NORTH EAST CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY 2024

FIRST IN - 

*  Tenzing Yangki Became The First Female IPS Officer Of  Arunachal Pradesh.

* Ayesha Hazarika, British Indian Of Assamese Has Become The First To Be Appointed To The House Of Lords, The Upper Chamber Of The British Parliament. 

Assam's Sanjoy Das Set a Record By Achieving 45 Certificates On AI With In 24 Hours. 

*  New Pageant Miss Grand India Meghalaya Has Launched in Meghalaya.

* Sikkim Transport Department Set To Launched An Advanced Artificial Intelligence Driven Traffic Management System 

* TARA THE LOST STAR - A Film From Sikkim Set To Debut At 77th Cannes Film Festival. 

* Kooki, A Hindi film From Assam Has Been Selected For The Screening in 77th Cannes Film Festival.

* Meghalaya Garo Film RAPTURE Will Screens In 100 French Theatres. 

* Tomo Riba Institute Of Health And Medical Sciences ( TRIHMS) Arunachal Pradesh Celebrated The Its First Graduation Batch Of MBBS Students. 

* Ms lbi Lollen Has Been Selected As First Female Referee For The 22nd Asian Arm Wresting Championship 2024 & 21st ASIAN Para Arm Wresting Championship 2024. 

( SHE is From Arunachal Pradesh)

* Techi Doria Became The First Arunachal Cricketer To Play For An English Club. 

RENAME - 

* The Sacred Thangjing Hill, Manipur Has Been Renamed As Kuki Army Camp.

WINNER - 

* Assam's Kristina Borah, Has Been Crowned As The Miss Global INDIA Sunshine 2024. ( Goa) 

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EMINENT PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Assam's Padmshri Awardee And Human Rights Activist Birubala Rabha Passed Away.

* Former Assam Education Minister Thaneswar Baro Passed Away. 

* Working President Of Naga People's Front Dr Huskha Yepthomi Passed Away

NEW SPECIES - 

* The INDIAN Council Of Agricultural Research - National Bureau Of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR) Has Discovered A New Cat Fish Species - Glyptothorax Punyabratai In Arunachal Pradesh.

( The Fish Is Named After Dr. Punyabrata Das, Founder, Director Of ICAR-NBFGR ( Fisheries Research) 

* Red Panda, An Endangered Species Recently Spot On Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary In Arunachal Pradesh.

* After Manipur The Mizoram Government Is Likely To Initiate Biometric Enrolment For Refugees. 

* Vulnerable Takins (Locally Known As Kemya) Sighted For The FIRST Time In Tawang District In Arunachal Pradesh.

* Himalayan serow Has Been Spotted For The First Time In Nameri National Park And Tiger Reserves Assam.

INAUGURATION - 

* Ambassador Of Japan To India Hiroshi Suzuki And Chief Minister Of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Inaugurated The Kohima Peace Memorial And Laid The Foundation Stone Of ECO Park At Kohima. 

* BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Has Laid Foundation Stone Of The Indoor Stadium For Cricket in North East States

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Unveiled The Statue Of Rebel Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

* DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat Has Inaugurated An R & D Center At The Defense Research Laboratory In Changbu, In Tawang District In Arunachal Pradesh. 

* SCHEME LAUNCHED - 

* Manipur State Government Has Launched The School On Wheel Scheme At Imphal.

* Assam Riffles Has Launched MERI LIFE INITIATIVE IN Nagaland.

* Mizoram Police Set To Host The DRUGS FREE MIZORAM Walk/Run 2024.

* Nagaland Transport Department Launched NIRBHAYA VEHICLE LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEM Command And Control Center. 

HOST - 

* The First Ever Potato Festival Starts In Nagaland At Jakhma Village Of Kohima District.

* ) 3rd Edition Of Kukumber Festival Celebrated At Aliba Village In Mokokchung District Nagaland.

* Arunachal Pradesh Football Association ( APFA) And North East United FC, The Blue Cubs Set To Host The BLUE CUBS FOOTBALL Tournament From 8th June 2024. 

* Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh Is Host The First Edition Of The SIANG BIODIVERSITY MEET 2024 ( At Gobuk And Ramsing Villages) 

( As 10 New Species Discovered In Upper Siang District) 

APPOINTMENTS - 

*  1992 Batch IPS OFFICER Of Assam Idashisha Nongrang Has Been Appointed As The Acting DGP Of Meghalaya. ( FIRST WOMAN) 

* C Lalmuanthanga Has Been Sworn In As New CEM Of Mizoram Lai Council.

* Sword Vashum (Retired IAs) Elected As 42nd President Of Tangkhul Naga Long For 2024/28.

TECHNOLOGY - 

* Royal Global School, Assam Has Introduced North East India's First AI Teacher IRIS.

SPORTS - 

* Arunachal Pradesh's Asum Tamut Clinched Gold At 7th MMA National Championship, Chhattisgarh. 

* Rupa Bayor Made History As The First Indian To Win a Medal ( Bronze) At The 8th ASIAN TAEKWONDO POOMSAE Championship In Vietnam. 

* The Manipur Women's Football Team Has Win The 28th Senior Women's National Football Championship For The Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - 

* The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) In Collaboration With Hulladek Recycling Private Limited Has Introduced A New E-Waste Bin Initiative To Combat Electronics Waste And Promote Environment Sustainability.

WILDLIFE - 

* The Forest Department Of Tripura In Collaboration With ANCF (Asian Nature Conservation Foundation) Launched A Special Operation To Radio-Collar One Elephant.

*  Kabak Yano Became The 5th Woman From Arunachal Pradesh To Climb Mt Everest.

FESTIVALS - 

* Sikkim State Celebrates Sacred 15 Days SAGA DAWA Festival. 

AWARDS - 

*  Arunachal Pradesh's Sela Tunnel Has Been Recognised As Country's Highest Tunnel By International Book Of Honour, England. 

* Sikkim Has Been Awarded With The Prestigious Title Of The Best State For Excellence In Implementing The Environment Education Programme For 2023/24.

* Literary Luminary Prabha Rai, Sikkim Has Received The Chiya Kavita Purashkar 2024 On World Tea Day 

* Dr, Purnima Devi Barman, Assam Has Been Awarded The Prestigious Whitley Gold Award For 2024, For The Exceptional Work On Conservation. ( GREEN OSCAR) 

( She Recived Before UN ENVIRONMENT Champions Of Earth Award)