JANUARY TO MARCH SCHEME LAUNCHED IN 2026

JANUARY - 

STATE - 

* * ODISHA GOVERMENT LAUNCHED THE SWEEKRUTI SCHEME.

* SWEEKRUTI SCHEME IMPLEMENT BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF PERSON WITH DISABILITY (SSEPD) 

* IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED, RIGHT BASED FRAMEWORK FOR THE WELFARE OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES 

* ACCORDING TO LAST CENSUS ( ODISHA NO. OF TRANSGENDER 20,300) 

* THIS IS THE FIRST SOCIAL SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER IN ODISHA 

* THE SCHEME FOCUSES ON A SET OF KEY STRATEGIES THAT INCLUDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER CHILDREN, PRE -POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, SKILL UPGRADATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, STRENGTH THE SELF HELP GROUP, 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Announced The Launch Of The BABU ASONI Scheme From February 1 2026. 

( Under This Scheme Male Students Pursuing Post Graduates Courses Will Receive a Monthly Stipend Of Rs 2000 While Those Enrolled In Undergraduate Programmes Will Get Rs 1000 Per Month) 

* DEEN DAYAL LADO LAXMI Yojana, Haryana 

TAMILNADU ASSURED PENSION SCHEME (TAPS) - 

* * GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE A GUARANTEED PENSION EQUAL TO 50% OF THE LAST DRAWN MONTHLY SALARY.

* EMPLOYEES WILL CONTRIBUTE 10% OF THEIR SALARY, WHILE THEIR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDEN REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE ASSURED PENSION WILL BE BORNE BY THE TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT.

* PENSIONER'S WILL ELIGIBLE FOR DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) INCREASE EVERY 6 MONTHS, 

* IN CASE OF PENSIONER'S DEATH 60% OF THE LAST DRAWN PENSION WILL BE PAID AS A FAMILY PENSION TO THE NOMINATED FAMILY MEMBERS.

* GRATUITY UPTO RS 25 LAKH WILL BE PAID ON RETIREMENT OR IN THE EVENT OF DEATH DURING SERVICE, ( BASED ON THE LENGTH OF SERVICE) 

* AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SCHEME, A MINIMUM PENSION WILL BE ENSURED FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ( WHO RETIRES WITHOUT COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PENSION) 

* EMPLOYEE WHO JOINED SERVICE UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) AND RETIRED WITHOUT A PENSION BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAPS WILL BE PROVIDED A SPECIAL COMPASSIONATE PENSION.

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UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME - 

* * TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K STALLIN HAS LAUNCHED THE UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME IN CHENNAI ON 9TH JANUARY 2026:

* SHARE YOUR ASPIRATIONS SCHEME 

* OBJECTIVE - 

- TO ENGAGE CITIZEN DIRECTLY, UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND DREAMS FOR A DEVELOPED TAMILNADU BY 2030 

* THE SCHEME AIMS TO COVER AROUND 1.91 CRORES HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN TAMILNADU.

* APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY MEMBERS OF WOMEN'S SHG GROUPS ARE CONDUCTING DOOR TO DOOR VISITS.

* EACH PARTICIPATING FAMILY RECEIVED A DREAM CARD 

* Karnataka Government Has Approved The Extension Of B to A Khata Conversion Scheme 

PUNJAB- 

* Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Has Launched The MUKHYA MANTRI SEHAT YOJANA At Mohali 

( Under This Scheme 3 Crores Punjabis From 65 Lakhs Family In Punjab Will Receive Health Insurance Coverage Of Upto Rs 10 lakh Per Year At Over 900 GOVERNMENT And Private Hospital in Punjab And Chandigarh) 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Launched Two Schemes in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 

- ONE DISTRICT ONE COUSINE - To Promote And Market Distict Cousines Of Districts On The Lines Of ODOP.

- Sardar Patel Industrial And Employment Zone - 100 Acres Industrial Parks Under One District One Industrial Park Initiative In Each District.

* The Government Has Approved a 200 Crores Project To Develop a Smart Integrated Fishing Harbour At Mayabunder, Andaman and Nicobar 

* SUDAKSHYA SCHEME - 

* * ODISHA STATE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED THE SUDAKSHYA SCHEME 

* ODISHA GOVERNMENT HAS JOINED HANDS WITH THE UDAITI FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH A STUDY AND EMPLOYMENT PILOT TO TO IMPROVE THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TRAINEE IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION 

* THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ( SDTE) DEPARTMENT ISSUED A DIRECTIVE ON JANUARY 27, 2026 

* UNDER THIS SCHEME PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOLARSHIPS TO GIRLS PURSUING ITI/POLYTECHNIQUE/DIPLOMA 

( MONTHLY MAINTAINANCE OF RS 1500 FOR HOSTELLERS & 500 FOR DAY SCHOLARS ) 

* ONLY FOR FEMALE STUDENTS CATEGORY INCLUDING GENERAL, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC 

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FEBRUARY - 

*  Steel Authority Of India' Limited ( SAIL) In collaboration With My Gov, Has Launched The Sale -e- Bration : Steel Built India - SAIL BUILT TRUST 

* Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Has Launched The Mukhyamantri Gramotthan Yojana For Providing Urban Equivalent Facilities In Village Areas.

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The MUKHYAMANTRI KANYA BIBAHA YOJANA 

* Gautam Adani, Chairperson Of Adani Group Has Launched The MANGAL SEVA, 

* Kerala Launched The RAKSHAKAVACHAM Accidental Insurance Scheme For Private SECTOR Workers.

* Delhi Government Has Launched The LAKHPATI BITIYA YOJANA, Under This Scheme Girls To Get 1 Lakh From Birth To Graduation.

*  Government Approved Startup India Fund Of Funds 2.0 To Mobilize Venture Capital For Startup 

* Cabinet Approved The Rehabilitation And Up gradation Of Ghoti- Trimbak ( Mokhada) - Jawhar - Manor - Palghar Section 

* The Soil Health Card Scheme Completed 10 Years.

* Cabinet Approved The MSP For Raw Jute 2026/27 ) ( 5,925/Quintal ) 

* PM - Kisan Completed 7 Years.

MARCH - 

STATES - 

* * Karnataka Has Introduced KUSUMA SANJEEVANI - India's First Statewide Prophylaxis Programme For Haemophilia 

* President Droupadi MURMU Has Launched The PINK NATIONAL COMMON MOBILITY Card In New Delhi.

* PRESIDENT Murmu Launched The DELHI LAKHPATI BITIYA YOJANA 

* And Also Launched The MERI POONJI MERA ADHIKAR Initiative 

*  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaih Has Announced To Introduce Social  Media Ban For Under 16 Children 

* Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema Announced The MUKH MANTRI MAVAN DHIYAN DA SATKAR SCHEME 

( Under This Scheme Women Of State Will Receive 1000 Per Month) 

* Punjab Government Has Launched The PUNJAB SIKHYA KRANTI 2.0 To Reform School Education In Collaboration With World Bank 

* ) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu Has Unveiled The DIVYANG SHAKTI Offering Free Bus Travel To Special Abled Person 

APPROVED - 

* Cabinet Approved The Revised Total Capital Of Rs 3630.77 Crores Of Construction Of Green Field Connectivity 

24) Cabinet Has Approved The Jal Jeevan Mission 

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APPROVED - 

BHAVYA - BHARAT AUDYOGIK VIKAS YOJANA 

* CABINET APPROVES THE BHAVYA SCHEME ON 18/03/2026 TO DEVELOP 100 PLUG AND PLAY INDUSTRIAL PARK WITH AN ALLOCATION OF RS 33,660 CRORES.

* INDUSTRIAL PARKS FROM 100 TO 1000 ACRES TO BE DEVELOP WITH SUPPORT OF UP TO RS 1 CRORES PER ACRE 

* BHAVYA TO IMPLEMENT STATES AND PRIVATE SECTORS UNDER THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT 

* SUPPORT FOR EXTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPTO 25% OF PROJECT COST FOR SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY 

* Cabinet Approved The Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development SCHEME For FY 27 TO FY 31 

* Union Cabinet Has Approved Regional Connectivity Scheme - Modified UDAN - With A Total Outlay Of Rs 28,840 Crores 

* India Approved New Climate Plan 

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JANUARY TO MARCH FIRST WOMAN IN INDIA & WORLD IN 2026

JANUUARY - 

FIRST IN STATE - 

* * 1994 BATCH IAS OFFICER MRS NANDINI CHAKRABORTY HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO WEST BENGAL.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE CHIEF SECRETARY OF WEST BENGAL.

* For The First Time Indian Army's Animal Contingent Will March On Kartavya Path In Republic Day Parade 2026 

* Kerala To Become India's First State Microbe 

*  India's First AI Clinic Inaugurated In GIMS, Greater Noida.

* Keyi Panyor, Arunachal Pradesh Became The India's First Bio Happy District.

* IRITM,  Lucknow Has Became The First' Railway Institute To Be Accredited As Outstanding (5 Star) By The Capacity Building Commission ( CBC) 

* * CAPTAIN HANSJA SHARMA, BECAME THE INDIAN ARMY'S FIRST WOMAN RUDRA HELICOPTER PILOT. ( FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR) 

* SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JOURNALIST RASHMI SHARMA 

*  CRPF Assistant Commandant Simran Bala, Set To Became The First Woman Officer To Led To All Male CRPF Contingent In Republic Day 2026 

FIRST TRANSGENDER OF INDIA - 

* Dr N Jency Became The First Trans WOMAN To Earn PHD Appointed As The Assistant PROFESOR At Loyola College, Chennai 

* India's First Airside Reefer Truck Launched At Hyderabad.

* Rohtash Khileri Became The First Person In The World To Remain On The Summit Of Mount Elbrus, Europe's Highest Peak For 24 Hours Continuous Without Oxygen.

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FEBRUARY - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* * NIVEDITA DUBEY HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE INDIA'S FIRST WOMAN HR ( DIRECTOR) OF AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN INDIA ( AAI) 

* Debolina Roy Became Tripura's State First Female Assistant Loco Pilots.

* Seema Mishra Became The First Woman Officer To Head UP Sainik School 

* * GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA APPOINTS IAS USHA PADHEE AS IDCO NEW CHAIRPERSON.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST' WOMAN' CHAIRPERSON OF IDCO 

* IDCO - ODISHA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 

* * THANYA NATHAN BECAME THE FIRST VISUALLY CHALLENGED WOMAN JUDGE OF KERALA COURT.

* * THE DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY (DHR) PART OF NORTH EAST FRONTIER RAILWAY (NFR) APPOINTED FIRST FEMALE TRAVELLING TICKET EXAMINERS (TTE) TO LEAD UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE TOUR.

* SARITA YOLMO APPOINTED AS FIRST FEMALE TTE 

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* Vaishanavi Ugadekar Became The Goa First Female National Weightlifting Referee.

* India's First Dark Factory Inaugurated In Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu 

FIRST WOMAN IN WORL,D - 

*  IOC ( INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE) Elects Soraya Aghaei As Iran's First Female IOC Member.

* Brigadier Chra Ahmed Latif Became The First Woman To Head The Interal Security Force Court In Kurdistan Region.

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MARCH - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Ashwini Bhide  Appointed As The First Female BMC Commissioner.

* Dr Neelam Lekhi First Woman President Of Delhi Medical Association 

* * DIVYA SINGH, A 28 YEARS OLD TEACHER FROM UTTAR PRADESH BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TO REACH MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP ON BICYCLE, KATHMANDU NEPAL IN 14 DAYS.

* SHE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED THE ALTITUDE OF 17560 FEET 

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FIRST WOMAN IN MOON -  

* * CHRISTINA KOCH BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN ON TO THE MOON MISSION 

* ARTEMIS II LAUNCHED BY NASA ON 2ND APRIL 2026 FROM FLORIDA 

* CHRISTINA KOCH REGISTERED A RECORD BY SPENDING 328 DAYS IN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN 2019 

* * LT GENERAL SUSAN COYLE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE FIRST WOMAN ARMY CHIEF OF AUSTRALIA.

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GOA HONOURED GAURAV PURASHKAR

 Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant Has CONFERRED GAURAV PURASKAR To Scientist Padma BIBHUSHAN Dr Raghunath Mashelkar 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 18TH APRIL 2026

1) ISRO's Space Application Centre And The Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology And The Environment ( ATREE) Have Signed A MoU To Strengthen Collaboration In Research, Data Knowledge Exchange 

2) 2012 batch IAS OFFICER Ankit Kumar Agarwal Has Been Appointed As The Director Of MSME, Government Of India 

3) GAUTAM Adani Overtakes Mukesh Ambani In Asia's Richest Person ( By Bloomberg Billionaire) 

4) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh Has Been Elected As The Deputy Chairman Of Rajya Sabha 

5) 131st Constitution Amendment 

6) Researchers Have Recorded Antepipona Bhutanensis In Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh 

7) Bollywood Actress Sayani Gupta Named The 2026 Person Of The Year By Harvard South Asia Association 

8) Big Basket APPOINTS ex - Google Executive Arpit Jaiswal As Chief Growth OFFICER 

9) ICAR Secured 2nd Rank In The Sadhana Saptah 2026 

10) The Indian Contingent Has Finishes With 7 Medals At Asian Lawn Bowls Championships 

11) Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant Has CONFERRED GAURAV PURASKAR To Scientist Padma BIBHUSHAN Dr Raghunath Mashelkar 

12) New Delhi To Host The International Big Cat Alliance IBCA Summit 2026 on 1-2 June 2026 

13) AN Engineers Innovation Wins Battled And Other Reflection Book Author - Wing Commander Retired N Somasekhar Rao 

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14) SEBI Approved NSE Investment In National Coal Exchange Of India 

15) NITI AYOG Launched The Anthology DIVYA BHARAT: A Window To The Soul Of India To Strengthen The India's Tourism Ecosystem.

16)Lok SABHA Rejected The Constitution 131st Amendment Bill 2026 

JANUARY TO MARCH NORTH EAST CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

SCHEME - 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Announced The Launch Of The BABU ASONI Scheme From February 1 2026. 

( Under This Scheme Male Students Pursuing Post Graduates Courses Will Receive a Monthly Stipend Of Rs 2000 While Those Enrolled In Undergraduate Programmes Will Get Rs 1000 Per Month) 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Launched The New Welfare Scheme For Udasin Bhakat Of Recognised Sattaras, 

( Providing Monthly Assistance Of Rs 1500 To 620 Bhakat)!

* Assam Records 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake.

* Assam Ranked 24 In Export Preparedness Index 2024 By Niti AYOG 

* UNION MINISTER Jyotiraditya Scindia Has Launched 2 BAMBOO Project in North East 

* ASSAM'S Artist Classical Manuscript Find Place In Rasthrapati Bhavan.

HOST - 

* Guwahati, Assam To Host The National Textile Minister's Conference on 9th January 2026 

( Theme 2026 - India's Textile: Weaving GROWTH, Heritage And Innovation) 

*  Guwahati, Assam To Host The Human Capital Working Group Meeting 2026

* Nagaland Celebrates The THUNI Festival ( Harvesting Festival)!

* Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates Si Donyi Hilo Festival. 

* 18th Bishu Mini Hornbill TRIBAL Festival Held At Nagaland 

* 7th Manipur Women's International Polo Tournament Kicked Off.

*  Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Launched Project Worth Rs 1715 Crores in Dibrugarh, Assam.

AWARDS - 

* Eminent Meghalaya Artist Raphael Warjri Honoured With PRANAB BARUAH ARTIST Award 

* GAFF 2026 To Honour Assam's Veteran Actor Bishnu Kharghoria With Lifetime achievement Awards.

* Eminent Manipur AUTHOR Arambam Ongbi Memchoubi To Received Amar Ujala Akashdeep AWARD.

* Tripura Renewable Energy Received The SKOCH Silver AWARD 

* Keyi Panyor, Arunachal Pradesh Became The India's First Bio Happy District.

 * Sikkim Police Conferred With President Police Colour Award 

* Silchar University Assam Conferred HONORARY D.Litt Degree To IGP Partha Sarathi Mahanta.

* NAGAMI MUTHUN Gets ICAR Recognition ( Becomes Nagaland Officially Registered Indigenous Breed) 

* Assamese Film Maker Rima das's Film NOT A HERO Selected For Berlin International Film Festival.

* Late Shri Samar Hazarika And Dhanada Pathak To Receive The Shilpi Award 2026 By Assam 

* Tripura Gramin Bank Introduced India's First Solar Powered ATM Van 

* Mizoram Announced 50,000 Hectares Of Land Has Been Identified For Rubber Cultivation in State 

*  Nagaland Tableaux With Theme 2026 For Republic Day - 

( The Hornbill Festival - Celebrating Culture, Tourism And Self Reliance)

SCIENCE - 

* Researchers From IIT Guwahati Have Identified A Sustainable Methods To Remove Harmful Antibiotics Residue From Water 

- Antibiotics Such As Ciprofloxacin & Norfloxacin Which Enters To River And Water Bodies Through Pharmaceuticals And Hospital Waste Water.

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* A Team From Nagaland University Develops Eco Friendly Inhibitors From Apple Leaf Waste 

* IIT Guwahati Developed Methods To Monitor Glacial Hazards In Eastern Himalaya.

APPROVED - 

*  Government Approved Of 1720 MW Kamala HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT In Arunachal Pradesh.

* The Cabinet Has Approved The creation Of Special Tiger Guard Posts Under The Special Tiger Protection Force, In Pakke Namdapha, Arunachal Pradesh 

APPOINTMENT - 

* Professor Amarendra Kumar Das Has Been Appointed As Pro - Vice Chancellor OF Tezpur University.

* Cekrovolu Swuro ELECTED As Vice President Of Archery Association Of India.

* Commandant Tashi Namgyal, Has Became The First' Officer From Ladakh To Be Promoted To Rank Of DIG Of ITBP.

WILDLIFE - 

*  Assam Reports Zero Rhino Poaching In 2025. 

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* World Bank Approved USD 680 Million Loans For Three Projects in Assam.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Laid Foundation Stone of Rs 6957 Crores Kaziranga Elevated Corridor And Virtually Inaugurated Amrit BHARAT Express In Assam.

* Indian Bison Sighted In Manipur After A DECADE.

SPORTS - 

* Meghalaya Riiohlang Dhar Has Been Selected For FIFA Referring International List For 2026 

* Rupa Bayor, From Arunachal Pradesh Became The First Indian To Achieve World Number 6 And Asia Ranked 1 

*  Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Felicitated Cricketer Manisankar Murasingh For Completing 100 Ranji Matches 

* Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Inaugurated The LOVLINA BORGOHAIN Sports Complex In Golaghat. 

* Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prema Khandu Has Unveiled The Statue Of BOGUM LWWNV , The Statute Of Ato Bogum, At Likabali 

FESTIVAL - 

* Manipur Celebrates The Gaan Ngai Festival.

* Dong, Arunachal Pradesh Has Welcome The First Sunrise Of 2026 

* Assam Became The First State To Continue The 8th Pay COMMISION.

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Shri Skylance G Momin, The First GARO MPS Officer Of Nagaland Passed Away. 

*  INDIAN Idol Winner And Actor Prasant Tamang Passed Away.

