12.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Panel to identify illegal structures on Assam-Mizoram border. The Joint Committee constituted by Assam and Mizoram Governments under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to inspect and identify illegal constructions inside the 509 sq mile Inner Line Reserve Forest Area along the border, in the wake of border standoff between the two … Read more 12.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

04.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Teachers’ attendance to be tracked online In a first, the state government will start tracking regular attendance of teachers in over 2000 elementary schools online from April.   State office of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) said the elementary schools in Darrang and Morigaon districts that have been brought under the ambit of the tracking process will also get … Read more 04.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   State board exam pupils increasing by 15,000 every year   At a time when many schools affiliated to the state boards in the northeast are switching over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the number of students appearing for the Class X state board examination in Assam is on the rise.   While around 4.05 … Read more 10.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Integrated farming can double NE farmers’ income: Experts   Integrated farming system (IFS) with scientific inputs can play a vital role to meet food security and bring about livelihood improvement besides realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to double farmers’ income by 2022 in the North East, agricultural experts have observed.“IFS can be … Read more 11.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

07.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   ·        Assam’s Spring Festival begins in Manas National Park ð  The two-day Assam Spring Festival began at the Manas National Park where visitors will get to experience the state’s local food, music, handloom and handicrafts. ð  The National park which is also a tiger and rhino reserve covers five districts of Assam — … Read more 07.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

08-09.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam: Pay scale upgrade for MLAs on the cards   The state government proposed hikes in the salaries of legislators – ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000 – in the second raise for members of the assembly since 2014.   In a departure from the convention of legislators recommending their own hikes, … Read more 08-09.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pledges to serve the farmers on priority under APART project   Enveloping Assam’s ‘agri-business’ by focusing on farmers income, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed to make farmers’ interests a priority. He advocated priority outlining and creation of adequate amenities for the farmers under the Assam Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project … Read more 13.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   GST hasn’t been good for Assam: CM tells Finance Commission   Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal submitted before the visiting 15th Finance Commission that the GSTregime has not been good for the state so far because the monthly tax collections have dropped by 15 to 20 per cent in comparison to the earlier system.   … Read more 27.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

31.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Safe abortion training for medical staff in districts   The state government is in the process of training medical officers and nursing staff on comprehensive abortion care in different districts to ensure women have access to safe abortion by trained medical staff.   The state government has set up centres in 23 districts where … Read more 31.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

03.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   ISRO not to sign MoU with State Govt   Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has ruled out any possibility of signing an MoU with the State Government for flood and disaster management.   However, North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), under Department of Space, has been working closely with the Assam State Disaster … Read more 03.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs