01.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   FCI to procure 68,000 metric tonnes of paddy from State farmers   The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a target of around 68,000 metric tonnes of paddy to be procured from the farmers of Assam in the 2018-19 marketing year.     In the meantime, the FCI is also going to … Read more

30.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL Economist Intelligence Unit set to bring down Indias growth outlook for 2019-20   Both Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)earlier this month cut their 2019-20 growth projection for India to 7.2 per cent from 7.4 per cent earlier, blaming rising risks to global economic growth as well as weakening domestic investment activity. … Read more

03.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam History : The Koch state   The Koch dynasty emerged as the dominant kingdom after the fall of the Khen dynasty in 1498 and Kamat Dynasty in 1515.The first of the Koch kings, Viswa Singha and then his sons, Nara Narayan as the subsequent king and Chilarai as the general, soon occupied … Read more

28.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Role of State govt appreciated in Delhi meet   A four-day session on making drinking water in India arsenic and fluoride free called for steps to formulate a systematic approach to water quality-related problems in the country and a national water quality mission.   The idea of a national mission under the nomenclature– … Read more

11.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   North East Festival in Delhi ends    The North East Festival aimed at “promoting talents and culture of NE India” concluded on November 5. “More than two lakh people attended the festival, the visitors comprising people from Delhi-NCR, NE communities and foreigners. The event is an attempt at bringing the NE closer to … Read more

06.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Employ a local, get Rs 10,000 as incentive: Assam govt   In a win-win situation for both the investor and the unemployed, private investors in the state will now be eligible for additional incentives of Rs 10,000 for every local youth they employ.   The state government has been taking some bold steps … Read more

03.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to introduce baseball in colleges   The state directorate of higher education has asked colleges to introduce baseball on their campuses. India is currently ranked below 50 in the game in world rankings. “The prospects of the game (baseball) are very promising as India is currently ranked below 50 in the world rankings and has won … Read more

14.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   IT-enabled services for new-age voters   Chief Electoral Officer, Assam Mukesh Sahu launched the ‘i-help’ initiative at a meeting held at the Election Department.   The initiative ‘i-help’ is a joint venture of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam and Common Service Centres (CSCs), Assam to promote digital electoral literacy in … Read more

02.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Over Rs 8,000 crore telecom projects face delays in north east   The government’s ambitious plan to provide seamless connectivity across the country’s north-eastern region has made little headway despite the Union Cabinet approving a comprehensive plan more than three years back. Budgetary estimate for the plan that would have provided a stable telecom network … Read more

07.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam lags behind in creating organ donation awareness   The organ donation programme in the state is in dire straits due to administrative negligence and lack of general awareness. Assam has an abysmal record, as compared to other states like Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, when it comes to organ donation. Organ transplant requires state-of-the-art facilities comprising proper equipments … Read more