NORTH EAST CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2026

* Laxuman Adhikari Wins The Sikkim's First Ever North East Zonal Shooting MEDAL 

* Arunachal Pradesh Celebrate The SOLUNG festival 

* 10th Edition Of The Captain ( Late) N Kenvuruse, Mahavir Chakra Memorial Football Tournament 2026/27 Will Be Held From 2nd To 10 November In Nagaland 

* SENIOR IAS OFFICER 1995 Batch Rajasthan Cadre Rajeev Singh Thakur Has Been Appointed As The Chief Secretary Of Manipur 

* Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton Introduce The Revised Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority ( FNTA) Bill 2026 

* Rima Das Movie Not a Hero Among Six Indian Films Selected For Busan International Film Festival 

* MIZORAM Government Has Launched The Mizoram Green school League 

 * Saltual , Mizoram Became The ONLY District In Mizoram To Attain The Surakshit STATUS ( HIV)

* The Manipur Junior Boys Wins The Prestigious Dr B C ROY Trophy 2026/27 After Beating West Bengal 3-1 ..

* Sikkim Made Film Numahangma Directed By Filmmaker Niyara Subba Selected In 2nd Nepal Indigenous Film Festival ( NIFF) 2026, Held At London 

* Guwahati University Announced The 2026 Year Of Indigenous Literacy Initiative 

* Arunachal Pradesh Celebrate The Pham-kho -Sowai 

*  Manipur Chief Minister Khemchand Yumnam Flagged Off First Edition Of SINGJAMEI SUPER LEAGUE FOOTBALL Tournament 

*  Ponung Nagkar Crowned As Miss Lune 2026, Arunachal Pradesh 

* Manipur Chief Minister Khemchand Yumnam Has Launched The Official Website Of The Loktak Development Authority ( LDA) And Also Released The Water Bird Census 

* A Photography Exhibition Titled TIME TRAVEL TO NAGALAND 1979, Japanese Photograph Record 

* The Manipur Government Has Been Recognised As The Best Performing State Among Hilly And North East States ( Under The India Electric Mobility Index 2025) Report By NITI AYOG 

* Mizoram Set To Host The Anthurium Festival From 1st To 3rd October 2026 

*  Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma Has Launched The Third Phase Of Bana Kaih ( Hand Holding 3.0) Scheme 

* Mizoram Designer Hannah Khiangte Wins Elle Fashion Voice Of The Year 2026 

 * Mizoram State Government Has Launched The First Pluck And Play Festival In Tualte & Chawngtlai Village 

* Arunachal Pradesh Mishmi Community Celebrate The KEH -MEH-HAA 

*  Mizoram Farmer PI Mari-l Named Among  UN FAO's 100 Women Heros In Agrifood System.

* Konyak Communities Of Nagaland Celebrates The Lao - Ong - Mo Festival 

* Meghalaya Gears Of 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration Of Wangala Festival 

* Manipur Artist Sarungbam Nimai Singh Wins Lalit Kala Academy Award 

RENAME - 

* The North. Cachar Hill Autonomous Council ( NCHAC) In Assam Has Been Renamed The Dima Hasao Autonomous Council ( DHAC) 

* Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma Inaugurated The Smart ATI Application, 

* Manipur Indigenous Bunching Onion Chiru Maroi Is Officially Recognized As A Novel Variety of Phytotaxa, ( By ICAR, CAU) 

*  13th Edition Of The Ziro Festival Of Music To Host Arunachal Pradesh 

NEW SPECIES - 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN WEST KAMENG DISTRICT, ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - OPHIOPOGON JAPONICUS 

* SPECIES ALSO KNOWN AS DWARF LILYTURF ( OR MONDO GRASS) 

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* * FACULTY FROM GIRIJANANDA CHOWDHARY UNIVERSITY & GUWAHATI BASED BOTANIST ( BIRINA BHUYAN) HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES ( FLOWERING) IN ASSAM.

* SPECIES NAMED - OPHIORRHIZA ASSAMENSIS 

* THIS SPECIES GROWN IN MOIST & SHADY HABITAT ( KAMRUP DISTRICT) 

* IT IS A PERENNIAL HERB SPECIES, LARGE RIBBED LEAF, SMALL WHITE FLOWER 

* FAMILY BELONGS TO - RUBIACEAE 

* THE OPHIORRHIZA GENUS IS KNOWN AS NATURAL SOURCE OF CAMPTOTHECIN ( A COMPOUND THAT IS USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER ( ALSO. CONOL CANCER) 

* THIS SPECIES UNDER DATA DEFICIENT Under IUCN 

* * SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF FISH IN HIGH ALTITUDE LAKE AT TAWANG DISTRICT, ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SCIENTISTS FROM ICAR - CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF COLD WATER FISHERIES RESEARCH ( ICAR -CICFR) BHIMTAL RECORDED THIS SPECIES FIRST TIME 

* SPECIES NAMED - SCHIZOPYGOPSIS WADDELLII ( Regan, 1908) 

* AT A HIGH ALTITUDE OF 12,800 FEET IN TAWANG DISTRICT 

* SPECIES FAMILY BELONGS TO - CYPRINIDAE 

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* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF FOLIICOLOUS LICHEN FROM EAST KAMENG DISTRICT, ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - ASPIDOTHELIUM CORONATUM ( THELENELLACEAE) 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW MONTANE TOAD SPECIES IN THE PHAWNGPUI NATIONAL PARK IN MIZORAM.

* SPECIES NAMED - INGERANA AIZWAL 

* DUTTAPHRYNUS PHAWNGPUI ( Named After Mizoram Highest Peak) 

* RESEARCHER FROM MIZORAM UNIVERSITY, ASSAM COTTON UNIVERSITY, AND THE CONSERVATION ORGANISATION HELP EARTH FOUND 

* THE FROG WAS DISCOVERED IN THE HRATDAWNG STREAM, MIZORAM UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 

* ADULT MALE SPECIES - 22-25.5 mm Length, WHILE FEMALE - 24.4-26 MM 

* THIS SPECIES HAS A DISTINCT CIRCULAR TYMPANUM, A SUPRATYMPANIC FOLD, 

* THE FROG HAS DARK BROWN TO REDDISH BROWN WITH DARKER LATERAL SURFACE 

* THE SPECIES NAMED AFTER AIZWAL ( CAPITAL CITY OF MIZORAM) 

* IN 2022 IUCN LISTED IN CONCERN CATEGORY 

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* * A NEW ELUSIVE GHOST FLOWER ( ORCHID ) SPECIES DISCOVERD IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH ( EASTERN HIMALAYA) 

* SPECIES NAMED - GASTRODIA KEYIENSIS ( In Keyi River In Keyi Panyor District) ( KEYIENSIS Named After KEYI RIVER) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (BSI), PANT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT, SIKKIM UNIVERSITY, 

* THE ORCHID SPECIES LOCALLY NAMED - ORAM OPUH ( Meaning GHOST FLOWER) 

* THE SPECIES HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS DATA DEFICIENT 

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* * SCIENTISTS FROM ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( ZSI) HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF PARASITIC WASP SPECIES IN ASSAM FOREST. ( ORIENTAL REGION) 

* RESEACHER RUPAM DEBNATH, KELOTH RAJMOHANA DISCOVERED THIS TINY SPECIES FROM DIBRU - SAIKHOWA NATIONAL PARK 

* SPECIES NAMED - OXYSERPHUS NARENDRANI  ( SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO LATE DR T C NARENDRAN, STUDIED IN TAXONOMIC OF PARASITIC WASP IN INDIA) 

* 3.3 millimetre In LENGTH, HAS A BLACK HEAD, BROWNISH BLACK BODY, STRIKING YELLOW BODY 

* RESEARCHERS FROM BSI ASSAM HAS DISCOVERD A NEW BEGONIA SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - BEGONIA NEELAMORUM 

( LOCALLY KNOWN AS - NYISHI COMMUNITY - KOBIIRHOPU BAABRAI ) 

* DISCOVERD IN KEYI PANYOR DISTRICT 

* THIS IS A SMALL PLANT, 10-20 CM IN HEIGHT, LIGHT GREEN LEAF, SESSILE, 

* THIS SPECIES NAMED AFTER NYISHI TRIBE 

* ICUN LISTED AS DATA DEFICIENT 

* THE NUMBER OF BEGONIA HAS INCREASE TO 54 IN NORTH EAST INDIA 

** A TEAM OF BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN SHIYOMI DISTRICT IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAMED - DIDYMOCARPUS NAUTIYALII 

* FAMILY - GESNERIACEAE 

* THIS PLANT HEIGHT UPTO 8 CM, DISTINCTIVE BLUISH PURPLE FLOWER 

* LEATHERY LEAVES, FUNNEL SHAPED FLOWER 

* THE SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO PROFESSOR SUNIL NAUTIYAL, Former DIRECTOR OF G B PANT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT 

* IUCN LISTED AS DATA DEFICIENT (DD) 

* * 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) 

* The Indian PeaFowl ( Pavo Cristatus) Has Officially Recorded For The First Time At Orang National Park 

INAUGURATION - 

* Vice President C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Visited To Assam 

* He Laid Foundation Stone of Rs 110 Crores Infrastructure Development Project At Guwahati University 

* Vice President Released The Book - Bhupen Hazarika - Hundred Years Of Wandering Songs 

SPORTS  

* Mizoram's H Lalthazuala Clinched The Cameroon International 2026 TITLE ( BADMINTON) 

8 Arunachal Pradesh Para Shuttler Biri Takar Clinched Bronze Medal At The Japan Para Badminton International 2026 In Tokyo.

* Manipuri Musician Chongtham Vikram Died 

* FORMER Assam Minister Siddeque Ahmed Passed Away 

* Pa Llewellyn R Marak, Writer, Cultural Guardian Passed Away 

*  Shri Gopiram Borgayan, Eminent Exponents Of Assam's Traditional Music And Recipient Of Sangeet Natak Academy Passed Away ( Exponents Of Sattriya) 

* RECIEVED PADMASHRI IN 2021 

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FIRST WOMAN - 

* Assam's Sanjukta Parashar Becomes The First' Woman To Head CRPF's Elite COBRA Unit 

*  The Book Issues Of National Security : Importance Of North East India ( Author - ADGP Shri Hiren Chandra Nath 

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* Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Laid Foundation Stone of Adani Power Limited ( APL) 3200 MW Ultra Super Critical Thermal Power Plant At Chapar, Assam ( Rs 48,000 Crores Project )

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*  Nagaland Filmmaker Theja Rio's Movie Angh Wins Platform Prize For It's Portrayal of 1960s 

(  At the 20th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2026 ) 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Laid Foundation Stone of The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Advanced Radar Research At Chandrapur, Assam ( Under Project NETRA) 

*  Sunita Wins The Best Manipuri Film In 72nd National Film award 

*  Assam's Padmashri Awardee Pokhila Lekthepi Selected For The BARTAMAN HOMOI Award 

* SHE IS KNOWN AS QUEEN OF MELODY 

* NIGHTIANGLE OF THE KARBI HILLS 

* SHE RECEIVED SILPI AWARD IN 2023 

* ASSAM GAURAV AWARD IN 2024 

* PADMA SHRI IN 2026 

* Centre Extends The Armed Forces ( Special Power) Act 1958, in Disturbed Area, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, From 1st October 

*  Mizoram Champion As The North East Regional Muaythai Championships 

* Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Unveiled The TAWANG Marathon New Logo 

* Asu Gyaptong Regional Stadium Rupa, West Kameng Arunachal Pradesh Gets FIFA Quality Field Certificate 

BARATAMAN HOMOI AWARD 2026 ( ASSAM)

 *  Assam's Padmashri Awardee Pokhila Lekthepi Selected For The BARTAMAN HOMOI Award 

* SHE IS KNOWN AS QUEEN OF MELODY 

* NIGHTIANGLE OF THE KARBI HILLS 

* SHE RECEIVED SILPI AWARD IN 2023 

* ASSAM GAURAV AWARD IN 2024 

* PADMA SHRI IN 2026 

THREE NEW CASCADE FROG SPECIES DISCOVERD IN NORTH EAST

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED THREE NEW SPECIES OF CASCADE FROG SPECIES IN NORTH EAST FORESTS.

* THREE NEW SPECIES ARE - 

* AMMACHI'S CASCADE FROG ( Amolops Ammachi) ( Jampui Hills From Tripura) 

- The Name In HONOUR To Late Kerala Social Worker And Philanthropist Padmini Varkey ( Known As Ammachi Means Mother) 

* SENDENYU CASCADE FROG ( Amolops Sendenyu) ( Found In Nagaland) 

- This Species Named After Sendenyu Village Of Nagaland 

* Beautiful Cascade FROG ( Amolops Bella) ( Found In West Bengal ) 

* Named For It's Striking Green Body Marked With Yellowish - Green Or Reddish Brown Mosaic Pattern 

NORTH EAST CURRENT AFFAIRS IN JULY 2026

 * Mr Hakota Hotozhe Honoured With The Ati VASISTH Seva Medal 

* Assam Tea Estate Has Successfully Produced and Launched The India's First Ever Commercially Manufactured Matcha Tea.

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Flagged Off AGARTALA - KARIMGANJ MEMU ( Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) Train Service.

* Sikkim Mountaineer Tshering Choden Scales Europe's Highest Peak Mount Elbrus.

.* Assam Government Has Launched The New Initiative POKKHI To Documents And Showcase The Rich Avian Biodiversity In Assam

*  Joymala, Kaziranga National Park Elephant Died 

* The Assam Legislative assembly Has Approved Hindi As Its Fourth Official Language ( Assamese, English And Bodo)

*  Scientists At IIT GUWAHATI Have Developed An Algae Based Material That Can Remove Upto 66.2% Of Toxic Lead From Contaminated Water 

* The Assam Government Has Presented Rs 2,85,084 Crores Budget For FY 2026/27 

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Inaugurated The Paperless 50 Bed Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Agartala Civil Hospital In Agartala 

* Mizoram Khawzawl Launched The Locally Produced Sun Flower Oil Under NMEO -OS 

*  Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU with Norway For The India's First Ever River Kinetic Energy Project 

* Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates The Si- Donyi 

* Indian Army Launched Operation Jal Rahat In Assam, For Flood Relief 

* Tripura Celebrates The Kharchi Puja 

* A Under Construction NHPC Tunnel At Teesta In The Sikkim Namchi District Has Collapsed.

* Manipur Celebrates Rath Yatra ( Locally Known As Kang Chingba)

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* Chief Minister Of Assam Flagged Off The First Consignment Of Purabi Dairy Products Exports To Bhutan.

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Witnessed The Signing Of MoU Between National Stock Exchange ( NSE) And SIPARD ( State Institute Of Public Administration And Rural Development) Directorate Of Industries And Commerce And Directorate Of Skill Development 

* TRIPURA Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched The Flagship Mukhyamantri Sankhyalaghu Unnyan Prokalpa 2026 At Agartala 

MISSION GOLDEN SPICE - 

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*  Union Minister For The Development Of The North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia Launched The Lakadong Turmeric Mission Golden Spice ( Rs 175 Crores Initiative) 

APPOINTMENT - 

* Dr Debabrata Das Has Appointed As The Vice Chancellor Of Tripura University 

* Dr Habbey Teron Elected As Deputy Speaker Of Assam Legislative assembly 

 * Noted Naga SINGER - Song Writer Alobo Naga Has Been Appointed As The Director Of The North East Zone Cultural Centre in Dimapur 

* MALSAWMTLUANGI From Mizoram Has Joined The Indian Air force, Becoming The First MIZO  Woman To Join 

* Senior IAS OFFICER H Gyan Prakash Has Appointed As The Chairman Of Manipur Public Service Commission ( MPSC) Under Article 316 

*  Dr Bandana Chaudhary, Assistant Professor At Department Of Economics, Guwahati University Has Elected As Vice President Of The Archery Association Of Assam 

 *TRIPURA Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Launched The YODDHA Website To Participate In The Mukhyamantri Samipeshu Public Grievance 

* Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prema Khandu Has Unveiled The Commemorative Postage Stamp Series Marking Of 10 Years Of Team Arunachal Celebrating Our Rich Culture, Heritage And GI TAGGED Product 

BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE TAG - 

* NATIONAL RAINFED AREA AUTHORITY FUNDED WILD RICE CONSERVATION PROJECT HAS ACHIEVED NEW MILESTONE 

* THE BORJULI SITE IN SONITPUR DISTRICT IN ASSAM GETS BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE SITE TAG BY THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY 

* MIZORAM 's Natural History MUSEUM Notified As India's 21st Designated Repository Under Biological Diversity Act 2002:* 

* ITS CAME UNDER MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

 * Scientists From Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) Have Rediscovered The Rare Alpine Species Cyananthus Hookeri In Arunachal Pradesh After 158 Years 

* Assam Released a Booklet Showing Bodoland Forest Butterfly Diversity 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES IN DIBANG VALLEY IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAMED - OPHIORRHIZA CHOWNAI SP. NOV. 

* A Team Of Researcher Have Discovered Two New Fresh Water Mussel ( Kongreng) Species From Barak And Manipur Chindwin River System 

SPECIES NAME - 

* INDONAIA MANIPURENSIS 

* PARREYSIA IMPHALENSIS 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FRESH WATER RED ALGAE ( GENUS - SHEATHIA) IN MEGHALAYA. ( NEAR CRIONLINE WATERFALL IN EAST KHASI) 

* NAMED - SHEATHIA MEGHALAYAENSIS 

( CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES) 

* DESCRIBED BY U ELAYA PERUMAL OF THE CENTRAL NATIONAL HERBARIUM, BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (BSI) (HOWRAH), AND M PALANISAMY OF THE BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA SOUTHERN REGIONAL CENTRE, COIMBATORE 

* PREVIOUSLY TWO SPECIES HAD DISCOVERD IN NORTH EAST 

- SHEATHIA INDONEPALENSIS 

- SHEATHIA ASSAMICA 

SIGNIFICANCE OF RED ALGAE - 

* ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS FRESH WATER RED ALGAE ARE KNOWN TO PRODUCE BIOACTIVE COMPUND WITH ANTIVIRAL, ANTI OXIDANT, ANTI INFLAMMATORY, AND TUMOUR PROPERTIES. 

*  Scientists Have Found A Rare FLOWERING PLANT At Arunachal Pradesh ( Upper Subansiri District) 

* Researchers From Mumbai's Thackeray Wildlife Foundation 

* SPECIES NAMED - MITREPHORA RASHMIAE ( Named After Rashmi Thackeray, Wife Of Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASSAM & MEGHALAYA HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEW FIREFLY SPECIES IN MAWSYNRAM, MEGHALAYA 

* SPECIES NAMED - PYGOLUCIOLA MAWSYNRAM ( NAMED AFTER KHASI COMMUNITY) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASSAM'' DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY & DEBRAJ ROY COLLEGE ( GOLAGHAT) 

* BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES ( BEGONIA GENUS) CHARACTERIZED WITH FOUR HORNED FRUIT AND VIBRANT ( RED - BROWN HAIRS) IN THE PAPUM RARE DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - BEGONIA QUADRICOENUALATA ( NAMED - QUATTUOR ( FOUR) LATIN, CORNU ( HORN), ALATUS ( WINGED) 

* 50 SPECIES OF BEGONIA IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH SO FAR 

* THIS SPECIES HAS UNIQUE FRUIT STRUCTURE, WHICH DENSELY COVERED IN REDDISH - BROWN WOOL, 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ( ATREE) BENGALURU HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW SPECIES OF RARE BEE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - 

* ELAPHROPODA TRIANGULATA ( NAMED FOR ITS TRIANGULAR MARKING ON ABDOMEN) 

* HABROPODA ADI. ( NAMED IN HONOUR TO ADI INDIGENOUS TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH) 

* GENUS ELAPHROPODA IS NOW TOTAL 13 SPECIES ( IN WORLD) 

* AND HABROPODA SPECIES NOW 55 ( WORLD WIDE) 

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* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW FLOWERING PLANT SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES NAMED - HENCKELIA YOBINENSIS 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER YOBIN ( LISU) TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

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* RESEARCHERS FROM NAGALAND UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF STINGLESS BEE FROM WOKHA DISTRICT, NAGALAND.

* SPECIES NAMED - TETRAGONULA YIKHUMENSIS 

( NAMED AFTER YIKHUM VILLAGE, NAGALAND ) 

* THE RESEARCH TEAM COMPRISES OF NOYINGBENI M ODYUO, RESEARCH SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, NAGALAND UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR BENDANG AO, PROFESSOR RANJIT KUMAR ( UNIVERSITY OF NAGALAND) 

* STINGLESS BEE ARE THE VITAL IN THE TROPICAL POLLINATOR, 

* THEY POLIINATE FRUITS, PLANTS AND CROPS 

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* RESEARCHERS FROM BIRJHORA MAHAVIDYALAYA UNDER BONGAIGAON UNIVERSITY ALONG WITH RIKERTRE LYTAN  & NRIPEMO ODYUO FROM BOTANICAL SURVEY INDIA ( BSI) SHILLONG 

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW GINGER LILY SPECIES 

* SPECIES NAMED - HEDYCHIUM ZUBEENGARGIANUM 

( SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO LATE SINGER ZUBEEN GARG) 

* SPECIES BELONGS TO - ZINGIBIBERACEAE FAMILY 

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* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED TWO NEW SPECIES OF FRUITFLY SPECIES IN MEGHALAYA 

* RESEARCHERS LED BY KENNEDY NINGTHOUJAM OF THE COLLEGE OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, UMIAM ALONG WITH SCIENTISTS FROM ICAR & CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 

* SPECIES NAMED AS - 

* ZEUGODACUS UMIAM ( Named After Umiam) 

* ZEUGODACUS NASIVITTATUS

* THREE NEW RARE SPECIES Recorded FIRST TIME IN MEGHALAYA 

* Bactrocera abbreviata 

* Erectovena desperata 

* Phorlliosoma hilaratum 

* A NEW SPECIES OF PHREATOBITIC SWAMP EEL ( SYNBRANCHIDAE) IS DESCRIBED FROM GOALPARA DISTRICT, ASSAM 

* SPECIES NAMED - R ANCHI ( RAKTHAMICBTHYS ANCHI) 

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* Researchers From Assam University Have Rediscovered Rungia mastersii in Jatinga Hill, 

FIRST WOMAN - 

 * Ankita Konwar Became The First Assamese WOMAN And First Woman From North East India To Successfully Swim Across The English Channel ( Completed in 13 Hours)

* Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer Became The First Naga Woman To Be Appointed As An Additional Judge Of The Guwahati High Court 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Lt General M M Lakhera, PVSM, AVSM ( Retired) Former Governor Of Mizoram And Former Lt Governor Of Puducherry Passed Away.

* Veteran Assamese Actress Purabi Sharma Passed Away 

* 1994 BATCH DGP Anurag Dhankar Found Dead In Agartala, Tripura 

* Dr Temin Payum Of Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh Has Successfully Developed The Natural Hand wash From Native Dikang ( Gymnocladus Burmanicus) 

SPORTS - 

* Nagaland Paralympian Hokato Hotozhe Sema Becomes World Number One In Men's Shot Put Event F57 Category 

* Nagaland Has Emerged As The Champion Of The 14th Senior National Pencak Silat Championship 2026 Held At Shillong ( 6 Gold, 2 Silver & 1 Bronze)

 * Monyul FC, Crowned The Champions Of The Inaugural Arunachal Pradesh Women's League 2026 

MISSION MILLION OAK - 

Sikkim Government Has Launched The MISSION MILLION OAK TREE By 2047 

* Statewide Ecological Restoration Programme Aimed At Reviving Himalyan Oak Forest To Strengthen Water Security, Biodiversity, Climate Resilience 

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Planted A Oak Under A Day For Mother Earth At Lagyap Reserve Forest 

* CM Launched The CONNECT TO FOREST Toll Free Helpline Number 1926 To Enable Citizen Grievances 

* Flagged Off Safari Vehicle For Barsey Rhododendron WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Along With Patrol Vehicle 

* CM States The Sikkim Has 47.33 percentage Forest Cover ( Geographical Area Under Forest Administration & 33.77% Designated As Protected Areas And Wildlife SANCTUARY 

* Sikkim Government Has Been Initiative Such As Mero Rukh Mero Santati, Mero Bato Mero Bote, 

AWARDS - 

* Ms Ajanuo Belho, Leader Of The Kohima Japanese Bone Collection Team Conferred The Order Of Rising Sun Gold, And Silver Rays 

* Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Has Announced The Anuvad Setu Puraskar During The 212th Bhanu Jayanti Celebration At Soreng 

* This Award Carries Rs 3 Lakh, To Globally Acclaimed Literary Works Into Nepali, 

* Senior Journalist Kabita Sharma Of Sikkim Chronicle Has Honoured With The Patrakarita Sewashree Award By Nepali Sahitya Parishad 

*  Shri Dheeraj Bantawa, Senior Journalist Has Honoured With The Patrakarita Sewashree Award ( Sikkim Highest Award in Journalism) 

* Arunachal Pradesh Signed MoU with Norway's Tidal Sail AS To Establish India's First 500 KW River Kinetic Energy Demonstration Project.

* James Pangsang Kongal Sangma Has Officially Taken Oath As Meghalaya 's Only Rajya Sabha MP.

* SIKKIM Government Announced 20% Reservation For Agniveer And Forest Guard Requirement 

* VIP CULTURE IN INDIA : Power, Privilege And The Distance From Democracy Book Author - Nabam Rebia With Sandeep Kumar 

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