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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
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
ASSAM Deployment of Assam Rifles stepped up With Myanmar Army taking steps against members of the militant outfits of the Northeast taking shelter in that country, the strength of the Assam Rifles along the international border has been increased as the possibility of exodus of militants from the neighbouring country cannot be ruled … Read more
ASSAM IT-enabled services for new-age voters Chief Electoral Officer, Assam Mukesh Sahu launched the ‘i-help’ initiative at a meeting held at the Election Department. The initiative ‘i-help’ is a joint venture of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam and Common Service Centres (CSCs), Assam to promote digital electoral literacy in … Read more
ASSAM US state department concerned about those not in NRC The US state department in a report raised concerns over fate of persons excluded from the national register of citizens in Assam. In its annual report on human rights, the US report said NRC exclusions have “lead to uncertainty over the status of … Read more
ASSAM Radical outfits may become biggest threat to State Radicalization and efforts by fundamentalist terrorist outfits may turn out to be the biggest threats to the North East region of India, particularly Assam, in the days to come and there is need for strengthening the intelligence gathering mechanism to deal with it. … Read more
ASSAM Assam: A Potential Jewel in Northeast India Assam used to be a much larger state and was known by its ancient name, Kamrup. For administrative reasons and in order to cater to ethnic aspirations, it was gradually divided into five states which are Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Nagalandand Mizoram. Along with two other states Manipur and Tripura the seven states are … Read more
ASSAM APSC releases Civil Services Prelims 2018 results The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has declared the results of the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2018. The APSC Combined Competitive (Preliminary) result has been declared on the APSC official website – apsc.nic.in. The APSC Preliminary exam was conducted on December 30, 2018. … Read more
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
ASSAM India and ADB sign $26 Million Loan Agreement for Additional Financing to Assam Urban Project The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $26 Million Loan Agreement. It will provide additional financing for improving drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh town of Assam under the ongoing Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment … Read more