april 2021

ASSAM   Assam plans to turn hotels into Covid observation centres   The Assam health department has asked the respective district authorities to explore the possibilities of turning hotels near hospitals into observation centres to accommodate the growing number of asymptomatic patients.The Assam health department has asked the respective district authorities to explore the possibilities … Read more

ASSAM Assam board flip-flop questions future of Assamese study in schools   The Board of Secondary Education, Assam’s (Seba) flip flop on making Assamese learning mandatory has raised questions on whether the Assamese language will continue to be taught in schools mushrooming in the state.   Earlier, appearing in the Assamese subject was not mandatory … Read more

ASSAM Article 244(A) Of The Constitution Tribal Areas of Assam Rahul Gandhi (Congress leader) promised in a video that Article 244 (A) of the Constitution will be implemented to safeguard the interests of the people in most tribal areas of Assam. Highlights: Article 244(A) of the Constitution: Article 244(A) of the Constitution allows the establishment … Read more

ASSAM   Assam health dept’s biggest concern air, train passengers   Considering the sudden surge in daily Covid-19 cases in Kamrup (Metro) district, the focus has shifted now on screening all passengers arriving in the state capital through air and rail routes. Fewer cases in the districts also point to the infection being brought in by in-bound passengers, opined … Read more

ASSAM Moorhen Yoga Mat Biodegradable Mat   The biodegradable yoga mat developed by 6 young girls in Assam can prevent hyacinths from harming the lake.   The water hyacinth of the fishing community in Assam developed a biodegradable and compostable yoga mat. The mat is also called as “Moorhen Yoga Mat” It will be introduced … Read more

ASSAM Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urges Muslims to find ways to control population Calling the state’s indigenous Muslims as ‘Assamese Muslims’, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma  asked members of the minority community to devise ways to rein in population growth and prepare a roadmap to expedite welfare measures, including financial well-being and overall development of the community.   In … Read more

ASSAM   Govt issues guidelines for Bihu celebrations   The Assam health and family welfare department notified Covid-19 guidelines for the coming Bohag Bihu celebrations and other festivals in the state.   The event organizers will have to take permission from the district administration of the concerned district for organizing any event resulting in public gathering mentioning the number of people likely to … Read more

ASSAM In a first for Assam, lone woman in new cabinet gets finance   Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma  allocated the finance portfolio to the lone woman member of his cabinet Ajanta Neog, making her the first female finance minister of the state. In the last NDA government, Sarma had held this portfolio. Sarma kept the departments … Read more

ASSAM   Assam: 50% attendance in schools, univs in districts having over 100 cases   Assam  re-clamped 50% attendance rule in classes from upper primary to university level, including technical colleges, in districts having more than 100 active Covid-19 cases and ordered online teaching for pre-primary to lower primary level classes, which have been already … Read more

ASSAM   Indian Rhino Vision 2020 Translocation of Rhinos The Indian Rhinoceros Vision 2020 (IRV2020) program has ended, and two rhinos have recently migrated to Manas National Park in Assam. This is the eighth rhino translocation under IRV2020. Under IRV2020, the last stop from wild to wild, a total of 22 rhinos migrated from Pobitora … Read more