Current Affairs

08.11.18 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 the … Read more

05.06.19 Assam(APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Kamakhya expected to host 25 lakh devotees during Ambubachi Mela   Assam is gearing up for the largest religious congregation in the state as an estimated 25 lakh people are expected to attend the four-day annual Ambubachi Mela starting at the KamakhyaTemple from June 22.   Kamakhya is one of the 51 shakti shrines representing different body … Read more

06.04.21 Daily APSC Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   Global Gender Gap Index 2021 Key Facts   The World Economic Forum released the Global Gender Gap Report for the year 2021. India’s ranking on the index fell 28 places. Highlights:   Among the 156 countries in the index, India ranks 140th. As a result, India became the third worst performing country … Read more

04.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Suhungmung Dihingiya Raja (1497-1539)   The reign of Suhungmung Dihingiya Raja broke from the early Ahom rule and established a multi-ethnic polity in his kingdom. Under him the Ahom Kingdom expanded greatly for the first time since Sukaphaa, at the cost of the Sutiya and the Kachari kingdoms.   He also successfully defended … Read more

27.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam will have 10 methanol-run buses: Gadkari   Union minister of road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari said that his ministry has decided to provide 10 methanol-run buses for public transportation in Assam.   The methanol-run buses will initially ply as a pilot project in the state and Assam Petrochmicals Limited (APL) will supply the methanol for the new buses.   … Read more