FIRST MANIPURI WOMAN TO CLIMB THE MOUNT EVEREST

* Manipur's Ningthoujam Bidyapati Devi Became State's First Woman To Climb Mount Everest 

A NEW HERB SPECIES DISCOVERD IN MANIPUR

* A TEAM OF BOTANIST FROM MANIPUR UNIVERSITY, MIZORAM UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A CULINARY HERB IN MANIPUR 

* SPECIES NAMED - TETRATAENIUM MANIPURENSE 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER STATE MANIPUR 

* THIS SPECIES LOCALLY KNOWN AS - SINGJANG - KUMOL OR MANDHANG - NAKUPPI 

* RESEARCHERS INCLUDING SANATOMBI DEVI YUMKHAM, BIMOL KUMAR SINGH, LEICHOMBAM CLINTON SINGH, SANDHYARANI DEVI KHOMDRAM, LALDINLIANA KHIANGTE, ( FROM MIZORAM UNIVERSITY) 

* THIS SPECIES HAS LONG SLENDER, GRASS -LIKE GREEN LEAGLETS, ( HEIGHT UPTO 40CM) 

* 10-20 CENTIMETRES BEAR SMELL OBLONG OVAL FRUITS 

* IUCN LISTED IN LEAST CONCERNED ( LC) 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 28TH MAY 2026

World Otter Day - 27th May 

1) Indian Grandmaster Inyian Panneerselvam Wins Double Gold At Rapid And Blitz Title Champions At Srilanka 

2) The Completion Commission In India (CCI) Has Approved The Merger Of Indovida India Private Limited With Into EPL Limited 

3) Manipur's David Maisnam Wins Mister Heritage 2026 Title At Philippines.

4) Olympian And Former Shooter Raja Randhir Singh Passed Away 

* He Served As The Secretary General Of The Indian Olympic Association 

* He Was Also Member Of International Olympics Committee 

5) Wildlife Institute Of India Has Recorded The Rusty Spotted Cat ( Prionailurus Rubiginosus) From The National Chambal Sanctuary.

6) Kolkata To Host The International Day Of Yoga 2026 Main Event 

Theme 2026 - Yoga For Healthy Ageing 

7) Red Balloon Launched India's First Super Pressure Balloon, ( Payload Upto 50 Kg) 

8)  Virat Kohli Became The First To Registered Four Consecutive 600+ Scores In Ipl History.

9) Thailand Became The First Country To Enforce 21 Day Ebola Quarantine 

10) Dr Sivaranjani Santosh An Indian Paediatricians And Public Health Advocate list In Forbes Self Made Woman 

11) Cabinet Approved The Continuation Of Scheme For Assistance In Ration Transport And Handling Income With Automation In PDS - An Umbrella SCHEME In The 16th Finance Commission Period Cycle.

12) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched Rs 236 Crores Mission Queen Pineapple 

13) IIT ROORKEE Has Developed a Low Cost Torrefied Municipal Solid Waste ( MSW) Fuel Technology With Advanced Fuel Properties 

14) INDIAN Air Force Has Signed Three Contracts With IIT BOMBAY For Adoption Of Predictive Maintenance For Su -30 MKI Fleet 

15) Kishore Rithe, Director Bombay Natural History Society Has Honoured With The Sharadachandra Manohar Bhalerao Memorial Award 2025 ( For His Book - SATPUDYACHA SAATBAARA) 

16) India Became World's 2nd Largest Solar Market 

17) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Witnessed The Commencement Of Construction Of JSW Mega Steel Plant At Paradip, Odisha 

18) The Assam Assembly Passed The Uniform Civil Code Assam Bill 2026 

19) Esha Singh Wins Gold In Women's 25m Pistol Event At ISSF WORLD CUP Munich 

20) Noted National Awards Winning Bengali Film Maker Anik Dutta Passed Away.

21) Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Of Ladakh Has Launched The Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan And Inaugurated India's First Ever Rock Check Dam On Indus River 

22) Sikkim Declared Fully Literate State 

MANIPURI EMINENT CLASSICAL DANCER THOURANISABI DEVI PASSED AWAY

* PADMASHRI AWARDEE KSHETRIMAYUM ONGBI THOURANISABI DEVI PASSED AWAY .

* SHE IS AN EMINENT CLASICAL DANCER & AUTHOR 

* BORN IN - 3RD NOVEMBER 1946 

* PASSED AWAY ON 12TH MAY 2026 

AWARDS - 

* PADMA SHRI (2003) 

* SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARD 

* MANIPURI STATE KALA AKADEMI AWARD 

* NRITYA RATNA AWARD 

* ROYAL ROBE FROM GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR 

AS AUTHOR - 

* DIVA RAS ( 2 VOLUMES 1993) 

* RAS MAKHA AMSUNG NUNGI MASHAK ( 2006) ( BASED ON MANIPURI DANCE) 

A NEW PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED IN MANIPUR

* A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN MANIPUR 'S KAMJONG DISTRICT 

* NAMED DILLENIA NAGALIM 

* THE NAGALIM DERIVED FROM NAGA ( INDIGENOUS NAGA TRIBES COMMUNITIES) ANDE LIM MEANING LAND, 

* IT IS A SHRUB GROWING UPTO ABOUT 1.2 METER WITH BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERS, AND DISTINCTIVE DOUBLE SERRATED LEAVES.

* THE SPECIES HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY CLASSIFIED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED UNDER IUCN CRITERIA.

MANIPURI FILMS GETS HONOURED AT BAFTA AWARDS 2026

* 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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NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF MANIPUR

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