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ASSAM Rs 2,149 crore deficit budget tabled in Assam Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaon tabled a Rs 2,149.04 crore-deficit budget that focussed, among others, on setting up new educational institutions and improvement of roads and infrastructure, officials said. It also focused on increasing social media presence of government departments, revival of closed industrial units, … Read more
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
ASSAM Award for Assam project The Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM), under the panchayat and rural development department of the Assam government bagged a national award for its outstanding performance under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM) in the category of institutional and capacity building. The mission envisions that each underprivileged family should … Read more
ASSAM Report released on Assamese Sikhs The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) organized a panel discussion on ‘Assamese Sikhs in Transition’ a research project which has been prepared in collaboration with Majha House and supported by Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS). Hazarika outlined the rationale for including the issue of Mazhabi Sikhs … Read more
ASSAM The English East India Company in Assam Politics- the Treaty of Yandaboo and Assam The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed on February 24, 1826 by General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side, and by Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin from the Burmese side. With the treaty of … Read more
ASSAM Organic manure production scheme launched Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Agriculture, formally launched a new innovative organic manure commercial production scheme called ‘NADEP Tank’ at Bamunpara village of Mangaldai in Darrang district. The scheme, taken up jointly by the District Agriculture Department and the District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, aims … Read more
ASSAM Assam forest cover increases Denying reports of large-scale felling of trees in Assam, the Centre has said that according to the India State of Forest Report, 2017 of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun, the forest cover of in the State has increased by 567 sq km compared to the … Read more
ASSAM Subsidy scheme for farmers launched Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ceremonially launched the Farmers’ Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme. The scheme has encapsulated three different plans. First is the Assam Farmers’ Credit Subsidy Scheme under which all short-term crop loan availed from scheduled commercial banks, regional rural banks and the Assam Cooperative Apex … Read more
ASSAM Silk Mark Expo 2018 from Sept 5 Silk Mark Expo 2018, Guwahati, will be held at NEDFi House here from September 5 to 9. Silk Mark Organisation of India (SMOI) organises Silk Mark expos exclusively involving the Silk Mark members, authorised users (AUs) of the Silk Mark labels who are weavers, … Read more
ASSAM Skill development institute opened in Guwahati Assam has got a dedicated institute for imparting skill development training to the youth in the state. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union petroleum and skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday dedicated the Skill Development Institute, Guwahati to the nation. The institute has been set up at Uttar Phulung in North … Read more