State information in the Brahmaputra valley-the Chutiya, Kachari and the Koch state

The Chutiya state The Chutiya also known as Sutiya kingdom was established on the north bank of the River Brahmaputra in north-eastern Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh by Birpal. They were a Tibeto-Burmese race who secured power in Assam at the same time as the Khen kings and Barobhuyan chieftains (to the west), during … Read more State information in the Brahmaputra valley-the Chutiya, Kachari and the Koch state

Wegner’s Continental Drift Theory

    Alfred Wegner was a German Meteorologist in the early 1900s who studied ancient climates. Like most people, the jigsaw puzzle appearance of the Atlantic continental margins caught his attention. He put together the evidence of ancient glaciations and the distribution of fossil to formulate a theory that the continents have moved over the … Read more Wegner’s Continental Drift Theory

12.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Sharp rise in sex crimes against children in Assam   According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2016, Assam has seen a sharp rise in the number of cases of crimes against children. Out of almost 4,000 cases registered under this category in the state last year, more than half of them are cases of sexual … Read more 12.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

20.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to hold Global Investors Summit in February, 2018   The first Global Investors Summit in Assam will be held in Guwahati in February next year and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate it.   The state government plans to utilise the event to showcase Assam’s business potential with attractive policies so that … Read more 20.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

08.08.17 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Violation of PF law by small tea growers.   With small tea growers and bought leaf factories shying away from providing social security benefits to their workers, the Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organisation (ATEPFO) has started wielding the big stick.   Besides issuing a notice to small and medium tea growers, the … Read more 08.08.17 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

15.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     Assam records marginal dip in infant mortality rate   The state, which is struggling to bring down its high infant mortality rate, has recorded a decline by three points from 47 per 1,000 live births in 2015 to 44 per 1,000 live births in 2016. However, it continues to remain among the bottom … Read more 15.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

Water Resources : Availability

  Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human need and a precious national asset. Planning, development and management of water resources need to be governed by national perspectives. India accounts for about 2.45 per cent of world’s surface area, 4 per cent of the world’s water resources and about 16 per cent of … Read more Water Resources : Availability

Challenges of National Integration

National integration has been a very serious and prominent challenge in all the developing countries including India. For a proper analysis of the concept of national integration it is necessary to know the meaning of certain concepts. The first and foremost concept is the term integration itself which may be defined as “a process of … Read more Challenges of National Integration

19.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Sonowal’s initiatives at Dibru-Saikhowa   Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid foundation stone of Swadesh Darshan Scheme at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park to develop a theme based tourist circuit in an integrated manner to cater to both mass and niche tourism at Chabua in Tinsukia District.   The Centre will create a tourist circuit around specific themes in order to attract tourists … Read more 19.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs