29.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Bhutan sets up consulate in Guwahati   Bhutan became the second country in the Indian sub-continent to set up its consulate general office in Guwahati ahead of the first global investors’ summit, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bangladesh set up its office of consulate general last year. Coinciding with the 50th … Read more

28.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   A huge cancer care system to be set up in Assam soon   The Tata Trusts and the state government are collaborating to set up, in a first, a three-level Rs 1400-cr cancer care grid that will connect district hospitals, medical colleges to an advanced centre at Guwahati. Tata Trusts is the philanthropic arm of … Read more

27.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam will have 10 methanol-run buses: Gadkari   Union minister of road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari said that his ministry has decided to provide 10 methanol-run buses for public transportation in Assam.   The methanol-run buses will initially ply as a pilot project in the state and Assam Petrochmicals Limited (APL) will supply the methanol for the new buses.   … Read more

26.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Curtains come down on Ambubachi Mela   The five-day annual Ambubachi Mela ended today as the doors of the Kamakhya temple were reopened for the devotees after a gap of four days. Lakhs of devotees, including Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, paid their obeisance to the Mother Goddess on the … Read more

24-25.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre releases Rs 340 cr as interim flood relief to State   The Centre has released Rs 340 crore to Assam as interim flood relief.   Of the total amount, Rs 239 crore is from the Ministry of Home Affairs under the National Disaster Relief Fund, while the remaining Rs 101 crore has … Read more

23.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     security advisory for travellers are scaled down from japan to Northeast states   In an effort to encourage tourists to visit northeast, Japan has decided to scale down to the lowest level the security advisory issued to its citizens for travelling to the region.   The ambassador indicated that the decision has been taken … Read more

22.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     Soon flights to ASEAN countries from Assam   ADB has Rs 7,000 crore in investments in Assam and is a key to integrating the state with ASEAN countries by preparing a vision and strategy suitable for the South East Asia markets.   The areas where Assam can increase ties with the ASEAN … Read more

21.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     Assam’s connection with 1975 Emergency   Assam shares a dubious connection with the 21-day Emergency which was imposed in 1975. The then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and the then Congress president Devakanta Barua were both from Assam. Ahmed had, acting on advice of Indira Gandhi, declared the Emergency while Barua, a staunch loyalist of … Read more

20.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam Co pie only tangible asset of Assam Oil   The corporate insolvency resolution process of Assam Company India Ltd (ACIL), the oldest tea company in India, could be a long-drawn affair. Assam Oil’s outstanding balance to the UK arm of ICICI Bank is at $41.6 million (Rs 280 crore), which the lender … Read more

19.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Forest dept completes 60 hectare plantations   Jonai territorial forest range under Dhemaji Forest division has completed about 60 hectare avenue plantations under Joint Forest Management (JFM) scheme in two selected location under Poba Reserve Forest.The department constituted two Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC) involving villagers of two fringe villages – Adi-Leku and … Read more