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ASSAM Entrepreneur on mission to promote cane and bamboo Guwahati-based entrepreneur has embarked on a relatively new mission to promote a sustainable lifestyle through optimum use of cane and bamboo products under its brand ‘Boocane’. Bordoloi’s startup venture – Ivantage Craft Private Limited – which is opening a new leaf in sustainable innovations, is … Read more
ASSAM Kati Bihu observed in State Kati Bihu, the pre-harvest festival marked by austerity was observed across the State today. Also known as Kangali Bihu because of its solemnity, the occasion is observed by the people of the State traditionally to pray for a good harvest. Festivities associated with Bohag Bihu and Magh Bihu … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati second in Northeast, 303rd in country in Swachh test As the gateway to the northeast and an economic hub, the state capital is the number two in the cleanliness chart of cities in the region, but still cuts a sorry figure among 425 cities across the country. The Swachh Survekshan 2019 … Read more
ASSAM Bigger pest threat looms large over Assam While invasion of cropland by the armyworm (called shurpok locally) is not unusual in Assam, a far bigger threat in the form of a possible fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) epidemic looms large over the State. Armyworm infestation of crop in Assam in varied degrees … 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 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 6000 crore project to transport petroleum products in pipeline Assam industry minister Chandra Mohan Patowary made a slew of announcements, including the decision to lay a pipeline to Myanmar to transport petroleum products from the region and setting up of a unit of PepsiCo India at Rampur in Kamrup district with an investment of Rs 200 crore. … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati to host Filmfare Awards in Feb Decks have been cleared for hosting the prestigious and the most glamorous cine award function, the Filmfare Awards in Assam in February 2020. For the first time ever, the gala event will be held out of Mumbai. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard … Read more
ASSAM Study finds poor wages, housing, healthcare in Assam TEs In an indictment of the Assam government’s initiative towards the welfare of tea workers, a study on the working and living conditions of plantation workers found crumbling houses with no toilets, poor wages, lack of quality health and education entitlements. The new … Read more
ASSAM Grasslands in rhino habitats of State depleting Vast swathes of grasslands across the State’s four rhino habitats – Kaziranga, Manas, Orang and Pobitora – are undergoing large-scale degradation induced by invasive weeds and other forms of biotic pressures such as excessive cattle grazing. Matters stand worsened by the absence of scientific management … Read more