10.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam tourism reaching Kazakhastan The central Asian country on Wednesday evinced keen interest to receive these people in Almaty to explore the opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the hospitality sector. The open invitation dominated when its ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev is on a five days visit to the premier north east Indian capital city of Guwahati. … Read more 10.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

2.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   6th International Tourism Mart being organized in Guwahati, Assam   The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States is organising the “International Tourism Mart” (ITM) in Guwahati, Assam from 5-7 December, 2017.   The event will be held in Taj Vivanta, and will be inaugurated on 5th … Read more 2.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   41,000 posts in govt schools lying vacant in Assam   Around 41,000 posts, including those of over 27,000 teachers, are lying vacant in various government run schools across Assam.   A total of 40,845 posts are lying vacant in various government-run schools and out of these, 27,202 posts are of teachers.   The state government had … Read more 13.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

28.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   A huge cancer care system to be set up in Assam soon   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 28.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

26.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Curtains come down on Ambubachi Mela   The five-day annual Ambubachi Mela ended today as the doors of the Kamakhya temple were reopened for the devotees after a gap of four days. Lakhs of devotees, including Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, paid their obeisance to the Mother Goddess on the … Read more 26.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

09.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Farmers receive Tractors under CMSGUY in Udalguri   Assam Public Health Engineering and Co-operation Minister, Rihon Daimari distributed tractors and accessories to beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s Samagra Gramya Unnaya Yojana (CMSGUY) 2017-2018.   The Central Government is taking every possible  step to increase the productivity in the agricultural field and also urged the farmers … Read more 09.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

17.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam electricity tariff to fall by 14 paise/unit from April   Power tariff in Assam will fall by about two per cent from next month with the regulatory body announcing a cut in energy charges. “The energy charges have been reduced by 20-30 paise per unit. The Commission has marginally increased the fixed/demand charges for most … Read more 17.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

05.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   McLeod to sell 8 Assam estates to MKSEL   McLeod Russel, the world’s largest private bulk tea producer, has inked an MoU with city-based M K Shah Exports (MKSEL) on Tuesday to sell off eight of their 48 tea estates in Assam for Rs 331 crore. A source close to the development said the Williamson … Read more 05.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

02.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Cargo service on Brahmaputra to begin soon.   In a first, the government will launch scheduled regular service of cargo movement using waterway in Brahmaputra. The regular movement of cement using National Waterway (NW) on the Brahmaputra in Assam will be between Pandu Port to Dhubri, a distance of about 255 km.   According to shipping ministry, two barges … Read more 02.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs