August 2018

ASSAM   Assam & Arunachal face green cover loss   A study carried out by the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing has predicted a depletion of 9,007.14 square km (2.94 per cent) of forests in parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by 2028.   The study, Forest Cover Monitoring and Prediction in a Lesser Himalayan … Read more 30.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Niti Aayog launches roadmap to transform Dhubri schools   With a view to develop the educational scenario of the district as per national standards, the Niti Aayog in collaboration with Piramal Foundation recently launched ‘School Transformation Roadmap’ with the support of the district administration and the Education Department.   In a recent study … Read more 18.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Indo-Bhutan border along Assam to be laser-mapped   In a significant and strategic move, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given the go-ahead for a laser-based aerial mapping of the 267-km stretch of the Indo-Bhutan border along Assam, which could aid security agencies to pinpoint militant hideouts through remote sensing.   The … Read more 24.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Guidelines for implementation of SC & ST Act   The State government has directed all the district administrations across Assam to take steps for proper implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and laid down certain guidelines for that purpose.   The government has directed that District … Read more 23.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Chinese scholars hail invite to invest in NE   Scholars in China have cautiously welcomed India’s move to invite limited Chinese investments for the development of its northeastern States by connecting them with Bangladesh’s Chittagong port.   India has unveiled a major plan for the development of its NE States by connecting them … Read more 09.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Tea workers in Assam yet to have bank accounts   More than a year after the note ban and the planned shift to complete digitalization of monetary transactions initiated by the Centre, about 25 % of the state’s 10 lakh tea garden workers are still waiting for their bank accounts to be created. … Read more 01.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Hong Kong prize for Assam tea   Encouraged by the Champion Award for CTC (crush, tear and curl) tea in an international tea fair in Hong Kong, a bought leaf factory of Assam is looking towards the China tea market.   Assam CTC tea is slowly making a foothold in the black tea … Read more 29.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Tea body urges Govt to stop ‘bandh culture’   The 195-year-old Assam tea industry, which is already struggling for its survival, is currently facing a new threat in the form of ‘bandh culture’, said the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA).   Assam has a long history of many bandhs and agitations, but the functioning of … Read more 16.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Dhubri gets Assam’s first Darpan portal   Dhubri in lower Assam has become the first district in the state to have the Dashboard for Analytical Review of Projects Across Nation (Darpan) portal.   This platform will facilitate deputy commissioners to manage and enhance the performance of the schemes and programmes of the Centre … Read more 10.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs