Current Affairs : Meghalaya
Former Meghalaya CM D.D. Lapang Passed Away at 93 in Shillong. Read More
Meghalaya Government Signs MoU with Japan’s Asean One to Boost Global Career Opportunities for Youth. Read More
Exercise Maitree 2025: India and Thailand Begin 14th Joint Military Exercise in Meghalaya. Read More
ZSI Discovers India’s First Piratula Wolf Spider in West Bengal and Two New Culturally Significant Frog Species in Meghalaya. Read More
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates North‑East Conclave 2025 at IIM Shillong to Boost Regional Start‑up Ecosystem. Read More
MoE Released PGI 2.0 Report for 2022–23 and 2023–24 : Chandigarh Tops While Meghalaya Ranks Lowest. Read More
Assam and Meghalaya Governments Collaborate to Develop 55 MW Hydropower-Cum-Irrigation Project. Read More
New Frog Species Named 'Amolops shillong' Discovered in Meghalaya. Read More
New Cave-Dwelling Fish Species Schistura densiclava Discovered in Meghalaya. Read More
Meghalaya’s Ryndia and Khasi Handloom Products Granted GI Tag for Indigenous Textiles. Read More
New Snakehead Fish Species 'Channa nachi' Identified in Meghalaya. Read More
The 7th Act East Business Show Takes Place in Meghalaya. Read More
IAF Carries Out Combat Training Exercise at Umiam Lake, Meghalaya. Read More
Union MoS Jayant Chaudhary Virtually Launches 'Swavalambini' Women Entrepreneurship Programme in Three Northeast States. Read More
The World Bank has approved a funding of USD 35 million to improve education in Meghalaya. Read More
"Bibek Debroy, Chairman of EAC-PM, Passes Away at 69 in New Delhi on 1st November 2024". Read More
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has launched the GREEN Meghalaya Plus Scheme. Read More
Meghalaya Signs MoU with Gates Foundation to Enhance Health and Agriculture. Read More
Asian Development Bank Approves United States Dollar (USD) 50 Million Loan for Water Resource Management and Climate Resilience in Meghalaya. Read More
New Species of Long-Snouted Vine Snake, Ahaetulla longirostri, Discovered in Bihar and Meghalaya. Read More
Six New Ginger Species Discovered in West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. Read More
Former Meghalaya CM Salseng Marak Passes Away. Read More
Meghalaya government launches its own OTT platform Hello Meghalaya. Read More
Indian Army Heads to Thailand for Joint Exercise Maitree. Read More
7th INDIA- FRANCE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE SHAKTI COMMENCES IN MEGHALAYA. Read More
The Ministry of Rural Development has notified a 3-10 percent increase in the wage rate of MGNREGA workers in nominal terms for the financial year 2024-25. Read More
The Central Government has notified the appointments of Chief Justices for 6 High Courts. Read More
Slight Declines In Insurance Penetration, Female Policyholders' Proportion, IRDAI Report 2022-23! Read More
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma launches 'Water Smart Kid Meghalaya' campaign and awards water guardians Read More
A joint bilateral military training exercise between the Indian Army and the Malaysian Army, "Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023", began on Monday (October 23) at Umroi Cantonment, located in Ri Bhoi district in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Read More
A group of scientists from India and the United Kingdom have discovered a new species of toad – Bufoides bhupati in Mizoram's Dampa Tiger Reserve. Read More
SAMPRITI: Indian, Bangladesh armies commence joint military exercise. Read More
ADB Supports Early Childhood Development and Maternal Mental Health in Meghalaya, India Read More
The contract is awarded after a competitive bidding process, in which RGICL emerged as the successful bidder to implement a revised MHIS 6 scheme in convergence with PMJAY, providing an insurance cover of Rs 5,30,000 for all eligible beneficiaries on a fa Read More
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was given another one-year extension on Friday, his fourth in the post, till August 22, 2024, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Read More
'I bow down to people's President': Amit Shah at book launch on APJ Kalam. Read More
Tamil Nadu has been ranked the No. 1 State in 3rd edition of the report ‘Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2022. Read More
The Government of Meghalaya and NTPC Limited have signed a series of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing the power scenario in Meghalaya. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the first Vande Bharat Express in the Northeast from Assam’s Guwahati to West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri. Read More
Vigilance Commissioner Praveen Kumar Srivastava was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). Read More
Union Minister Nityanand Rai inaugurated the Dawki Land Port in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district to promote trade and commerce between India and Bangladesh. Read More
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 91 new 100W FM Transmitters, which have been installed in 85 districts across 18 States and 2 Union Territories to boost to radio connectivity in the country. Read More
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda launched 'Marketing and Logistics Development for Promotion of Tribal Products from North-Eastern Region (PTP-NER)' scheme in Manipur. Read More
A team of Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of frog named 'Amolops siju' from deep inside a cave in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district. Read More
The Odisha government has declared the Gandhamardan hill, spanning 18,963.898 hectare over Bolangir and Bargarh districts, as the third biodiversity heritage site of the state. Read More
National People’s Party (NPP) head Conrad K. Sangma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya to lead a coalition government for the second consecutive term. Read More
President of India Droupadi Murmu has approved the appointments of new Governors for as many as 12 states. Read More
As part of the G20 programme, Meghalaya's Shillong will be hosting the Space-20 program on April 17-18, 2023. Read More
India’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) of online gaming will be set up in Shillong, Meghalaya by March 2023. Read More
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma launched the shared school bus system, prime tourism vehicles and agriculture response vehicle scheme. Read More
Former Governor of West Bengal and three-time Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Keshari Nath Tripathi passed away at the age of 88 in Prayagraj. Read More
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi inaugurated 'Octave 2023 – Northeastern Cultural Festival', organised by the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, in Chennai. Read More
The Rs200 per cooking gas cylinder subsidy for 12 cylinders per year under Ujjwala Scheme to be extended for another year in the upcoming Budget 2023-24. Read More
According to the 77th round of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agriculture household in the rural areas of India, Meghalaya tops across the country with average monthly income per agricultural household (Rs29,348). Read More
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone, and inaugurated and dedicated to the nation multiple projects worth over Rs2450 crores in Shillong, Meghalaya. Read More
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated a football stadium at the P A Sangma Sports Complex, Dakopgre in Tura, Meghalaya. Read More
The 6th edition of Indo-Kazakhstan joint training exercise “KAZIND-22” began at Umroi Military Station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Read More
Meghalaya was awarded for 'Best Practice in Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization in Tuberculosis' at the National Workshop on ACSM to end TB in India. Read More
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, and Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated India’s first Drone Skilling and Training Virtual E-Learning Platform in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Read More
As per data by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India's unemployment rate increased to a three-month high at 8 percent during November 2022. Read More
The Meghalaya cabinet, chaired by the Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma, has approved a 'Meghalaya Mental Health & Social Care Policy' to addressing the issues of mental health and social care through collaborative engagement with communities. Read More
Manipur clinched the top position in the Northeast Olympic Games for the second consecutive time with 240 medals, which included 88 gold medals, 75 silver and 77 bronze medals. Read More
According to the vision document of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Delhi and Goa have topped the chart in terms of the EPFO coverage, with 61.5 percent and 51.4 percent of their working population, respectively, under the social security am Read More
India's 13 states and 3 Union Territories have signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education to upgrade their schools under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme. Read More
The Meghalaya government signed an MoU with the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGFTMSE) to help facilitate flow of credit to MSME borrowers. Read More
The Meghalaya government signed an agreement with the state owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) for developing three hydro electric projects. Read More
The number of people living below the poverty line in India decreased by 415 million between 2005-06 and 2019-21: Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Read More
Arunachal Pradesh governor Brigadier B.D. Mishra (retired) took oath as the governor of Meghalaya. Read More
According to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India's unemployment rate (UR) has decreased to 6.43% in September 2022 due to an increase in labour participation in the rural and urban areas. Read More
The Government of Meghalaya signed an MoU with the Government of Tamil Nadu to support Meghalaya for recruitment and training of medical professionals. Read More
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched a multi-purpose online portal of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016. Read More
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched an ambitious flagship program “Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme” for farmers under National Livestock Mission (NLM) at Birnihat in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Read More
Meghalaya is all set to host the upcoming 2nd edition of the North East Olympics 2022 from 30th October to 6th November 2022 in Shillong. Read More
The Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey launched a ‘Common Registration Facility’ on pilot basis for 11 States/UTs. Read More
The Tripura government signed a MoU with the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) in Meghalaya’s Shillong for 21 projects including disaster management and resource mapping. Read More
The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved 5 new projects totalling USD 875 million for water, sanitation, ecotourism and transport. Read More
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) organised the 3rd edition of the States' Startup Ranking 2021, in which Gujarat, Karnataka, and Meghalaya have been awarded as the best performing states for promoting the startup ecosyst Read More
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, announced the assessment of States/UTs under Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2020, the 5th edition of the BRAP exercise in New Delhi. Read More
World Bank Approves $1 Billion loans to Support India’s Health Sector. Read More
A team of scientists has discovered a new species 'Glischropus meghalayanus' of thick-thumbed bat from a bamboo forest in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Read More
Every year, the Rabha tribal community in India's northeastern state of Assam celebrates the 'Baikho festival' to please a deity of wealth and ask for good rains and a good harvest. Read More
A team of herpetologists have discovered a new species of venomous snake – Trimeresurus mayaae or Maya’s Pit viper from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Read More
Meghalaya's former chief minister J.D. Rymbai died after a brief illness. Read More
Meghalaya’s Planning Department’s key initiative of e-Proposal System, part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA), has been awarded the prestigious UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Prizes 2022. Read More
The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya signed an agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve their five-decade-old inter-state border dispute in six of the 12 contested locations. Read More
Jingkieng Jri or Living Root bridges Cultural Landscapes of Meghalaya’ has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site tentative list. Read More
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has signed a MoU with the Meghalaya Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation Ltd (MiDFC) to develop an ecosystem for small and medium businesses. Read More
A new species of Gecko named 'Cyrtodactylus exercitus' from Meghalaya has been recorded from Umroi Military Station in the Ri-Bhoi district of the state by a group of researchers. Read More
Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari has been appointed Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. Read More
According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India's unemployment rate has fallen to 6.57 percent in January 2022, which is the lowest since March 2021. Read More
The tableau of Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the best tableau among the 12 States/UTs which participated in the Republic Day parade on 26 January 2022. Read More
NITI Aayog released the 4th edition of the State Health Index for 2019–20. Read More
In a first in the country, Meghalaya launched a pilot of India's 1st Medicines delivery via e-VTOL (Virtual take off and landing) Drone AquilaX2. Read More
NITI Aayog has released the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021- Baseline report: Bihar poorest in multidimensional poverty Read More
The three-day Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was inaugurated by Meghalaya. Read More
In a first in the northeast region, the Meghalaya government has signed an MoU with the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) to streamline and strengthen the public distribution system in the state. Read More
Justice M Duraiswamy was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court on November 17, 2021. Read More
Telangana's Pochampally village was selected as one of the best tourism villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Read More
The 44th 100 Drums Wangala Festival, 2021, the post harvest festival of the Garos which is held every year, began in Meghalaya state. Read More
The Meghalaya government on November 5, 2021, approved a proposal to upgrade the Mairang Civil Sub-division to a full-fledged district called Eastern West Khasi Hills district. Read More