APSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APSC Test Series
ASSAM Assam Co pie only tangible asset of Assam Oil The corporate insolvency resolution process of Assam Company India Ltd (ACIL), the oldest tea company in India, could be a long-drawn affair. Assam Oil’s outstanding balance to the UK arm of ICICI Bank is at $41.6 million (Rs 280 crore), which the lender … Read more
ASSAM Tribal Sangha to oppose govt ST status move The All Assam Tribal Sangha will challenge the move being taken by the Union Government to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the six ethnic groups of the State. It seems that the Union Government is going to place the bill before the … Read more
ASSAM Bihu to be taught in Assam schools, colleges at HS level Assam’s biggest festival, Bihu, which is a symbol of harmony, is set to be included in the academic curriculum of senior secondary classes from the 2020 academic session. The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) has roped in Bihu exponents and … Read more
ASSAM Boost in exports, domestic consumption can help tide over crisis Increased export and domestic consumption can save the crisis-ridden Indian tea industry. For augmenting its export, Indian tea industry should remove the doubts of the importing countries on the quality of its produces. Therefore, quality green leaf harvesting and manufacturing is the … Read more
ASSAM Dr Debabhuson Borah gets Munin Barkotoki Literary Award The prestigious Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018 in Assam has been given to young writer-critic Dr Debabhuson Borah for his book on literary criticism titled ‘Nirbochon’. The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust announced the annual Award instituted to encourage young and promising writers in … Read more
ASSAM Deployment of Assam Rifles stepped up With Myanmar Army taking steps against members of the militant outfits of the Northeast taking shelter in that country, the strength of the Assam Rifles along the international border has been increased as the possibility of exodus of militants from the neighbouring country cannot be ruled … Read more
ASSAM Assam school bags award at British Council event ð Suderashan Public School, Guwahati was the only school from the northeast to receive the British CouncilInternational School Award in a recently held ceremony in Delhi this year. A total of 44 other schools from West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh were also awarded on … Read more
ASSAM Proposals made in 1965 to check influx were ignored Way back in 1965, a proposal was mooted to compile a register of citizens in Assam and to issue identity cards to Indian citizens on the basis of it. But unfortunately, the proposal was not taken up. Similarly, a proposal to erect barbed … Read more
ASSAM Dispur push to boost horticulture production in State As part of the endeavour to boost output of horticultural crops in the State and help farmers engage in cultivation of such crops, the State government has decided to expand the scope of the ‘Per Drop More Crop (Micro Irrigation and Other Intervention)’ under the … Read more
ASSAM Piramal Foundation new initiatives for transforming school education The Piramal Foundation, a premier non-profit organisation working in the field of education and health for more than a decade has entered into an agreement with Niti Aayog to work for transformation of all the 115 aspirational districts of the country by focusing on … Read more