APSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APSC Test Series
ASSAM Assam floods: Bihar flood stops trains to Assam. The flood at Krishanganj and its surrounding stations in north Bihar forced Northern Railway to cancel the trains to Dibrugarh in Assam for August 13 and 14 and close the bookings. For the convenience of passengers, Northern Railway has added a stoppage at Arsikere on … Read more
ASSAM NGT directs Assam to improve sensor barriers in Kaziranga. Concerned over death of animals in road accidents near the Kaziranga National Park, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Assam government to improve sensor-operated automated traffic barriers installed in the animal corridor. The Assam government told the green panel that … Read more
ASSAM Assam to veto partial withdrawal of AFSPA. Assam has told the ministry of home affairs (MHA) that it will not recommend withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) of 1958 from a few areas, at least till August 31, because of the possibility of subversive activities by the anti-talks Ulfa (Independent) … Read more
ASSAM Kaziranga in grip of fresh floods. Even before the Kaziranga National Park could recover from the devastating floods that hit the sanctuary last month, it’s in the grip of a fresh deluge. With the Brahmaputra in spate in the upper Assam districts, floodwaters started entering the 430-sq km world heritage site park, about 250 km … Read more
ASSAM 150 families evicted from Namphai reserve forest. The forest department evicted 150 families and cleared about 25 hectares of illegally occupied land at the Namphai reserve forest under Digboi forest division in Tinsukia. According to forest officials, most of the evicted people were new settlers who had come from the flood-hit Laika-Dodhia forest villages situated … Read more
ASSAM Forest Dept’s bid to preserve wetlands at Jonai. Observing the gradual destruction of forest cover and consequent degradation of bird habitat, the Dhemaji territorial forest division has taken steps to preserve the wetlands in Jonai and their scientific management. The Dhemaji forest division has identified a vast area wetland at Rayang-Bijoypur … Read more
ASSAM Violation of PF law by small tea growers. With small tea growers and bought leaf factories shying away from providing social security benefits to their workers, the Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organisation (ATEPFO) has started wielding the big stick. Besides issuing a notice to small and medium tea growers, the … Read more
ASSAM Experts hold different views on Brahmaputra study Experts here hold different views on the August 1 announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that an amount of Rs 100 crore would be sanctioned to study the Brahmaputra, covering all its aspects, including its ‘inter-state and international ramifications’. Former Vice Chancellor of Gauhati … Read more