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Special provisions for the states in the North East
While the abrogation of Article 370 which provided special privileges to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the spotlight has now shifted to Article 371 which provides the special provisions to the North Eastern States. The North-Eastern states have been ..
Healthy States, Progressive India Report 2019
Healthy States, Progressive India is an annual report of Niti Aayog ranks states and Union territories innovatively on their year-on-year incremental change in health outcomes, as well as, their overall performance with respect to each other. The report has been ..
Japan gifts Manipur a Museum of Peace built on memories of Battle of Imphal
The Imphal Peace Museum (IPM) has been gifted by Japan to Manipur to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal, which was one of the fiercest battles of the Second World War. The museum was inaugurated at Maibam ..
Unemployment Figures across Various States
The Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18 reports huge variation in unemployment rates across the states. What does the Survey reveal? Nagaland has the highest unemployment rate among the states at 21.4% whereas Meghalaya has the lowest unemployment rate at 1.5%. ..
Peace Museum Inaugurated
The Imphal Peace Museum at Red Hill was inaugurated to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal. The museum was developed with ith the support of the Nippon Foundation (TNF) in collaboration with Manipur Tourism Forum and Manipur ..
Operation Sunrise 2
The Indian Army in coordination with the Army of Myanmar undertook a targeted operation, named Operation Sunrise 2 against several terrorist groups in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam. The first phase of “Operation Sunrise” was conducted in the month of February ..
Manipur man detects WhatsApp bug, enters Facebook Hall of Fame 2019
Zonel Sougaijam, a civil engineer from Manipur was included in Facebook Hall of Fame 2019, for detecting a WhatsApp bug that violated privacy of a user. Key Highlights Facebook, the social media giant honoured 22-year-old Mr. Sougaijam, by including him ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Cologne Boxing World Cup 2019
India finished its campaign at the Cologne Boxing World Cup 2019 with a haul of five medals. The Cologne Boxing World Cup 2019 was held at Cologne, Germany. Indian Medal Tally Meena Kumari Maisnam (54kg) won the only gold medal for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
AFSPA withdrawn partially from Arunachal Pradesh
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was partially removed from three of nine districts of Arunachal Pradesh but would remain in force in the areas bordering Myanmar. The State of Arunachal Pradesh had inherited AFSPA since the day of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Climate Vulnerability Index for India
Department of Science and Technology has decided to commission a study to assess the climate risks faced by States in India. This decision comes in the backdrop of completion of vulnerability study across 12 Himalayan States. Vulnerability Study by the ..