20.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM ·        Tamil Nadu officials head to Assam for sand ð  A team of officials from the Public Works Department (PWD) left for Assam to explore the possibility of importing sand from the northeastern state to meet the requirements of sand-starved Tamil Nadu. The visit follows Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s offer to supply sand for construction purposes to the … Read more

01.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM           Gauhati University gears up for inter-varsity youth festival   After a gap of 25 years, Gauhati University (GU) is all geared up to host Pragjyoti Mahotsava — the 33rd East Zone Inter University Youth Festival 2017-18 — from January 5 to January 9.   About 25-30 universities from eastern India are expected to participate in … Read more

21-22.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Underground, underwater sensor at Indo-Bangla border soon   The 60.740-km open Indo-Bangla riverine border, that is considered to be a passage for many cross-border illegal activities, will now be equipped with underground and underwater sensor (Sonar). The officials of the Border Security Forces (BSF), explained that they have taken up a project ‘BOLD-QIT’ to … Read more

05.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assamese, Manipuri first NE languages to feature on PMO website   Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official website, www.pmindia.gov.in, is available in thirteen languages since the first day of the new year, with Assamese and Manipuri scripts getting pride of place on the website. The website is available in Hindi and English, apart from eleven regional … Read more

31.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Investors Summit initiative hailed   The Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers’ Association (AREIDA) has welcomed the initiative of the Government of Assam in organising the Global Investors’ Summit showcasing ‘advantage of Assam’. AREIDA president PK Sharma said every state in the country and every country in the world is in intense competition with … Read more

11.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Northeast India gets first Centre of Excellence in Electronics Sector Skill Development   In a historic development northeast India gets its first Skill Development Center of Excellence, an initiative through industry-academia participation under government facilitation when Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) signed an MoU with Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati to jointly set up a state of the art Center of Excellence (CoE) … Read more

17.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Government staff join Aasu to oppose citizenship bill   Assam government employees have joined hands with the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) to intensify their protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 with the slogan ‘Job not above motherland’. The most influential association of the employees-Sodou Asom Karmachari Parishad (SAKP)-which enjoys the support of over 3.5 … Read more

23.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Five new cycling corridors soon in Guwahati   At a time when pollution and lack of fitness pose two of the biggest threats to urban life, the city is set to get dedicated cycling corridors under the smart city project. Locations like Deepor Beel, the Dighali Pukhuri bank and the area near Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra are leading candidates … Read more