05.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assamese, Manipuri first NE languages to feature on PMO website   Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official website, www.pmindia.gov.in, is available in thirteen languages since the first day of the new year, with Assamese and Manipuri scripts getting pride of place on the website. The website is available in Hindi and English, apart from eleven regional … Read more 05.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Post-Saraighat Assam Ascendancy of the Tungkhungia dynasty –the reign of Gadadhar Singha.   The kings of the Tungkhungia family ruled in Assam for 145 years, A.D. 1681—1826. The dynasty has derived its name from the village Tungkhung or ‘Tingkhang in Upper Assam where they had’ their ancestral residence. Gadadhar Singha was the founder … Read more 11.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

18-19.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Over 29K cases of crime against women in Assam in 2 years: Govt   The Assam government said 29,223 incidents of violence against women were reported from various parts of the state in the past two years. In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Nandita Das, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary … Read more 18-19.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

06-07.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Boat Clinics on Brahmaputra to run with solar power   The Boat Clinic has been rendering yeomen service to the underprivileged and marooned people, particularly the women and children.   The Boat Clinic, equipped with OPD, mini laboratory and pharmacies, has around 15 staff, two medical officers, three nurses, one pharmacist, one laboratory … Read more 06-07.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

31.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Investors Summit initiative hailed   The Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers’ Association (AREIDA) has welcomed the initiative of the Government of Assam in organising the Global Investors’ Summit showcasing ‘advantage of Assam’. AREIDA president PK Sharma said every state in the country and every country in the world is in intense competition with … Read more 31.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

16.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

    Numligarh Refinery Assam capacity to be expanded from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the project for capacity expansion of Numaligarh Refinery from 3 MMTPA (Million Metric Tonne Per Annum) to 9 MMTPA.  It … Read more 16.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

03.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

  ASSAM   Inland Water Transport Bill passed     The Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes over the Assam Inland Water Transport Regulatory Authority Bill 2018 with the Opposition Congress and AIUDF wanting exemption of non-commercial country boats from the purview of the proposed legislation.   The Speaker also endorsed the proposal of Transport Minister … Read more 03.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

03-04.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   State to replicate UNICEF’s Sivasagar model in TEs   To address the issue of multiple deprivation in the tea gardens and generate awareness, the State government is toying with the idea of replicating the Sivasagar model of UNICEF where adolescents are empowered as change agents in the community.   Under the project, there … Read more 03-04.03.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Foundations of 19 cancer hospitals in Assam will be laid on June 17: Himanta Biswa Sarma   Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the foundations stone of 19 cancer hospitals will be laid in the state in presence of Tata Trust chairman Ratan Tata on June 17. Sarma told reporters here on Monday that the 19 cancer hospitals in … Read more 23.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

02.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     CM launches new ferries in Majuli   As part of the State Government’s efforts to upgrade the communication system between Majuli and the mainland, the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today flagged off four new modern ferry vessels of Inland Water Transport (IWT) department at Kamalabarighat.   The new ferries are expected to … Read more 02.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs