03.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   ·        A new high level committee to protect Assams heritage ð  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the setting up of a high-level committee forimplementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. It provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of Assam. … Read more 03.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

30-31.12.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Center has given an extension of 6 months to complete the ongoing exercise for updating the NRC in Assam   The Center given an extension of six months to complete the ongoing exercise for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam by 30th June 2019 as the enumeration of citizens in the NRC … Read more 30-31.12.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

12.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Radical outfits may become biggest threat to State   Radicalization and efforts by fundamentalist terrorist outfits may turn out to be the biggest threats to the North East region of India, particularly Assam, in the days to come and there is need for strengthening the intelligence gathering mechanism to deal with it.   … Read more 12.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

08.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam’s rural areas to be ODF by year-end’   The rural areas of Assam are all set to become Open Defecation Free (ODF) by December 31 this year with 98% of the target being already achieved.   Assam and Tripura are the only two north eastern states where rural areas are yet to become ODF, while the … Read more 08.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

06-07.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Vibrant Northeast in Guwahati from May 3   The ‘Vibrant North East 2018′, an event in which people would be made aware of central government’s schemes and programmes, will be held in Guwahati from 3-5 May.   Players from the agriculture, food processing, consumer affairs, civil supply, drinking water and sanitation sectors will … Read more 06-07.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

04.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Suhungmung Dihingiya Raja (1497-1539)   The reign of Suhungmung Dihingiya Raja broke from the early Ahom rule and established a multi-ethnic polity in his kingdom. Under him the Ahom Kingdom expanded greatly for the first time since Sukaphaa, at the cost of the Sutiya and the Kachari kingdoms.   He also successfully defended … Read more 04.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam will have 10 methanol-run buses: Gadkari   Union minister of road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari said that his ministry has decided to provide 10 methanol-run buses for public transportation in Assam.   The methanol-run buses will initially ply as a pilot project in the state and Assam Petrochmicals Limited (APL) will supply the methanol for the new buses.   … Read more 27.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

21.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   UN concern over spurt in human trafficking cases     Illegal migration from Bangladesh to India is now a well established fact, but incidents of human trafficking, particularly trafficking of children from Bangladesh to India and vice versa has become a major cause of concern. The United Nations office of Drugs and Crime … Read more 21.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

21.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM CM for empowerment of all sections of people   Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today underlined the need to empower all sections of people so that they can lead a life of dignity. He also laid stress on the members of the scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs) enjoying due respect in society. The … Read more 21.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

20.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   22 pc of State’s population covered   The vaccination to prevent rubella disease which was launched in Assam in August this year, has covered around 84.22 per cent of the State’s population.   Till today no study has been carried out in Assam to determine the exact number of rubella patients. On the … Read more 20.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs