08.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam’s refugees hope for return of citizenship bill   For the 5,000-odd voters at the Bangladeshi refugee camp, the upcoming Lok Sabhaelection could well be the last they get to vote in.   The residents of the camp, set up in 1964 long before the 1971 cut-off date for determining citizenship in Assam, were provided … Read more 08.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

28.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Sukapha and establishment of Ahom Kingdom in Assam   Ahoms was a Tai-Mongoloid group who migrated to Assam from around present-day   Yunan Province of China. Siu -ka -pha was the first Ahom king in Assam. The Ahoms were given stiff resistance by the Kacharis who dominated eastern Assam. But slowly and steadily, … Read more 28.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

19.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam gets digital awareness, launches i-help initiative to promote electoral literacy   Assam launched an initiative ‘i-help’ to promote digital electoral literacy in the state launched in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The ‘i-help’ is a joint initiative of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)and Common Service Centres (CSC)in Assam. The CSCs … Read more 19.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

02.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Soon, paper-based kit to test spurious liquor in State   The Department of Excise has tied up with the Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) to set up a state-of-the-art chemical lab in the State and also develop a low-cost handy testing kit to detect spurious liquor.   The laboratory will be built under … Read more 02.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

24-25.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam launched initiatives to educate voter   Assam State government has launchedinitiatives to educate voters. Folk song competitions, quiz programmes and appeals by celebrities are some of the initiatives being undertaken by the election office in Assam for attracting women, first-time voters, people with physical disabilities and senior citizens to cast their votes. Sprinter Hima … Read more 24-25.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

29.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam History : The Kachari state   The rulers of Dimasa Kachari Kingdom belonged to the Dimasa people, The Kachari kingdom a nd others (Kamata, Sutiya), led by chieftains of indigenous tribes, developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom, were examples of indigenous state formations in Medieval Assam. Remnant of the Kachari … Read more 29.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

17-18.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Climate Vulnerability Index Highest For Assam and Mizoram   Indian scientists have developed a common framework for the assessment of climate change vulnerabilityin all the states in the Himalayan region. The assessment shows that the vulnerability index is the highest for Assam (0.72) and Mizoram (0.71). Sikkim is the least vulnerable state with the index being 0.42. Assam is highly vulnerable … Read more 17-18.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

20.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam’s groundwater contamination will worsen, experts warn In northeast India, Assam is in the middle of a grave groundwater contamination crisis. According to government estimates, fluoride contamination affects 23 districts and arsenic contamination affects 24 districts (out of a total 33) in the state. Even as people grapple to survive this basic necessity … Read more 20.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

16.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   More than 50% voters in State didn’t vote for eventual winners All the Members of Parliament from Assam who emerged victorious in the 2014 general election won their respective seats with less than 50 per cent representativeness. An analysis of the total vote share and representativeness during the last Lok Sabha polls by … Read more 16.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Bongaigaon dist admin develops ‘Sankalp’ app to reach out to 1st-time voter   In Assam, the Bongaigaon district administration has developed a mobile app Sankalp to particularly reach out to the first-time voters.   Bongaigaon Deputy Commissioner Adil Khan said that a special initiative has been taken to encourage the first-time voters.   … Read more 23.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs