08.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal Launches 647 Schemes for Development of Majuli   Assam Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal rolled out 647 schemes entailing an investment of Rs 24.57 crore for development of the world’s largest river island Majuli. Out of these, 448 schemes under MGNREGA involved Rs 21.90 crore and 199 schemes under 14th Finance Commission … Read more 08.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

12-13.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   CM lays foundation for new roads under PMGSY in Tinsukia dist   Reiterating the State Government’s commitment to boost rural infrastructure, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for construction of five roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) with an expenditure of Rs 18 crore at Amarpur under Sadiya Sub-Division … Read more 12-13.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

26-27.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam student bodies up ante against Naga encroachment   Ten organizations led by All Assam Students’ Union(Aasu) have announced a series of protest programmes against the state government’s failure to protect Assam’s land from alleged encroachment by the Nagas in six bordering districts of Jorhat, Golaghat, Charaideu, Sivasagar, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao. The organizations are … Read more 26-27.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

30.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam wins big at India International Trade Fair 2017   The revamped Assam Pavilion has been adjudged the best state pavilion in the country at the India International Trade Fair 2017   The award was presented by Union minister of state for commerce and industry CR Chaudhury at an award ceremony in New Delhi.   Our pavilion was a … Read more 30.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

23.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   NE ideal soil for organic farming   The government is planning an organic revolution for the country, and the ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) has come to its aid by identifying areas holding high potential for the same.   After completing scientific research that started in 2011, the bureau along … Read more 23.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

28.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland HIV-positive cases on the rise in Assam   The latest AIDS fact sheet released by Assam State Aids Control Society (ASACS) on Tuesday revealed a significant rise in the prevalence of HIV-positive cases in the men having sex with men (MSM) community. The cases have been … Read more 28.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

01.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   India and World Bank Signed $200 Million Loan Agreement for Assam   The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $200 million LoanAgreement for the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project. The Project will support Assam to facilitate agri-business investments, increase agricultural productivity and market access. The Project will be implemented in … Read more 01.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

25.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland Youth Womens World Championships 2017 held in Guwahati   Youth Women’s World Championships 2017is held in Guwahati, Assam. The World Youth Women’s Boxing Championship 2017 was inaugurated Md. Ayatullah Hockey Stadium in Bhetapara by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. It is organized by AIBA (International Boxing … Read more 25.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

09.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Digital divide: 30% tea workers in Assam yet to have bank accounts   A year after the note ban and the planned shift to complete digitalization of monetary transactions initiated by the Centre, about 30% of the state’s 10 lakh tea garden workers are still waiting for their bank accounts to be created. … Read more 09.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

04.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Poet to translate Lal Ded’s verses into Assamese      Assamese poetand Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar awardee Bijoy Sankar Barman has embarked on an ambitious task of translating available works of 14th century Kashmiri mystic poetess Lalleshwari, also known as Lal Ded, into Assamese. Her verses, ‘Lal Vakhs’ (meaning voices), are believed to be the earliest compositions in … Read more 04.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs