18.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate the first global investors’ summit in Assam Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first global investors’ summit to be organised by the BJP-led government in Assam. The summit will be held on February 3-4, 2018 at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. The government also announced tax breaks and incentives to woo … Read more 18.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

16.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Tata Motors begins E-bus pilot-runs in Guwahati   Tata Motors, which began a pilot-run of its 9-meter electric bus in Assam, claimed that it’s become the first automaker to get Arai and homologation certifications for its 9-m and 12-m electric buses.   The company, which bagged a 350 units order from the EESL to supply e-cars … Read more 16.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

15.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Oil India submits report to Centre for gas pipeline to Assam   PSU major Oil India said it has submitted a feasibility report to the Central government for laying gas pipeline from Barauni in Bihar to Numaligarh in Assam to tackle shortage of gas in the North Eastern state.   The distance between the two points will be about 750 km, and currently OIL … Read more 15.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

12.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Tatas, Assam govt to set up Rs 1400 crore cancer care grid   The Tata Trusts and the state government are collaborating to set up, in a first, a three-level Rs 1400-cr cancer care grid that will connect district hospitals, medical colleges to an advanced centre at Guwahati. Tata Trusts is the philanthropic arm of … Read more 12.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

22-23.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   New Underground Water Treatment Plant in Agartala   In Tripura, a new underground water treatment plant commissioned at Sadhutilla in the southern part of Agartala. The plant has started functioning with a supply of quality treated water initially to 565 households through the pipeline. The treatment capacity of 4 point 8 million litre per day. It has two Over Head … Read more 22-23.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

27.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam: 173-year-old church to reopen this week   Considered by some to be the oldest church in the northeast, the Christ Church nestled in the city’s Nehru Park will mark a new beginning. The 173-year-old structure has been renovated by the church’s modest congregation, which cuts across religious lines.   The church will open its … Read more 27.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

08.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam records marginal dip in infant mortality rate   The state, which is struggling to bring down its high infant mortality rate, has recorded a decline by three points from 47 per 1,000 live births in 2015 to 44 per 1,000 live births in 2016. However, it continues to remain among the bottom five. … Read more 08.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

19.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam Government rolls out new Tourism policy   Assam State Government rolled out ‘Tourism Policy of Assam 2017’ with an aim to increase tourist inflow in the state by at least two to three times within next five years. In the policy, special emphasis has been laid on making the state a preferred … Read more 19.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

20.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to hold Global Investors Summit in February, 2018   The first Global Investors Summit in Assam will be held in Guwahati in February next year and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate it.   The state government plans to utilise the event to showcase Assam’s business potential with attractive policies so that … Read more 20.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

07.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre sets up high-level committee for water management in northeast   The government has constituted a high-level committee for proper management of water resources in the northeastern states, an official statement said.   The committee will be led by Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar. It would facilitate optimising benefits of appropriate water management in the form … Read more 07.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs