Assam Current Affairs – May 22 – 28, 2019

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Current Affairs Assam – May 22 - 28, 2019

( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of May 22 – 28, 2019 )

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May 22, 2019

Hemchandra Baruah Literary Award presented to Anuradha Sarmah Pujari
  • Noted litterateur Anuradha Sarmah Pujari received the Hemchandra Baruah Literary Award presented by Dergaon Sahitya Sabha (DSS).
  • The noted litterateur said that the award presented to her as a token of honour from the people of Dergaon has increased her responsibility towards Assamese literature.

BIOGRAPHY – Hemchandra Barua

  • Also known as Hem Barua was a prominent writer, social reformer of Assamese of the 19th century.
  • He was the compiler of the first exhaustive Assamese dictionary Hemkosh, where spellings based on Sanskrit were first introduced. It was the second dictionary of the Assamese language. It was published in 1900 after his death under the supervision of Capt. P. R. Gordon, ISC and Hemchandra Goswami.
  • Some of his other works are: ‘Ôxômiya Byakôrôn’ (Assamese grammar) (1859),’Adipath’ (1873), ‘Pathmala’ (1882), ‘Ôxômiya lôrar byakôrôn’ (1886) etc.
Assam Rifles and Coast Guard sign Charter of Affiliation
  • The Assam Rifles and the Indian Coast Guard signed a ‘Charter of Affiliation’ to utilise each other’s assets for operational training, sports and adventure.
  • Assam Riffles director general Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwanand Indian Coast Guard Director General Rajendra Singh represented their respective forces at the signing ceremony at the AR headquarters
  • Affiliation has been carried out between 3rd (Naga Hills) Battalion of Assam Rifles and the Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Shaurya’.
  • The initiative will facilitate greater understanding of operational ethos, sharing of best practices from each other, building camaraderie and utilization of one another’s assets for training, sports and adventure.
  • The Indian Coast Guard has immense technological advantage in using technology to guard frontiers along the sea while Assam Riffles has got specialization in jungle warfare, mountain warfare and conventional operations.
  • The Indian Coast Guard DG announced that five personnel of the Assam Riffles will be taken on board for international exposure very soon after the pact was signed.
ISRO flagged off the shipment of India’s largest Liquid Hydrogen Storage tank
  • Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, flagged off the shipment of India’s largest liquid hydrogen storage tank at VRV Asia Pacific production plant in Sri City.
  • The storage tank of 120 kilo litre capacity handles liquid hydrogen used as fuel for satellite launch vehicles.
  • VRV Asia Pacific, a Chart Group company, designs and manufactures cryogenic equipment from its factory located in Sri City.The factory, situated on a 30-acre plot, is among technologically sophisticated manufacturing facilities of cryogenic equipment in the world.
  • VRV Asia Pacific manufactured the storage tank with a Liquid nitrogen (LIN) shield, in collaboration with SatishDhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, under Make in India initiative.
DBT & DAE Govt of India collaborate for Cancer Research
  • AnMoU has been signed in between the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Focusing On Cancer Research Advancements.
  • The two Govt bodies under this MoU will be supporting joint collaborative Cancer research programs.
  • This MoU will have quite an impact on the current Cancer research scenario in India.
  • This collaboration is expected to strengthen further the initiatives taken in the field of cancer research & development.
  • Under this DBT & DAE Collaboration, Tata Memorial Centre will represent the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) acting as coordination center on behalf of – The National Cancer Grid of India.
  • This collaboration is expected to strengthen further the initiatives taken in the field of cancer research & development.
  • Strategizing and prioritizing the development of new technologies to battle cancer& jointly funding clinical trials will be one of its core aims.
  • Furthermore, the clinicians shall coordinate with the researchers for the development of r&D [programs and public health initiates to educate the mass public. 
INDIA successfully launches RISAT-2B
  • India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C46) successfully launched RISAT-2B satellite from SatishDhawan Space Centre(SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
  • This was the 72ndlaunch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota and 36th launch from the First Launch pad.
  • PSLV-C46 lifted-off from the First Launch Pad and injected RISAT-2B into a orbit of 556 km.After separation, solar arrays of RISAT-2B were deployed automatically and ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Bengaluru assumed control of the satellite.
  • RISAT-2B is a radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 615 kg. The satellite is intended to provide services in the field of Agriculture, Forestry and Disaster Management.

May 23, 2019

China shares Brahmaputra hydrological data with India
  • China has begun sharing hydrological data with India on the Brahmaputra river for this year’s monsoon season. China is also expected to start sharing data on the Sutlej river from June 1, the start of the monsoon season in the country.
  • The Brahmaputra originates in China’s Tibet and flows into Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. It later drains into the Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh. Sutlej, a tributary of the Indus, also originates in Tibet, and flows into India and then enters Pakistan.
  • China provides data from three hydrological stations – Nugesha, Yangcun and Nuxia – located on the mainstream of the Brahmaputra, also known as Yarlung Zangbo. Data for the Sutlej, also known as the Langqen Zangbo, is provided by the hydrological station at Tsada.
  • The data is necessary for flood management downstream when the rivers swell due to rains.
  • Following the Dokalam standoff, China had stopped sharing the data on the Brahmaputra in 2017, claiming that the hydrological data gathering sites were washed away due to floods. However, with relations thawing, the two sides again resumed sharing of data in 2018. They also signed two Memoranda of Understanding for this.
UN forecasts Global economy to grow 2.7% in 2019
  • The United Nations downgraded its forecast for world economic growth, announcing that it expects overall growth of 2.7 per cent this year and 2.9 per cent in 2020.
  • In a revision of its earlier economic outlook, the international body modified downward the figures it had published in January.
  • It expected the world economy to grow by 3.0 per cent both in 2019 and in 2020.
  • The downward adjustment came as a result of trade tensions and political uncertainty, a complicated confluence of internal and external factors affecting most of the developed and developing economies.
  • The UN predicts for 2019 that the United States’ economy will grow at 2.3 per cent, while the European Union’s overall economy will expand at 1.5 per cent, Japan at 0.8 per cent and Russia at 1.4 per cent.
  • The UN projects that world trade will grow in 2019 by 2.7 per cent, significantly below the 3.6 per cent growth achieved in that area last year.
  • The UN said that the flexibility of monetary policies adopted by some central banks in response to slower growth could produce financial imbalances if they continue for a prolonged period.
ADB to provide USD 750 million loan to India for railway track electrification
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to provide USD 750 million equivalent in Indian rupee long-term financing to electrify railway tracks in India.
  • It is the largest single non-sovereign loan ever committed by ADB to Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to fund the railways track electrification project.
  • As part of a broad modernisationprogramme that will help India’s railway sector transition to electric power and away from dependence on fossil fuels.
  • Concurrently, with the loan agreement signing, risk participation agreements were signed with private risk participants for the project.
  • IRFC will use the proceeds from the loan to install electric traction equipment along about 3,378 kilometres of existing railway lines to enable migration of passenger and freight traffic from diesel to electric traction.
  • The electrification assets will be leased to Indian Railways, the country’s national railway system, under a long-term lease agreement.
Pakistan successfully test-fires ballistic missile Shaheen-II
  • Pakistan successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II, capable of hitting targets as far as 1,500 kilometers away.
  • The Pakistan Army said in a statement that the launch was aimed at ensuring operational readiness of the Army Strategic Forces Command.
  • Shaheen-II Missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads upto a range of 1,500 km.
  • Shaheen-II is a highly capable missile which fully meets Pakistan’s strategic needs towards maintenance of desired deterrence stability in the region.

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May 24, 2019

International Day for Biological Diversity observed on May 22
  • With the theme ‘Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health,’ the International Day for Biological Diversity was observed at the District Library Auditorium, Haflong with great enthusiasm.

FACTFILE – The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day)

  • International Day for Biological Diversity is a United Nations–sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues.
  • The International Day for Biological Diversity falls within the scope of the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.
  • The critical role of biodiversity in sustainable development was recognized in a Rio+20 outcome document, “The World We Want: A Future for All”.
  • From its creation by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in 1993 until 2000, it was held on December 29 to celebrate the day the Convention on Biological Diversity went into effect. On December 20, 2000, the date was shifted to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on May 22, 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit.
Kerala becomes the First State into the Masala Bond market
  • Kerala became the first state to tap into the Masala Bond market by listing the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board’s (KIIFB’s) Masala Bond worth USD 312 million (Rs 2,150 crore) in London Stock Exchange’s (LSE’s) International Securities Market (ISM).
  • The Masala Bond has a tenor of 5-year and a 9.723% coupon. Kerala’s state finance minister Thomas Issac executed this move.
  • The main objective of this initiative was to tap the masala bond market and to rebuild the infrastructure in Kerala from the proceeds of the masala bond.

FACTFILE – Masala bonds

  • Masala bonds are bonds issued outside India but denominated in Indian Rupees, rather than the local currency.
  • The term ‘Masala bonds ‘ was used by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to evoke the culture and cuisine of India.
  • Unlike dollar bonds, where the borrower takes the currency risk, Masala bond makes the investors bear the risk.
  • The first Masala bond was issued by the World Bank- backed IFC in November 2014 when it raised 1,000 crore bond to fund infrastructure projects in India. Later in August 2015 International Financial Cooperation for the first time issued green masala bonds and raised Rupees 3.15 Billion to be used for private sector investments that address climate change in India.
  • In July 2016 HDFC raised 3,000 crore rupees from Masala bonds and thereby became the first Indian company to issue masala bonds. In the month of August 2016 public sector unit NTPC issued first corporate green masala bonds worth 2,000 crore rupees.
SpaceX successfully launches 60 internet satellites
  • SpaceX sent a packed rocket of 60 satellites into space in a key first mission toward building the company’s own high-speed internet network.
  • The satellites represent the company’s ambitious plan to build an interconnected satellite network to beam high-speed internet to anywhere on the planet.
  • The Falcon 9 rocket launched from the company’s pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. About an hour after liftoff, SpaceX deployed the 60 Starlink satellites in a “very low Earth orbit” of 440 kilometers above the surface.
  • The full Starlink network would consist of 11,943 satellites flying close to the planet, closer than the International Space Station.
  • SpaceX is one of several companies, including Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, which are building these so called “constellations” of interconnected internet satellites.

 May 25, 2019

Tripura Gramin Bank posts Rs 125-crore profit
  • Posting net profit for seven consecutive years, the Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) is among India’s top three out of 46 regional rural banks (RRBs) in terms of profit, business and growth.
  • After some of them merger with commercial banks, currently India has 46 RRBs against the earlier 56.
  • The bank has posted a net profit of Rs 125.45 crore in the fiscal 2018-19 against the net profit of Rs 44.14 crore in 2017-18, and of Rs 56 crore in 2016-17.
  • The Central government has a 50 per cent stake in TGB, the United Bank of India (UBI) has 35 per cent, while the 15 per cent is held by the Tripura government.
  • The TGB is the only one among the eight RRBs in the north-eastern region, comprising eight states including Sikkim, that has been making profit successively.
  • Crossing ther Rs 9,000 landmark for the first time, the TGB grew its volume of business in the last financial year to Rs 9,267.45, which is 11.23 per cent more transacted than the corresponding period of the previous financial year.
  • “The deposits of the Gramin Bank increased by 12.57 per cent and crossed Rs 6,691.77 crore as on March 31, from Rs 5,944.55 crore on March 31, 2018.
  • The bank’s Credit Deposit Ratio (CDR) currently stood at 38.49 per cent against the 48 per cent CDR of nationalised banks functioning in the state.
  • The TGB’s Capital to Risk Assets Ratio in the last fiscal (CRAR) was 18.40 per cent. This, however, is much higher than the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) stipulated ratio of 9 per cent CRAR.
  • Covering over 75 per cent of Tripura’s four-million population, mostly in the rural and interior areas, TGB’s gross non-performing assets (NPAs) as on March 31 this year stood at Rs 230.41 crore, which is 8.95 per cent of the total advance of the bank, against Rs 254.05 crore NPAs as on March 31 last year.
  • The TGB is the first RRB in India to have been accorded permission by the RBI to start treasury function of the Tripura government and open a currency chest.
DRDO successfully test-fires guided bomb from Sukhoi fighter
  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a 500 kg class Inertial Guided Bomb from the IAF’s frontline Su-30 MKI fighter at the Pokhrantest range in
  • The guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision.
  • All the mission objectives have been met and the weapon system is capable of carrying different warheads.
  • The 2.5 ton supersonic missile air to surface cruise missile with ranges of close to 300 km, was smooth and followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target.
India’s first Tree Ambulance initiated in Chennai
  • International Day for Biological Diversity tree ambulance was inaugurated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu by Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu.
  • The initiative was proposed by Green man of India, Dr K Abdul Ghani and it is sponsored by the SASA Group.
  • The ambulance can be availed through the number 9941006786 and volunteers can register on www.treeambulance.org.
  • Services provided by Tree Ambulance first-aid treatment are uprooted tree planting, seed bank, seed ball distribution, plant distribution, aiding tree plantation, shifting trees, a survey of trees and removal of dead trees.
  • The reallocation of trees will be done free of cost.The ambulance has helpers and a plant expert, who carry gardening tools, water, manure, and pesticide with them.
Oman author Jokha Alharthi won the Man Booker International Prize
  • Jokha Alharthi won “Man Booker International Prize” for her work “Celestial Bodies”. “Celestial Bodies” is the story of three sisters of a desert country confronting its slave-owning past and a complex modern world.
  • JokhaAlharthi, the first Arabic-language writer to take the prize, will split the 50,000 pounds or 64,000 US dollar purse with her UK-based translator, Marilyn Booth.

FACTFILE – Man Booker International Prize

  • It is a prize that is presented by the Man Group of United Kingdom.
  • It is awarded for the “Best book in English translation”.
  • It carries a reward of £50,000.
  • The first Man Booker International Prize was awarded in 2005.

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May 26, 2019

BJP won 9 seats and Congress won 3 seats in Assam
  • The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered its highest-ever tally in Assam by winning nine out of 14 Lok Sabha seats.
  • The ruling party, which fought the election on the issues of development and the face value of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was successful in beating off issues like the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill-2016 as well as charges of non-performance and perceived anti-incumbency.
  • The BJP this time bagged two seats more than what it had managed to win in 2014, when the party had secured seven parliamentary constituencies riding on the ‘Modi wave’ which was palpably visible at that time.
  • The final tally in Assam stands at nine seats for the BJP, three for the Congress and one seat each going to the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and to an Independent candidate.
  • With the BJP registering its best-ever performance both at the national level as well as in Assam, the Lok Sabha poll witnessed some major upsets with heavyweights getting trounced.
  • The prestigious Guwahati constituency went to the BJP with the ruling party’s Queen Oja winning by a big margin against her nearest Congress rival Bobbeeta Sharma. By this victory, the BJP created history by becoming the first party ever to win from Guwahati constituency for the third consecutive term.
  • In the final tally, BJP secured Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Autonomous District (Diphu), Karimganj, Silchar, Guwahati and the Mangaldai seats.
President Kovind dissolves 16th LokSabha
  • President Ram NathKovinddissolved the 16th LokSabhaon the recommendation of the Union Cabinet.
  • The Presidential order came a day after Prime Minister NarendraModimet him and informed of the Cabinet recommendation, while also tendering the formal resignation of his Council of Ministers.
  • The Union Cabinet passed a resolution to dissolve the 16th LokSabhawhich was constituted on May 18, 2014.
Indian Army Lt Gen Shailesh Tinaikar to head UN peacekeeping in South Sudan
  • Commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, Lieutenant General ShaileshTinaikar, has been appointed the commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the second biggest peacekeeping operation.
  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that Tinaikar will succeed Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who will complete his assignment.
  • The mission was created in 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan. Sixty-seven peacekeepers have died while serving in the mission.
NSIL, the commercial arm of ISRO inaugurated in Bengaluru
  • NewSpace India Limited, that was registered by Department of Space(DoS) as the new commercial arm of ISRO was officially inaugurated in Bengaluru on Thursday by ISRO’s honorary advisor Dr K Kasturirangan along with chairman Dr K Sivan.
  • NewSpace India Limited, that was registered by Department of Space(DoS) as the new commercial arm of ISRO back in March, was officially inaugurated in Bengaluru on Thursday by ISRO’s honorary advisor Dr K Kasturirangan along with chairman Dr K Sivan.
  • NSIL will also be at the helm of producing Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to cater to the increasing SSLV market demand, including the supply of various sub-systems for worldwide applications and will.
  • NSIL would soon conduct a workshop with industry in Bangalore, whose main objective would to build a viable working correlation between ISRO and the industry.

May 27, 2019

Assam’s colleges finds place in nation’s ‘best college’ list by India Today
  • In a list published recently by India Today, colleges of the state secured ranks in the best college – Sonapur College (89), Silapathar College (95), Barnagar College (107), ADP College (109) in Arts, Jagiroad College in 112th position and ADP College (115) in Science.
  • In a list published recently by India Today, out of the 119 best Arts colleges and 120 best Science colleges of the country, Jagiroad College Arts stream emerged at 112th position and the Science stream emerged at the 112th position.
  • Out of 145 best Commerce colleges, the Commerce stream of Jagiroad College got its 141st position in the best college list.
  • In the survey, top three Arts, Science and Commerce colleges of the country are St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi; Miranda House, New Delhi and Sri Ram Commerce College, New Delhi respectively.
Prem Singh Tamang takes oath as the CM of Sikkim
  • Sikkim KrantikariMorcha (SKM) President Prem Singh Tamang, who is famously known as P.S. Golay, took oath as the Chief Minister of Sikkim.
  • 51 year-old Tamang was administered the oath by Governor Ganga Prasad at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim. He took the oath in Nepali.
  • SKM won 17 seats in the 32-member assembly, ousting former CM Pawan Kumar Chamling-led Sikkim Democratic Front after over 24 years.
  • Golay assured the people that his government would work to ensure peace in Sikkim, and for the welfare of all sections.
India-Bangladesh officials discuss border issues
  • The India-Bangladesh District Magistrate-Deputy Commissioner level meeting to discuss border-related issues including crime as well as terrorism.
  • The one-day meet would discuss border-related issues including crimes, human trafficking, infiltration and terrorist activities.
  • Joint patrolling of the Border Security Force and Border Guards Bangladesh and setting up of more “Border Haats” (markets) also be discussed in the meeting.
  • Apart from District Magistrates of Tripura’s Dhalai, Unakoti and North Tripura districts and Deputy Commissioners of Bangladesh’s Rangamati, Khagrachari and Moulvibazar districts, senior officials of the BSF, the BGB, the Customs, the Geological Survey of India, as well as Superintendents of Police of both the Indian and Bangladeshi districts present at the meet.
  • Tripura, which is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides, shares 856-km border with India’s eastern neighbour. All of this, except a nearly 20-km-stretch, is fenced.

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May 28, 2019

Assam launches campaign to control diarrhea
  • The National Health Mission, Assam launched the Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) campaign and will be targeting at least 34 lakh children across the state.
  • The fortnight will be observed from May 28 to June 9 this year, the IDCF was launched and observed across the state by district health societies and block level units at all health institutes.
  • During this fortnight campaign, frontline health workers and other departments stakeholders will be sensitized to prioritize investment in control of diarrhoea, one of the most common childhood illnesses.
  • It aims to create mass awareness about the most scientific, effective and economic diarrhoea treatment” a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) solution and zinc tablets.
  • It may be mentioned here that almost all the deaths due to diarrhoea can be averted by preventing and treating dehydration by use of ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) and administration of zinc tablets along with adequate nutritional intake by the child.
  • Diarrhoea can be prevented with safe drinking water, sanitation, proper breastfeeding/appropriate nutrition and hand-washing.
Manipur top among NE States in implementing Ayushman Bharat
  • Manipur is best among all the North- eastern States in implementing Ayushman Bharat, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and National Health Authority, Government of India, Dr Indu Bhushan said.
  • AB-PMJAY is a Centrally sponsored health scheme covering free hospitalisation of upto Rs 5 lakh per year per family. The scheme was launched in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23, 2018.
  • Dr Bhushan said, “In the last eight months, about 2,000-3,000 patients in Manipur have benefitted and the State has done very well in terms of reaching out to the beneficiaries.” So far, in the whole country, around 25 lakh families have benefitted from the scheme.
IAF all-woman crew flies Mi-17 chopper for first time
  • An all-woman crew flew a medium-lift helicopter for the first time in India, The crew, comprising Flight Lieutenant ParulBhardwaj (Captain), Flying Officer AmanNidhi (co-pilot) and Flight Lieutenant HinaJaiswal (flight engineer).
  • Flew a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for a Battle Inoculation Training Mission, taking off and landing from restricted areas at a forward air base in the South Western Air Command.
  • Flight Lieutenant Bhardwaj hails from Mukerian in Punjab and is incidentally also the first woman pilot to fly the Mi-17 V5.
  • Flying Officer Nidhi hails from Ranchi and is also the first woman IAF pilot from Jharkhand while Flying Officer Jaiswal hails from Chandigarh and is the first woman Flight Engineer of the IAF.
  • The pilots had undergone basic flight training at the Helicopter Training School at Air Force Station, Hakimpet followed by advanced training at Air Force Station, Yelahanka.
  • The helicopter was certified airworthy by Squadron Leader RichaAdhikari, the unit engineering officer.
US removes India from its currency monitoring list
  • The Trump administration removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, citing certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns.
  • Switzerland is the other nation that has been removed by the US from its currency monitoring list which among others include China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
  • India has been removed from the monitoring list in this report, having met only one out of three criteria a significant bilateral surplus with the US for two consecutive reports.
  • After purchasing foreign exchange on net in 2017, the central bank steadily sold reserves for most of 2018, with net sales of foreign exchange reaching 1.7 per cent of GDP over the year
  • In both Switzerland and India, there was a notable decline in 2018 in the scale and frequency of foreign exchange purchases.
  • Neither Switzerland nor India met the criteria for having engaged in persistent, one-sided intervention in either the October 2018 report 
  • India for the first time was placed by the US in its currency monitoring list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies in May 2018 along with five other countries – China, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland.

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