31.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Groundwater in 24 districts have arsenic   The groundwater of 24 districts of Assam has been contaminated by arsenic, while that in 13 districts affected by fluoride.   Fluoride has also been found across 930 areas in 13 districts.   The government has established 227 and 40 schemes for arsenic and fluoride free water respectively at various … Read more 31.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

17.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam government gives 50 L more for Oscar promotion  The Assam government has provided Rs 1 crore financial assistance for the promotion of ‘Village Rockstars’ which has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the best foreign language film.     Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced to give Rs 50 … Read more 17.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

26.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh laid foundation stone of Technology Facility Center at Jorhat, Assam   Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of new Science Centre, the “Technology Facility Centre” (TFC) in Jorhat, Assam. For setting up the new Science Centre, the … Read more 26.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

29.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   APW wants panel to oversee sample re-verification of NRC   Assam Public Works (APW), the organization on whose petition the Supreme Court undertook the supervision of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update exercise appealed for the establishment of a panel to monitor the sample re-verification of included names.   The Supreme Court had on August … Read more 29.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

25.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   IIT Guwahati uses aloe vera to remove oil from water   Researchers have for the first time used a naturally occurring material — aloe vera gel — which inherently has superior oil repelling (oleophobic) property to separate oil from water   Using the membrane, the researchers were able to separate both light (kerosene) … Read more 25.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

13-14.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Bid to provide more powers to Centre to form River Basin Authority   The Draft Inter-State River Basin Management Bill, 2018 (DIRBMB-2018) is seemed to be an attempt at providing more powers to the Union Government in matters of formation of the River Basin Authority, contrary to the provisions of the Indian Constitution, … Read more 13-14.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

04.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Crime rate in State has come down: Govt   The State government said that number of crimes in Assam have come down substantially in the past two years and added that it is committed to reform and modernize the police force.   The present government has taken steps to modernize the police force … Read more 04.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   20km Assam bridge to cut travel by 200km India’s longest river bridge will be built across the Brahmaputra, connecting Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya, and will cut road travel by 203km as also travel  time. The 19.3km, four-lane bridge will be built  by 2026-27 At present, vehicles take an over-200km-long detour … Read more 23.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs