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ASSAM ● CM Sarbananda Sonowal launches Clean, Green and Fit Village campaign in Guwahati Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Clean, Green and Fit Village campaign initiated by MyGov Assam in association with ONGC and Assam Volleyball at Guwahati Volleyball Training Centre at Judges Field in the city. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan first Independence Day speech in … Read more
ASSAM Assam saw highest cases of fake news in 2017: NCRB Fifty-six of the 170 cases of fake news reported across the country in 2017 were in Assam alone, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report has found. Assam registered the maximum number of cases of “fake news” in 2017, the latest NCRB report said. Apart from … Read more
ASSAM Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary: The Amazon of the East Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam and covers an area of 111.19 sq km (42.93 sq mi) rainforest. It is a part of Assam valley’s tropical wet evergreen forest and consists of three parts – Jeypore, upper … Read more
ASSAM IITG-Cotton varsity MoU for academic, administrative collaboration The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cotton University for academic and administrative collaboration, in addition to the joint organisation of symposiums and workshops. Besides academic and administrative collaboration and joint symposiums and workshops, the MoU … Read more
ASSAM Assam ties up with Instagram to promote tourism globally The Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) has planned to launch a global campaign ahead of the upcoming Raas Festival in the state. The state tourism department announced an official collaboration with Instagram to promote Assam globally . The state tourism department has initiated a … Read more
ASSAM Assam to implement two-child norm for government jobs from 2021 Assam government on Tuesday decided that people with more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs after January 1, 2021. Those with more than two children would not be considered for government jobs from January 1, 2021. The … Read more
ASSAM Expert sheds light on pre-historic cultural links of NE India North East India was not an isolated and remote area for the rest of the world. It was culturally connected to different neighbouring regions of the Asian landmass. Prehistoric Hoabinhian and Hoabinhian-like artefacts found in different sites of North East India suggest … Read more
ASSAM 2-day India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ Meet underway in Guwahati The two-day India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ Meet started in Guwahati with a focus on trade and connectivity. The focus is on improving its connectivity with the neighbouring country to get the best of the rest under Act East Policy for the host Assam. A 70-member … Read more
ASSAM Poor infra deterring flow of medical tourists, foreign students to Assam Medical tourism and higher education are two potential service sector industries for Assam, but due to various gaps – mostly related to infrastructure and connectivity – the State has not been able to tap it so far. There is … Read more
ASSAM Tea Board warning on adulteration Tea Board India on Friday warned of legal action against those adding colour to tea. It said there was no provision for use of colour in tea and advised all stakeholders to follow the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines for not using any colour in … Read more