06.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

NORTH-EASTERN STATES IOC to invest Rs 3,400 crore in Assam to augment operations   Indian Oil Corporation will invest Rs3,400 crore in Assam over the next five years to expand its operations by setting up new units as well as upgrading the existing ones. The company will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Assam … Read more 06.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

04-05.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

NORTH-EASTERN STATES Arunachal Pradesh nods to much awaited Advertisement Policy 2018   Arunachal Pradeshgave a nod to much awaited “Arunachal Pradesh Advertisement Policy 2018.” State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu approved Arunachal Pradesh Advertisement Policy 2018 which will enable the government to make payment of government advertisement bills to media houses on a timely … Read more 04-05.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

03.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

NORTH-EASTERN STATES Arunachali yak the first to be registered as new breed   Yaks, found in the mountainous regions of Arunachal Pradesh, have been registered by the Karnal-based National Bureau of Animal Genetics Resources (NBAGR) as a distinct breed known as Arunachali yak, this being the first instance of such a registration in the country. Union … Read more 03.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

02.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

NORTH-EASTERN STATES Budget brings hope to bamboo-rich northeast   Bamboo is essentially a type of grass, but its classification as a tree for 90 years prevented the northeast, which grows 67% of India’s bamboo, from exploiting it commercially unlike China, the only country with richer bamboo genetic resources.   Now Budget 2018 has ignited farm … Read more 02.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

1.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs

NORTH-EASTERN STATES Northeast states report spike in HIV rate in those injecting drugs   Close to 20% injecting drug users (IDUS) in Mizoram have HIV, compared to a nationwide prevalence of 6.26% among drug-users, shows data from National Aids Control Organisation’s (NACO) HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2017 released last month.   Six states in the region … Read more 1.02.18 Mizoram(MizoramPSC) Current Affairs