17-18.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam’s rural areas to be ODF by year-end’   The rural areas of Assam are all set to become Open Defecation Free (ODF) by December 31 this year with 98% of the target being already achieved.     Assam and Tripura are the only two north eastern states where rural areas are yet to become ODF, while … Read more

25.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Scheme for dropout students launched   With the aim to help underprivileged and dropout students through education and skill-based training, the Union Government’s flagship initiative, Nai Manzil Scheme, was launched at the Education Research and Development Foundation (ERDF).   The Nai Manzil Scheme aims to provide educational intervention through bridge courses to trainees … Read more

30.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Poor irrigation facilities hit State agri sector   Of the total 30.40 lakh hectares cultivable land in Assam and the assessed irrigation potential of 27 lakh hectares, the State’s irrigation department could bring only around 8.23 lakh hectares under its schemes so far. ð  The irrigation potential available for utilisation at present is … Read more

14-15 .01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM CM Sonowal distributes free bikes to Class XII topper girls   Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday launched a programme to distribute free scootys to 1000 girl students who excelled in the Class XII state board exams.   Government has been striving to sustain an academic atmosphere and make quality the only attribute to select beneficiaries … Read more

26.10.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM ● State govt expands health insurance scheme More than 57,250 persons have availed cashless treatment under the Assam government’s Atal Amrit Abhiyan (AAA) healthcare scheme in the last year and half and the number of beneficiaries is expected to increase further in the coming days following the State Cabinet’s decision to expand the ambit … Read more

01-02.09.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Scientists contemplate ways to increase coconut production   On World Coconut Day, scientists have cited nutritional deficiency, lack of irrigation and incidence of diseases as the reason for decline in coconut production in Assam. At 48.25 nuts per tree, the state is lagging behind in coconut production as compared to the national average of 64.8 … Read more