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ASSAM Copyright to develop app for translation from Assamese to English Assam Down Town University (ADTU) has obtained a copyright registration for a work titled “App to translate daily use English sentences in Assamese and vice versa” from the Copyright Office of the Government of India. The copyright registration was … Read more
ASSAM IIT Guwahati signs MoU with ISRO to set up space technology Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati signed an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)to set up an IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the institute where Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated a new academic complex and research and development building. IITG-ISRO … Read more
ASSAM 10 seedlings each to be planted in 25 schools in every district As part of World Environment Day celebrations, the State Forest department and the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) have decided to plant 10 seedlings each in 25 schools in each district of the State. The PCBA will provide the … Read more
ASSAM Assam Transport Minister launches State Transport Corporation’s ‘Chalo’ app Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary launched the State Transport Corporation’s ‘Chalo’ app for Guwahati. The app will help commuters to know about the live arrival time of their bus so they can plan their travel accordingly. People can also track the … Read more
ASSAM Stress on indigenous fish farming The Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART), implemented by the Department of Fisheries and funded by the World Bank, is trying to promote Mola and other small indigenous fishes of Assam, which are very rich in vitamins and minerals. In this connection, Dr Benny Kumar … Read more
ASSAM Assam govt to set up Skill University at Darrang district Assam government will set up a Skill University at the cost of 850 crore rupees at Darrang district. This will be perhaps the first skill university of the country with a capacity of 10 thousand seats. The admission test for … Read more
ASSAM New skill devp scheme for jail inmates pays dividends A new skill development scheme titled, Karagaror pora Karikar ( from jail to skilled persons) has already paid dividends in Morigain district. The scheme, which is aimed at providing training to the jail inmates to become self-reliant has benefitted many people. … Read more
ASSAM Natural bridge reunites hoolock gibbons after 100 years Colonial-era construction of railway tracks through the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Jorhat had separated the 77-strong hoolock gibbon population there. The sanctuary is divided into five “compartments” for conservation management purposes. The railway tracks had isolated the Hoolock gibbons in compartment I with the other compartments … Read more
ASSAM State govt to review language policy The State education department will put the matter of language policy for primary education in the agenda of next Cabinet meeting of the government for further consideration. The language policy for primary education was finalised by the Sabha in consultation with language experts on … Read more
ASSAM Lecanorchis taiwaniana discovered in Assam Lecanorchis taiwaniana(The parasitic bloom), a type of orchid was accidentally discovered in Assam. This is the first time it is discovered in India. But the orchid species is already known in Japan, Taiwan, and Laos. The orchid was accidentally discovered in Assam by Jatindra Sarma, Assam’s forest officer named. He … Read more