* Noted SINGER Samar Hazarika ( ASSAM) Passed Away. ( YOUNGER BROTHER OF BHUPEN HAZARIKA) 

 

* Former ASSAM MLA And Retired IAS OFFICER Bir Bhadra Hagjer Passed Away.

* Pradip Baruah, Veteran Editor Of PRANTIK, ( Assamese Literary Magazine) Passed Away.

* Assam's First Radio Jockey Fawzia Rahman Passed Away.

* NOTED VIOLINIST OF ASSAM MINOTI KHAUND PASSED AWAY ON 19th JANUARY 2026 

* SHE HAS BEEN PART OF THIS INDUSTRY FOR 50 YEARS.

* BORN IN 1940.

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AWARDS - 

- SANGEET JYOTI AWARD 

- SILPI AWARD 

-*  Former DGP Of Meghalaya W R Marbaniang Passed Away.

NEW SPECIES - 

* * CALAMARIA MIZORAMENSIS, A NEW REED SNAKE SPECIES DISCOVERD IN MIZORAM.

* IT IS BASED ON DNA 

* THIS IS THE NON - VENOMOUS REED SNAKE 

* * RESEARCHERS FROM NAGALAND UNIVERSITY HAVE FOUND A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN PHEK.

* NEW SPECIES - HOYA NAGAENSIS ( NAGAENSIS FROM NAGALAND) & NAGA COMMUNITY 

( FAMILY - APOCYNACEAE) 

* SUB FAMILY - ASCLEPIADOIDEAE 

* THE SPECIES DISCOVERD IN PHEK DISTRICT FOREST IN NAGALAND 

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* * RESEARCHERS FROM DELHI AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW FROG SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH. ( HERPETOLOGIST DR S D BIJU FROM DELHI UNIVERSITY) 

* LEPTOBRACHIUM SOMANI ( SOMAN'S SLENDER ARMED FROG) 

* LEPTOBRACHIUM MECHUKA ( MECHUKA SLENDER ARMED FROG) 

* THESE TWO SPECIES HAVE DISCOVERED IN LOWER DIBANG VALLEY AND SHI - YOMI DISTRICT 

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* Rare Ghost Orchid REDISCOVERED After 175 Years In Meghalaya.

* SIKKIM Conferred With Most Tourist Friendly State Of India AWARD At BENGAL Travel Mart 2026

* A NEW SPECIES OF GINGER HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN SIANG VALLEY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAME - PARAKAEMPFERIA ALBA 

* Assam For The First Time To Participate In The World Economic Forum 2026 At Asian Davos.

* A NEW PLANT SPECIES HAS DISCOVERD IN EAST KAMENG DISTRICT IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH ( INDIAN HIMALAYA) 

* SPECIES NAME - STROBILANTHES RITESHII K 

* FAMILY BELONGS TO - ACANTHACEAE) 

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BOOKS - 

*  Former MINISTER R K Ranjan Launched The Book - Geopolitical Relation Of The Princely State Manipur With Neighbouring Region 

* Meitei Nganu Or Eshing Nganu - The Manipuri Duck Has Been Registered As a Distinct Indigenous Breed In Assam. (By ICAR) 

* First Magh Bihu Census Records 2026 

- 111 Bird Species In Chandubi Beel 

* Prime Minister Received A Portrait Of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma, On Assam Tour.

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LAID FOUNDATION - 

* Mizoram CM LALDHUOMA Has Laid Foundation Stone of 24 MW TURINI Hydropower Project. ( On Turini River Worth Rs 676.98 Crores) 

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* Meghalaya Government Has Inaugurated The Counter Insurgency Anti Terrorism ( CIAT) School And The Integrated Police Welfare Complex.

* Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla Has Unfurled State's First' Monumental NATIONAL Flag At Kangla Nongpok Torban In Imphal 

*  Rare White Mallard Sighted At Satajan Wetland In North Lakshmipur, Assam 

* Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Inaugurated The States First' Drone School And Drone Center At Kohima.

*  Total Of 945 Fresh Water Turtles Belonging To 7 Species Have Been Recorded In River Brahmaputra, Assam.

*  Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Inaugurated The Sri Sri Damodaradeva International Auditorium At Guwahati 

NOMINATE - 

* India Has Submitted The Nomination Of Dossier Of Jingkieng Jri/ Lyu Chrai Cultural Landscape MEGHALAYA To UNESCO World Heritage site.

*  ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Signed MoU with To Setting Up An Methanol PLANT With ASSAM Petro Chemical Limited And Deen Dayal Port Authority, Kandla, Gujarat.

FEBRUARY - 

HOST - 

* Reh Festival Celebrates in Arunachal Pradesh.

* Assam Government Has Declared 3 Days Holiday For Karbi Youth Festival.

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated The Joint Regional Official Language Conference At Agartala, Tripura.

* Kabak Yano, From Arunachal Pradesh Climbed The Mount Aconcagua, ( Highest Peak Of South America)

* Tripura Mountaineer Aritra Roy Summits Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.

