Wetland Conservation Programme

    Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic system where the water table is usually near the water surface and land is covered by shallow water. Essential as: control floods, water treatment, recharging of water sources, reduce sediments, check soil erosion, bulwark against encroachment by the sea, winter resort for birds and important … Read more Wetland Conservation Programme

21.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam Skill City to have 10,000 training seats may take 4-5 years to get functional   The Assam State government to launch well-equipped cities with the capacity of 10000 seatsin the state. A Singapore based premier institute will support the state government for further development. A temporary complex with 400 capacity is being set up in Guwahati. Around  30 … Read more 21.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

Industrial Transition in India

  The process of industrial transition divided into: industrial growth during the 19th century and industrial progress during the 20th century Industrial growth during the 19th century Decline of indigenous industries and the rise of large scale modern industries 1850-55: first cotton mill, first jute mill and the first coal mine established. Railway also introduced. … Read more Industrial Transition in India

Post-Saraighat Assam Ascendancy of the Tungkhungia dynasty – the reign of Gadadhar Singha.

The kings of the Tungkhungia family ruled in Assam for 145 years, A.D. 1681—1826. The dynasty has derived its name from the village Tungkhung or ‘Tingkhang in Upper Assam where they had’ their ancestral residence. Gadadhar Singha was the founder of the Tunghhungia dynasty, and the princes, of this line exercised the reins of government … Read more Post-Saraighat Assam Ascendancy of the Tungkhungia dynasty – the reign of Gadadhar Singha.

02.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Cargo service on Brahmaputra to begin soon.   In a first, the government will launch scheduled regular service of cargo movement using waterway in Brahmaputra. The regular movement of cement using National Waterway (NW) on the Brahmaputra in Assam will be between Pandu Port to Dhubri, a distance of about 255 km.   According to shipping ministry, two barges … Read more 02.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13:08:2017 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   NGT directs Assam to improve sensor barriers in Kaziranga.   Concerned over death of animals in road accidents near the Kaziranga National Park, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Assam government to improve sensor-operated automated traffic barriers installed in the animal corridor.   The Assam government told the green panel that … Read more 13:08:2017 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

13.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to soon have ITI for the differently abled   Assam is setting up an industrial training institute (ITI) for the differently abled. The ITI will have 60 seats for three different trades, with 20 seats per trade as per prescribed guidelines of the National Council for Vocational Training. At the foundation laying ceremony, Sonowal … Read more 13.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs