AFSPA extended in 4 districts of Assam
- The Assam government had extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been extended in four districts of Assam for six more months.
- The AFSPA was first imposed in Assam in November 1990.
About Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958
- First came into effect in 1958 to deal with the uprising in the Naga.
- Section (3) of the AFSPA Act empowers the governor of the state or Administrator of Union territory to issue an official notification.
About Assam
- Capital – Dispur
- Chief Minister – Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Governor – Gulab Chand Kataria
Tawang Marathon – First ever high altitude marathon in the NE region.
- The event was held at more than 10,000ft above mean sea level.
- It is first-ever high-altitude marathon in the north-eastern region.
- It was jointly organised by the Indian Army and the Arunachal Pradesh government in consultation with and support from CYRUNS Sport LLP, a professional sports event management firm.
- The event comprised the Full Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.0975 km) and 10 or 5 km races.
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu completed the 5km circuit.
About Arunachal Pradesh
- Capital – Itanagar (Executive Branch)
- Chief minister – Pema Khandu
- Governor – Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Setting up of National Turmeric Board, tribal university in Telangana
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the setting up of a National Turmeric Board in Telangana and also ₹900 crore Sammakka-Sarakka Central Tribal University in Mulug.
- The Turmeric Board will be great boost for the farmers of the area as it will be provide necessary infrastructure support, value addition, research facility and help in exports in a professional manner
About Telangana
- Capital – Hyderabad
- Formation – 2 June 2014
- Chief Minister – K. Chandrashekar Rao
Governor – Tamilisai Soundararajan
