06.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Rajnath to inaugurate an electronic surveillance project in Assam   Home Minister Rajnath Singhis to inaugurate an electronic surveillance project in Dhubri district of Assam, a riverine and highly porous stretch along the Bangladesh border. The Home Ministry announced that the smart fencingwill be operationalized in the 61 km riverine section of the international border in Dhubri district of … Read more

05.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   CM launches pension scheme for workers of unorganised sector   Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said the State’s 1.80 crore workers under the unorganised sector will get old-age protection and social security with a minimal monthly contribution, once they opt to come under the ambit of the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana. … Read more

03-04.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   State to replicate UNICEF’s Sivasagar model in TEs   To address the issue of multiple deprivation in the tea gardens and generate awareness, the State government is toying with the idea of replicating the Sivasagar model of UNICEF where adolescents are empowered as change agents in the community.   Under the project, there … Read more

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

01.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   VVPATS to be used in Assam   All polling stations in Assam will have VVPAT system during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.   A VVPAT device is a printer attached to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).   The VVPAT devices dispense a slip with the name and symbol of the party candidate for … Read more