Dec 2019

ASSAM   Assam saw most UAPA cases in 2018 Assam has topped the list of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2018, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report has revealed. The NCRB, in its latest report “Crime in India 2018”, has stated that 308 cases were registered in Assam under the … Read more

ASSAM   Himalayan serow born in Assam zoo after ‘breeding loan’ A “breeding loan” arrangement between Assam State Zoo and Nagaland Zoo has helped conserve of the Himalayan serow, an endangered wildlife species. The Assam zoo on Wednesday saw the birth of a Himalayan serow calf. The Assam zoo, the coordinating zoo for conservation breeding of serow, had only two female … Read more

ASSAM   Second wetland bird count of Kaziranga recorded 96 species of wetland birds The officials of the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, and Avian specialists conducted the Second wetland bird count on 9-10 January 2020. The survey said that Kaziranga has 96 species of wetland birds. The survey covered four ranges of the park namely Agoratoli, Kohora, Bagori, and Burapahar. As per … Read more

ASSAM   Dibrugarh district won the 2020 Plastic Waste Management Award Assam’s Dibrugarh district won the Plastic Waste Management Award 2020. It was awarded for being the best district of India in the plastic waste management category during Swachhta Hi Sewa 2019. The award was received by Pallav Gopal Jha, Deputy Commissioner from renowned Bollywood actor Amir Khan at a function held at … Read more

ASSAM   Assam saw most UAPA cases in 2018 Assam has topped the list of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2018, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report has revealed. The NCRB, in its latest report “Crime in India 2018”, has stated that 308 cases were registered in Assam under the … Read more

ASSAM IIT Guwahati researchers develop materials to produce energy Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati developed materials that can generate power from both stagnant and flowing water. These new ways of producing energy on a small scale employed in household environments to support the decentralization of energy sources. The researchers nanoscale phenomenon called electrokinetic … Read more

ASSAM   Assam state zoo first to breed endangered Hargila The Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and Aaranyak has jointly attained a landmark achievement by successfully hatching a pair of Greater Adjutant or Hargila  chicks in an artificial platform within the zoo enclosure, in the first ever experiment of its kind. This rarest of … Read more

ASSAM   ONGC gets green nod for Rs 3,500 cr onshore exploration project in Assam State-run ONGC received environment clearance (EC) for carrying out onshore exploration, development and production of oil and gas in 100 locations in the non-forest area of Assam, that would entail an investment of Rs 3,500 crore, according to official documents. The company to … Read more

ASSAM   Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal launches welfare scheme for students Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the state government’s Abhinandan scheme during a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. This scheme emphasis on one-time subsidy against education loans availed by the students for an amount of Rs 50,000 each to 1,546 students. Abhinandan scheme … Read more