DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
KIREN RIJIJU INAUGURATES RIWATCH MUSEUM AND CHIMARI BRIDGE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. Union Minister of State for Home
Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient,
Traditional, Culture & Heritage Museum at Roing in Arunachal Pradesh and
hoped that it would serve as a place of exchange of cultural values of various
tribes of the state and the North East.
ii. Arunachal Pradesh State Art &
Culture Minister, Mohesh Chai said that according to UNESCO report there are 32
languages in Arunachal Pradesh that are on the verge of extinction and the
state government is initiating programmes and policies to find out and to revive
those minor and major tribal languages.
iii. On the sideline of his visit to
Roing, Mr. Rijiju also inaugurated the 235-meter long Chimari Bridge, which
would serve as a life line between the National Highway 52 of Roing-Tezu. The
bridge has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation.
2.
5TH NORTH EAST CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT- 2018 TO BE HELD IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. The 5th North East Connectivity
Summit- 2018 will be held in Arunachal Pradesh. The 4th North East Connectivity
Summit will be held in Nagaland in the month of September 2017.
ii. The summit organised by the FICCI
is one of the most important forums for action oriented contemplations on
sub-regional economic integration and connectivity between North East India and
South East Asia.
iii. It was informed by Ranjit
Barthakur, the Chairman of North East Advisory Council of Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
iv. The Chief Minister thanked the
Chairman for the invite and for choosing Arunachal as host for the next year’s
North East Connectivity Summit.