Current Affairs

21.09.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Small tea growers plea to fix minimum price   The All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association (AASTGA) has made an appeal to all concerned to fix the minimum price of green tea leaf in a redeeming manner so as to save the small tea growing sector and the tea industry as a whole. … Read more

25.09.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Jitendra Singh inaugurated Cane and Bamboo Technology Park at Assam   Government has established a Cane and Bamboo Technology Park-cum-Office Premises of Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre(CBTC) at Burnihat, Assam. The Centre was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr.Jitendra Singh.   CBTC Park has been … Read more

16.06.20 Daily APSC Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam fire: MB Lal Committee recommendations not implemented for a decade The recent massive fire at the Baghjan Oil field, Assam had caused serious environmental damages and led to migration of 1000s of people in the region.   The Government of India has taken several measures to address the issues of such oil … Read more

18.10.18 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Industrial disputes Bill gets President’s nod   President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the Industrial Disputes (Assam Amendment) Bill, 2017 that will replace the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 paving the way for companies to retrench up to 300 employees without seeking prior approval of the Assam Government.   The Assam Government Bill has … Read more

28.09.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Wage compensation scheme for pregnant women in TEs launched   Launching a Wage Compensation Scheme for Pregnant Women in Tea Garden areas of the State, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal termed this as a historic initiative of the State government which would be able to considerably bring down the mortality rate among the pregnant … Read more

09.10.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

18.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   8 nominations for Assamese film ‘Xhoixobote Dhemalite’ in US fest A movie on children raised during a violent period in Assam has received as many as eight nominations at a US festival.   ‘Xhoihobote Dhemalite'(Rainbow fields) directed by Bidyut Kotoky has received nominations for best feature film, director, screenplay, actor (Nakul Vaid), actress (Dipannita Sharma), supporting actor … Read more