* Naga Community Bans Pangolin Hunting In Nagaland 

* Assam State Government Has Increases 3% Reservation For Tea Tribes And Adivasi Communities To Grade 1 & Grade 2 Posts 

* Five Railway Station Of North East Gets Eat Right Station Certification.

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Dedicated A New Built Stadium In Lakhimpur, After Olympics Medalist Lovlina Borgohain.

 * Lhakpa Tsering Crowned Mr Arunachal 2026 

FIRST IN - 

* Debolina Roy Became Tripura's State First Female Assistant Loco Pilots.

* Jugal Talukdar Became First Assamese Chairman Of American Physical Society Unit 

* Government Approved The Civil Service ( Mains) Examination Centre In Imphal 

* Cabinet Has Approved India's First Under Water Road - Cum Rail Tunnel Under Brahmaputra - in Assam 

* The First Official Border Pillar Between ARUNACHAL PRADESH And Assam Successfully Constructed At Seijosa, in Pakke Kessang District, 

RENAME - 

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Announced That State's First' Government Medical College Named After FREEDOM FIGHTER Savitri Devi.

ASSAM BUDGET - 

*  The Assam State Government Has Presented Rs 62,294.78 Crores For FY 2026/27 

UNVEILED - 

* Himanta Biswa Sharma, CM Of Assam Has Unveiled The Statue Of SWARGADEO CHAOLUNG SIU - KA-PHA In Notboma, Guwahati 

*  GMCH Unveiled The Made In Assam Robotics Surgery Equipment.

* Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Wins The Grammy Award For Music Audio Book 

* Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Flagged Off Sairang - Silchar Pasenger Train In Mizoram.

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Inaugurated The Majuli - Jorhat Bridge.

* Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Launched The RAKTA Organic Red Rice From Tawang 

* Mizoram Chief Minister LALDHUOMA Has Inaugurated The FAITH Bridge Over Tiwang River In Aizawl.

PM MODI VISITED RO ASSA M - 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISITED TO ASSAM, GUWAHATI ON 14TH FEBRUARY 2026

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS INAUGURATED THE NATIONAL DATA CENTRE (NDC) IN GUWAHATI.

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI FLAGGED OFF 225 E- BUSES SEVA SCHEME ACROSS FOUR CITIES.

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED THE NORTH EAST FIRST EVER EMERGENCY LANDING FACILITY ( ELF) AT MORAN, DIBRUGARH 

* PK NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED THE TEMPORARY CAMPUS OF IIM GUWAHATI 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED THE KUMAR BHASKAR SETU ACROSS RIVER BRAHMAPUTRA ( Connecting GUWAHATI TO NORTH GUWAHATI) ( WITH THE SPENDING OF 3,030 CRORES) 

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NEW CHIEF MINISTER - 

* SHRI YUMNAM KHEMCHAND TAKES OATH AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF MANIPUR.

* Mr Losii Dikho Has Sworn In As Deputy CM Of Manipur.

BANKING - 

* Tripura Gramin Bank Launched The First Ever Co- Branded Rupay Credit Card With Punjab National Bank.

MOU - 

* IIT Guwahati And Skyroot Aerospace Have Signed A MoU To Promote Advanced Space Technology.

AWARDS - 

* Miss Rupa Bayor Honoured As The Best Taekwondo Poomsae Player Of The Year At 2026 india Taekwondo Gala Awards.

* Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Has CONFERRED With CBCI National Award 2026.

* Mizoram Health And Social Welfare Minister Lalrinpuii Has Received The Woman Icon Award 2026 

* Tania Yarang Crowned As Mrs Grand Subansiri 2026 

* Nagaland University Honoured Five Scientists With Lifetime achievement Awards.

* * MANIPURI FILM BOONG HAS GETS AWARD AT 79TH BAFTA AWARDS 2026 

* IN THE CHILDREN CATEGORY FILM GOT AWARD 

* DIRECTED BY - LAKSHMIPRIYA DEVI 

* IT WAS PREMIER AT 2024 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL 

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* Assamese Film NOT A HERO Directed By Rima Das Wins Crystal Bear - Special Mention At Berlin International Film Festival.

* MISS NORTH EAST 2026 - 

* ASSAMESE 21 YEARS OLD SHAKSHI VISHWAKARMA CROWNED AS MISS NORTH EAST 2026 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

*  NOTABLE Music Director Jeeten Kumar Naorem Passed Away.

* Presidential Award Winning Textile ARTIST Opila Rabha Passed Away At The Age Of 62.

* Former Bodo Sahitya Sabha President And Eminent Literature Taren Baro Passed Away.

* Lok Sabha MP From Shillong Dr Ricky AJ Syngkon Passed Away.

*  MLA OF Manipur , Vungzagin Valte Passed Away.

* Veteran Journalist Dhirendra Nath Chakroborty From Assam Passed Away 

SPORTS - 

* 7 Years Old Kiuchenghan Phukon, Became The World's Youngest Swimmer To Complete The Open Sea Swim From Elephanta Island To Gateway Of India 

* Arshiya Das  ( Tripura) Became The First Woman From North East International Master In Chess.

NEW SPECIES - 

* * RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPINY SPECIES OF ANT IN GARBHANGA RESERVE FOREST IN ASSAM 

* SPECIES NAME - POLYRHACHIS GARBHANGAENSIS 

* INDIA RECORDS 71 SPECIES OF GENUS POLYRHACHIS 

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* * RESEARCHERS FROM ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCHAR HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST EVER TINY JUMPING SPIDER SPECIES IN ASSAM.

* SPECIES NAME - COLYTTUS BILINEATUS 

* A NEW SPECIES OF BLIND, AQUIFER DWELING FISH DISCOVERD IN GOALPARA DISTRICT, ASSAM 

* SPECIES NAME- GITCHAK NAKANA 

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* IT IS A FIRST AQUIFER FISH FROM NORTH EAST INDIA 

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MOU SIGNED - 

*  A Historic Agreement Was Signed Between Government of India And Government Of Nagaland And ENPO Resolving Decade Long Issue In Eastern Nagaland. 

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SCIENCE - 

* Researchers At IIT Guwahati Have Developed A New SYSTEM That Can Effectively Remove 99% Arsenic From Contaminated Water At Low Cost.

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* Assamese Film Adi Shakti Wins 3 Major Awards At Global Cine Confluence 2026 

MARCH - 

INAUGURATION - 

* Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Inaugurated The Major Inland Waterways Project, On Brahmaputra, (NW-2) In Dibrugarh.

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Inaugurated Kaziranga Orchid Garden In Golaghat, Assam.

* Assam Unveiled War Memorial Honouring 132 Heroes Of The Battle Of Sarai Ghat In Guwahati.

*  Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Laid Foundation Stone of India's First' Riverine Light House At Pandu, Bogibeel 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Virtually Inaugurated Development Project Worth Rs 4,570 Crores in Kokrajhar, Assam.

*  Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated The Pragiyotishpur Medical College And Hospital, In Guwahati 

* The Tripura Government Has Presented Rs 34,212.31 Crores Budget For FY 2026/27 

* Rampada Jamatia Assumed Charge As Speaker Of Tripura Legislative assembly 

 * IIT Guwahati Developed A Radiation Resistant Cement Mortar For Safer Nuclear Infrastructure 

* The Mizoram Legislative assembly Has Unanimously Passed The Seeking Of Mizo Language In Inclusion Of 8th Schedule 

* Assam Government Grants OBC STATUS To 37 Tea Garden Communities 

* Assam To Export GI Tagged Joha Rice To UK And Italy 

* Manipur Assembly Passed The Rs 67,10 Crores Budget For FY 2026/27 

*  Manipur Assembly Passed The The Appropriation Bill (2) 

* Indian Railways Has Achieved In Tunnel Number 8 (4.1 km) On The Sivok - Rangpo Railway Project in Sikkim 

*  Sikkim Legislative assembly Has Rename Pakyong Airport After Freedom Fighter Trilochan Pokhrel 

* The Elections Commission in India Has Announced Upcoming Election In States And UTS 

* ) Meghalaya Discovered A Over 22 Km Of New Cave Passage 

SCHEME - 

* Union Finance Minister Dr Nirmala Sitharaman Has Introduced The PRIDE OF HILLS, Component Under SASCI With A Substantial Outlay For The Himalayan States 

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*  Mariam Longri Named Femina Miss India Arunachal Pradesh 2025 

 * Meghalaya Became The 12th State To Signed Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

* Prema Khandu, Chief Minister Of Arunachal Pradesh Has Launched The Book - Of Craft Documentation Of TRIBAL WOMEN Artisan Of Arunachal Pradesh 

BILL - 

* The Arunachal Pradesh State Legislative assembly Has Passed The Transfer And Posting Of Employees Of The Education Department Bill 2026 

FESTIVAL - 

* Assam Cabinet Has Approved The State Holiday For Mising festival Ali - Aye - Ligang 

* Meghalaya Set To Host The Inaugural International Shilong Film Festival 

RENAME - 

* The Assam Cabinet Has Decided To Rename Of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Medical And Hospital As Barpeta Medical College 

*  Assam Cabinet Has Named Behali Engineering College After Chabilal Upadhayay 

HOST - 

*  Imphal, Manipur To Host The 3rd North East India Film festival 2026 

* Sikkim Host The India Orchid Festival 2026 - 

Theme - Orchids For Beauty And Prosperity 

EXPORT - 

* Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora Flagged Off First Export Of GI Tagged Karbi Anglong Ginger To London 

HONOURED - 

* Meghalaya WRITER Babatdor Dkhar Honoured With INDIA - UK Achievers 2026 At UK Parliament.

* Assamese Film Moi Eti Nixhasor Wins Awards Of Excellence In US FILM Festival.

* Kaziranga, Assam All WOMEN Banadurga Team Wins Environment Protection Award 

* Assam's Abhijit Bhattacharya Named Global Winner Of 2025 IOC Gender Equality, Diversity And Inclusion Champion Award 

* Assamese Film Moi Eti Nixhasor Selected At World Fest - Houston Festival

* Assam IPS OFFICER Dr Partha Sarathi Samanta's Animated Film CHYIMI Wins Best Director At New York Animation Festival 

* Dr Dhitri Banarjee, DIRECTOR At Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Conferred With Kadambini Ganguly Award For Scientific Contribution 

* Meghalaya Textile Designer IIamon Thangkhiew Named Among Global Women In Design At 2026 Heimtextil

 * Sikkimese Film SHAPE OF MOMO Wins SILVER TAIGA Award And Soul Of Russia At Spirit Of Fire International Film Festival At Russia 

* Shreya Pujari From Tejpur University Assam Has Honoured With PRAG PRERONA AWARD For Promoting Assamese Tribal Heritage And Music.

* * Nagaland Guitarist Imnainla Jamir Became India's First Female Ibanez Artist.

* Malsawmtluangi Became The First Mizo Woman In Indian Airforce 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* K G Kenye Appointed As NPF Chief Whip To The 14th Nagaland Legislative assembly .

* Dormonath Ch Sangma Became The New Chief Executive Member Of Garo hills Autonomous District 

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* Ishani Meitram Of Manipur Crowned Miss Northeast India Super Model 

SPORTS - 

* * MAYANK CHAKRABORTY BECAME THE FIRST NORTH EAST INDIAN (ASSAM) TOE BECAME THE 94TH GRAND MASTER OF INDIA 

NEW SPECIES - 

* * NOTED ORCHID EXPERT DR. MOHAN PRADHAN FROM SIKKIM HAS CREATED HYBRID ORCHID SPECIES - SEUJIA KAZIRANGA ..

* * RESEARCHERS FROM SIKKIM UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW ASIAN GRASS LIZARD SPECIES IN MANAS BIOSPHERE IN ASSAM.

* SPECIES NAME - TAKYDROMUS ULTAPANENSIS 

* NAMED AFTER ULTAPANI RESERVE FOREST IN KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT 

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* * SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED SIX NEW DAMSELFLY SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND NAGALAND 

* SPECIES ARE 

* CALICNEMIA ARDENA 

* CALICNEMIA ARUNACHALA 

* CALICNEMIA FLAVOVITTATA 

* CALICNEMIA MIMUMKOA 

* CALICNEMIA NAGA 

* CALICNEMIA RUBROMACULA 

* COELICCIA MAGNA 

* INDIA HAS NOW MOST SPECIES (14) OF CALICNEMIA 

* * RESEARCHERS  FROM GUWAHATI UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES ( FLOWER) IN GRASSLAND OF MANAS NATIONAL PARK 

* SPECIES NAME - OSBECKIA ZUBEENGARGIANA 

* FAMILY BELONGS TO MELASTOMATACEAE 

* HENCKELIA MONOPHYLLA, A Rare Endemic Plant Species Has Been Spotted In Arunachal Pradesh After 189 Years.

* AGAPETES WARDII, A Rare Epiphytic Shrub, Which Found in Myanmar Has Been Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh For First Time 

* * A NEW BUTTERFLY SPECIES DISCOVERD IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAME - EUTHALIA ( LIMBUSA) ZUBEENGARGI 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER ASSAMESE SINGER LATE ZUBEEN GARG 

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* SCIENTISTS FROM WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA (WWI) DEHRADUN, HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW RARE KEELBACK SNAKES 

SPECIES ARE - 

* HERPETOREAS DAVIDI ( NGENGPUI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, MIZORAM) 

* HEBIUS GILHODESI ( NAMDAPHA NATIONAL PARK, ARUNACHAL PRADESH) 

SPORTS - 

* Manipur's Ngangbam Sweety Devi Has Appointed Indian Woman's Football Team Captain At AFC 2026 

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AWARDS - 

* ) Noted Assamese Singer Zublee Baruah Has Won The Best Female Playback Singer At 9th Assam State Film Award 2026 

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* Indian Air Force Su 30 MKI Crashes In Karbi Anglong District in Assam 

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* Veteran Leader From Karbi Anglong Shri Biren Singh Engti Passed Away 

* Premadhar Sharma, Veteran Sports Journalist Of Assam Passed Away.

* Arunachal Pradesh 's First Female Rapper Takam Dado Renyo Passed Away.

BOOKS - 

* ANTHILL OF Bones Book Author - Krishna Barooh 

* IIT GUWAHATI Researchers Have Developed A MXene Catalyst That Enables Both Hydrogen Fuel Production And Sea Water Desalination 

*  Shri L Ningthemjao Singh Former MLA Passed Away