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10/10 Garbhanga Reserve Forest to be declared Wildlife Sanctuary by assam Govt.
Assam's Garbhanga reserve forest will become the state's 25th wildlife sanctuary. A total area of 117 sq. km in Rani and Garbhnaga reserve forests will be notified as a wildlife sanctuary following the settlement of rights.
Under Section 18 (B) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Assam Governor has also appointed the deputy commissioner of Kamrup-Metro district as a collector.
9/10 First Made-In-India HAL Dornier 228 Aircraft Start Flying
The 'Dornier 228', the first-ever made-in-India commercial aircraft, began flying from Dibrugarh, Assam, to Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. The Dornier 228 has an air-conditioned cabin that can operate at any time of day or night.
It will contribute to the improvement of air connectivity in the northeastern states. As part of the UDAN scheme, the center-run Alliance Air struck an arrangement with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to lease the 17-seater non-pressurized Dornier 228 aircraft.
8/10 Northeast India’s first Flying Training Organization inaugurated in Assam’s Lilabari
Lilabari Is One Of Nine FTOs Set To Open In Five Indian Airports By June 2022, Including Belagavi And Kalaburagi In Karnataka, Jalgaon In Maharashtra, And Khajuraho In Madhya Pradesh.
The Permission To Build An FTO At Lilabari Has Been Awarded To Redbird Aviation. India Hopes To Become A Global Centre For Pilot Training By Establishing These FTOs.
Redbird Aviation Now Has Two Aircraft Stationed At Lilabari For Flying Training - Tecnam P2008JC Single Engine And Tecnam P2006T Multi-Engine - Which Will Be Raised To Five By The End Of The Year.
7/10 Megalithic era Stone's Jars Connect Assam with Laos & Indonesia
On Spurs, Hill Slopes, And Ridge Lines In Assam's Dima Hasao District, Researchers Discovered Three Distinct Jar Types (Bulbous Top With Conical End; Biconical; Cylindrical).
A Total Of 546 Jars Were Discovered In One Location, Dubbed 'Nuchubunglo.'
The Stone Jars Discovered In Laos And Indonesia Could Be Linked.
Once Upon A Time, Between Laos And Northeast India, A Group Of People With Comparable Cultural Practises Occupied The Same Territory.
Jars Were Positioned At The Sites As Early As The Late Second Millennium BC, According To Dating Done At The Laos Site.
6/10 Kangra Tea will get GI Tag from European Commission
In 2005, the Indian government designated Kangra tea as a Geographical Indication (GI). The production and growth of tea in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra region have steadily improved since 1999. It will soon receive a Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the European Commission; this tag will allow Kangra Tea to access the European market.
5/10 India's first Donkey Conservation Park to be set up in Leh
Donkeys are considered amusing animals and are associated with a taboo. The animal is in bad shape. As a result, the country's population is rapidly dwindling.
In Leh, Organico, a Delhi-based social venture, is establishing India's first donkey park.
According to Brooke Hospital for Animals (India), an international animal welfare organization located in London, the significant fall in donkey population in India over the previous decade could be linked to the rising demand for donkey skin in the Chinese market.
4/10 India to get World's Longest & Highest Tunnel at Shinku-La Pass
The world's highest tunnel, at 16,580 feet, will be built by BRO to connect Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. At Shinku La Pass, when over a half-dozen cars cross the Shinku La Pass from the Zanskar side towards Manali, the Himachal to Zanskar Road was opened.
By July of this year, the BRO will begin building a tunnel connecting Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh's Zanskar Valley.
By July of this year, the BRO will begin building a tunnel connecting Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh's Zanskar Valley.
3/10 India’s First Pure Green Hydrogen Plant Commissioned In Jorhat
With the installation of India's first 99.999 percent pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant with an installed capacity of 10 kilograms per day at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam today, Oil India Limited (OIL) has taken the first critical step toward a Green Hydrogen Economy in India. The plant was completed in 3 months, which is a world record.
In the future, this plant is expected to boost its green hydrogen production from 10 kg per day to 30 kg per day.
2/10 West Bengal set up to 500 KM Industrial Corridor from Tajpur to Purulia
West Bengal is building a 500-kilometer industrial corridor that will run from Tajpur, the state's forthcoming port, to Purulia, right on the state's boundary with Jharkhand, promoting clusters catering to industries like cement, edible oil, steel, and iron-ore production, among others.
In terms of supply, the corridor will take advantage of the deep-sea port's connectivity with the rest of Bengal, allowing for "rapid transit of goods.
In terms of supply, the corridor will take advantage of the deep-sea port's connectivity with the rest of Bengal, allowing for "rapid transit of goods.
1/10 Increase in child marriages seen in Bihar
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