APSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APSC Test Series
ASSAM Janata Bhawan to have biometric attendance system soon In keeping with the government’s emphasis on work culture among employees, biometric attendance system is being introduced at Janata Bhawan shortly. The biometric system will be the same as has been successfully implemented at the Central Secretariat and will be Aadhaar-enabled. The … Read more
ASSAM Assam tea producers eye tea waste export to boost revenue Tea producers from Assam have asked the Tea Board of India (TBI) to issue guidelines for exporting tea waste to boost revenue generation and stop the practice of making re-processed tea. Export of tea waste can be a game changer as far as revenue … Read more
ASSAM State’s share of Central devolution dips The State’s share of Central devolution has come down from 3.34 per cent to 3.31 per cent. Last year, we should have got Rs 29,000 crore by way of Central tax devolution but we eventually got Rs 25,000 crore, meaning a shortfall of Rs 4,000 crore. … Read more
ASSAM Boost in exports, domestic consumption can help tide over crisis Increased export and domestic consumption can save the crisis-ridden Indian tea industry. For augmenting its export, Indian tea industry should remove the doubts of the importing countries on the quality of its produces. Therefore, quality green leaf harvesting and manufacturing is the … Read more
ASSAM Over 4 lakh avoid biometric test, go ‘missing’ after draft NRC The whereabouts of more than four lakh men, women and children, who did not file claims after their names were dropped from last year’s draft NRC, have become a matter of mystery to the authorities in Assam. These “missing” claimants form almost … Read more
ASSAM New inventions likely to lift State’s agarwood industry The inventions of the artificial infection process of agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis Lam) trees and the sachi vekur (agarwood fungus) species that has the capacity to swarm rapidly in agarwood trees, have virtually changed the entire scenario concerning the prospect of the State’s agarwood-based industry. … Read more
ASSAM State govt signs pact with NHPC for Subansiri dam The Assam government signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with NHPC Limited for implementation of the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project. The Subansiri Lower HE Project is the largest hydro project of the country, presently under construction with an installed capacity of … Read more