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 21.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

15.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   16 new NE destinations to be on aviation map   The government is giving wings to its Act East policy. As a precursor to building ties with its Asian neighbours, it has identified infrastructure development in the north-eastern states as a high priority focus area, and the tourism ministry, along with the civil … Read more 15.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

01.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   50,000 foreigners may not make it to NRC, says Hajela   Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinator Prateek Hajela said the names of nearly 50,000 foreigners and their family members will not figure in the final draft of the NRC to be published on June 30.   This is in sharp contrast to the claims … Read more 01.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre plans to set up coach maintenance facility in State   The Railway Ministry is considering setting up a coach maintenance facility in Assam.   It is noteworthy that a Coach Refurbishment Unit was approved at Bongaigaon last year with an investment of Rs 150 crore for daily upkeep of new-generation LHB coaches. … Read more 13.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 19.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

09.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Bumper millet production in Agomani circle   Massive cultivation of millet in the Kherbari, Jinkata, Gharial-danga area under Agomani circle adjacent to North Bengal has brought a ray of hope among the progressive cultivators as a bumper crop is being harvested which will very likely improve their economic conditions.Formerly, the cultivators of the … Read more 09.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

07.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   MoA to commercialize innovations at Tezpur University   A Memorandum of agreement (MoA) was recently signed between Tezpur University (TU) and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) to build collaborations which will help researchers and entrepreneurs commercialize their home-grown technologies. TU registrar Biren Das and H Purushotham, chairman and managing director of NRDC, signed the agreement. … Read more 07.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

12.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Govt policy to check food adulteration in State soon   Taking serious note of food adulteration cases detected recently in Assam, the State government may frame a policy to check the menace.Sources said the policy would also have guidelines to prevent rampant use of toxic chemicals used by unscrupulous traders for ripening fruits … Read more 12.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 29.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10-11.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   BSF mulling laser walls in Tripura   BSF Tripura Frontier is contemplating to erect laser walls to guard unfenced and riverine patches of Indo-Bangla border in Tripura as part of ensuring effective guarding of border areas, according to official sources.In Tripura, the BSF has already started using sensor devices like Night Vision Goggles … Read more 10-11.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs