Current Affairs Assam – December 2017 eMagazine
December 31
Meet on “Sustainable Development and North East India in the Globalised Era”
A two-day International Conference on “Sustainable Development and North East India in the Globalised Era” concluded here on Saturday.The conference was organised by Federation of Government College Teachers’ Association, Manipur (FEGOCTA) in partnership with DM College and GP Women’s College and Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal.
Education Minister T Radheshyam, IBSD Director Prof DinabandhuSahoo and academicians attended the conference. Several foreign delegates from countries such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan and United Kingdom also attended the conference.
Director of Centre for Theoretical and Applied Culturology of Vietnam National University Dr. PhanAnhTu made a presentation on sustainable development for the Khmer community in Mekong delta in the context of globalisation while freelance columnist KhinMaungNyo of Myanmar Economic Association spoke on the recent developments in the economy of Myanmar.
8 river terminals in State to be developed with Rs 1,100 crore
Flood-erosion control and skill development will be the main areas of emphasis in the State and the Brahmaputra Board has been initiating measures to address these issues, stated Union Minister for Road Transport, Shipping and Water Resources NitinGadkari.
The Brahmaputra dredging work would be started from January while the dredging work in the Barak river would be completed by July next.
Gadkari stated that eight different river terminals at Bogibeel, Neamati, Kamalabari, Silghat, Jogighopa, Dhubri, Silchar and Pandu will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,100 crore.
Cristiano Ronaldo wins Globe Soccer Award
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Globe Soccer best player of the year award by defeating Barcelona’s Messi. The Portuguese forward was named winner ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar.
Ronaldo, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, helped Madrid win a Primera Liga and Uefa Champions League double. He then capped off the year with the Spanish giants clinching the Fifa Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi.
He is the first player in history to win four European Golden Shoes. He has won 25 trophies in his career, including five league titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and one UEFA European Championship. A prolific goalscorer, Ronaldo holds the records for most official goals scored in the top five European leagues (373), the UEFA Champions League (114), the UEFA European Championship (29) and the FIFA Club World Cup (7), as well as most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League season (17). He has scored more than 600 senior career goals for club and country.
