January 2019

ASSAM   8% kids in Assam aged 6-14 yrs enrolled in pvt schools: survey   Altogether 24.8 per cent children in Assam in the age group of 6 to 14 years are enrolled in different private schools, according the annual status of education report (Rural) 2018 published by ASER Centre, New Delhi recently.   According … Read more 25.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam, Meghalaya yet to achieve 100% household electrification   The country on the year-end achieved 100% household electrification in 25 states. But Assam, along with Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, are still away from the finish line.   According to a government statement, about 10.48 lakh households are still left to be electrified in these four states.   Assam … Read more 01.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   State celebrates Magh Bihu   Assam on Tuesday celebrated Magh Bihu, the annual harvest festival, with traditional fervour.   While Wednesday marks the first day of the Assamese calendar month of ‘Magh’, Bihu celebrations started from Monday night that marked ‘Uruka’, the last day of the Assamese month of ‘Puh’.   Following the … Read more 15.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   House committee on citizenship amendment bill finalises report   The joint parliamentary committee on the citizenship amendment bill finalised its report, expectedly retaining provisions seeking to provide a path to citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Christians fleeing persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.   The opposition demand that the provisions be made “religion neutral”, so … Read more 04.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

    Numligarh Refinery Assam capacity to be expanded from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the project for capacity expansion of Numaligarh Refinery from 3 MMTPA (Million Metric Tonne Per Annum) to 9 MMTPA.  It … Read more 16.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Subsidy scheme for farmers launched   Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ceremonially launched the Farmers’ Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme.   The scheme has encapsulated three different plans. First is the Assam Farmers’ Credit Subsidy Scheme under which all short-term crop loan availed from scheduled commercial banks, regional rural banks and the Assam Cooperative Apex … Read more 26.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   RPF Women Squad ‘JOYMATI BAHINI’ launched in Guwahati     A dedicated RPF Women Squad named as ‘JOYMATI BAHINI’, comprising women sub-inspector and constables of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) was officially launched at Kamkhaya Railway Station in Guwahati.   It was named after the courageous princess, Joymati to have a constant motivating … Read more 18.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Two Rhinos from Kaziranga has been transferred to Manas   Two Rhinos, One male, and other female, from Kaziranga national parkhas been moved to Manas National Park. The officials overseeing the translocation said that both the animals, who grew up together at Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Kaziranga, have been radio-collared so that their … Read more 22.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   CIT upgrades into Deemed University   The Central Institute of Technology (CIT),Kokrajhar, a centrally funded institute in lower Assam’s Kokrajhar district, has been upgraded to Deemed to be University(Deemed University). The centre and the UGC have recommended the Deemed University on the third week of December last which is paving the way quality education services across the … Read more 08.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs