NORTH EAST CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH 2026

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