300 pigs daily
There are 60000 in Sibasagar alone
STATUE OF LACHIT BORPHUKAN
125 feet statue inaugurated by PM Modi in Hollongpar near
Teok, Jorhat on 9th March
84 feet tall on a pedestal of 41 feet
The area spread over 16.5 acres
Foundation stone laid by former president Ramnath Kovind
in Feb 2022.
Sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar , a Padma Bhushan awardees
Lachit Borphukan died at that place at the age 0f 49
ENERGY STATISTICS INDIA 2024
Assam in second place in crude oil reserves
First – western offshore
In India, as of April 2023, 653 million metric tonne
crude reserve is present
Assam has 23% of India
Crude oil first discovered in Assam in 1889
WORLD BANK FUND FOR ASSAM
452 million dollars
Assam govt to construct 1184 rural villages
Public Works Department will implement it
Assam Resilient Rural Bridge Program (ARRBP)
The program will also connect women textile and handicraft
producers living withing 2 kms of road or collection points
World Bank founded in 1944 . HQ- Washington, present
president – Ajay Banga
FOOD SAFETY ON WHEELS
Recently mobile residue testing lab to check
quality of Assam tea
By The Assam Bought Leaf Tea
Manufacturer’s Association (18th June)
Earlier on 25th Feb, PM Modi launched 17
Food Safety on Wheels (FSWs) at the State
Public Health Laboratory, Assam, at
Guwahati under the Commissionerate of
Food Safety, Department of Health & Family
Welfare, at a cost of Rs 13.11 crore.
NEW SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN ASSAM
50 MW Sitalmari village, Sonitpur Target – 648 MW per day
70 MW plant in Bilasipara, Dhubri by 2026
Implemented by SJVN Green Energy Ltd for APDCL OIL India ltd will help
APGCL
goal – 3000 MW by March 2027
Then the power will be
Before in feb, 2024- first floating solar plant of NE in Thanagarh handed over to APDCL
village, Morigaon on a pond [10.5 kW]
Assam generated 260.83
On 14th June, 2024, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
laid the foundation stone for a 25-MW solar power generation
million units of solar
project at the premises of the Namrup Thermal Power Station in power in last financial
Dibrugarh district. ( joint venture between the Assam Power year
Generation Corporation and Oil India Limited.)
ASSAM TEA COMPLETES 200 YEARS
Camellia Sinensis – assamica
It was discovered in Assam in 1823 when Robert Bruce come
across Besa Gam, a local singpho chief.
Conference of tea research association on 29-30 Jan
Tea research institute – 1911, Toklai
Indian Tea Association – HQ- Calcutta
CTC full form – Crush , Tear Curl
HERTZWELL
Tech start up by young entrepreneur Bhaskar Jouti Dutta from Jorhat
Robotics and autonomous driving technology
Secured top most position in NuScenes object detection leader board
AWARDS
