20.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM ·        Tamil Nadu officials head to Assam for sand ð  A team of officials from the Public Works Department (PWD) left for Assam to explore the possibility of importing sand from the northeastern state to meet the requirements of sand-starved Tamil Nadu. The visit follows Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s offer to supply sand for construction purposes to the … Read more 20.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

05.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam bags Swachh Survekshan Grameen Award   Assam bagged a special award – for its standout performance in the North East region – in the recently-concluded Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 conducted throughout the country by the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen.   Swachh Survekshan Grameen is a survey conducted for rural cleanliness in order … Read more 05.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

14.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Artificial intelligence to create smart cops in Assam The Assam budget 2019-20 has proposed more teeth to Assam police’s capability in stopping crime before it happens by announcing an artificial intelligence-powered data analysis facility for predictive policing.   Predictive policing is a method of predicting and identifying potential criminal activity, developed in the … Read more 14.02.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

04.07.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre revives talks on Bodo issues   The Centre has revived the Bodo dialogue process after a gap of over one year, with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh taking fresh initiative to resolve the vexed Bodo problem.A round of tripartite talks involving the Centre, the Assam government and a joint delegation of the … Read more 04.07.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

05.05.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL World Press Freedom Day -3 May World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. This year’s theme “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation” According to the Press Freedom index 2019, India ranked 140 out of … Read more 05.05.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

24-25.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   ·        Government schools of Assam to take Pledge against tobacco use   ð  Students of all Government schools in the State of Assam will take oath on December 1 not to use tobacco in any form.   ð  It is to be mentioned that Assam has 48.2% adults (aged 15+) tobacco users of … Read more 24-25.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM • MHA clarifies on Gorkhas living in Assam  The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Wednesday issued a clarification to the Assam government on the citizenship status of members of the Gorkha community living in the tate as per Foreigners Act, 1946.  It stated that the members of the Gorkha community who … Read more 10.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

22.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam college creates rice bank to preserve indigenous varieties   A college in Assam has walked the extra mile by not only setting up a rice bank to preserve seeds of indigenous varieties that are losing out to new high-yielding varieties but also encouraging farmers to grow them so that they do not … Read more 22.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

01.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM           Gauhati University gears up for inter-varsity youth festival   After a gap of 25 years, Gauhati University (GU) is all geared up to host Pragjyoti Mahotsava — the 33rd East Zone Inter University Youth Festival 2017-18 — from January 5 to January 9.   About 25-30 universities from eastern India are expected to participate in … Read more 01.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs