21.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

  ASSAM   92 new flight routes in Northeast under Udaan-2: Jayant Sinha   To provide a major boost to air connectivity in the Northeast, 92 new routes will be opened in the region in the second round of the government’s ‘Udaan’ scheme.   Udaan is a regional connectivity scheme under which the government plans … Read more 21.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

22.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to provide textbooks to blind students   The state government will provide free textbooks to visually impaired students of the state.   The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations.   He said his government had taken up various programmes aimed at uplifting … Read more 22.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

18.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam pitches for tea to be recognised as national drink   After declaring tea as the state drink in 2011, Assam is making the case for the brew to be declared the national drink.   Besides being the place where tea production first started in India, the sheer volume of production justifies the … Read more 18.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

05.06.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam, Singapore sign MoU for skilling youths The Assam government signed MoUs with its Singapore counterpart for skilling over 78,000 rural youths in the state by 2019 and greening Guwahati.   The skill development training will be imparted to 78,500 poor rural youths during 2016-19 under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. … Read more 05.06.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

02.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam govt to buy Bhupen Hazarika’s house   Assam government has set itself on a mission mode to acquire an abandoned three-storey house located at Kolkata’s Golf Course Road from its present owner where the bard had lived and created his magic for about 40 decades. The objective is to preserve the house number … Read more 02.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

29.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam girl strikes gold at world boxing meet Assam girl Ankushita Boro were declared as the winner in the 64-kg category of the AIBA World Women’s Youth Boxing Championships. She defeated by 3-2 Russian opponent Ekaterina Dynnk in the last bout of the tournament. INTERNATIONAL   France wins davis cup for 10th time   Lucas Pouille … Read more 29.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

11.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   North East Festival in Delhi ends    The North East Festival aimed at “promoting talents and culture of NE India” concluded on November 5. “More than two lakh people attended the festival, the visitors comprising people from Delhi-NCR, NE communities and foreigners. The event is an attempt at bringing the NE closer to … Read more 11.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

03.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to introduce baseball in colleges   The state directorate of higher education has asked colleges to introduce baseball on their campuses. India is currently ranked below 50 in the game in world rankings. “The prospects of the game (baseball) are very promising as India is currently ranked below 50 in the world rankings and has won … Read more 03.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

17.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland border to prevent encroachment   The state government is planning to move central paramilitary forces close to the Assam-Nagaland border to prevent encroachment of Assamese territory by people from the neighbouring state. This comes in the wake of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah)’s renewed pledge to acquire … Read more 17.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

24.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Tribute to Lachit Borphukan   Assam pays tributes to Lachit Barphukan across the state  highlighting the great strength and courage of the Ahom General who defeated the Mughals in the battle of Saraighat.   Chief minister Sarbanabda Sonowal took the lead to pay homage to the war hero at the central function organized at theSankardeb Kalakhetra. In … Read more 24.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs