22.09.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to host first basketball league   Assam’s basketball, which has so far lagged behind owing to lack of promotion, is set to get a shot in the arm with the introduction of the state’s first professional basketball competition — Basketball Challengers League (BCL).   The league, organised by Sportscraft Management in association … Read more 22.09.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

22-23.07.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   New initiatives to boost agriculture output   As many as 100 local farmers have been engaged in the ongoing Seed Village project initiated by Allied Crop Care Pvt. Ltd of Assam at Merapani Chowdang Pathar Gaon in Golaghat district of Upper Assam.   The company, which is engaged in developing modern seeds in … Read more 22-23.07.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     security advisory for travellers are scaled down from japan to Northeast states   In an effort to encourage tourists to visit northeast, Japan has decided to scale down to the lowest level the security advisory issued to its citizens for travelling to the region.   The ambassador indicated that the decision has been taken … Read more 23.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam urges other northeast states to ensure commuters’ safety   The Assam government has urged neighbouring Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland to ensure that interstate commuters are not harassed over the National Register of Citizens.   Interstate commuters in the Northeast are facing harassment at check points in some places following the publication of the NRC.   … Read more 23.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

07.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   ·        Assam’s Spring Festival begins in Manas National Park ð  The two-day Assam Spring Festival began at the Manas National Park where visitors will get to experience the state’s local food, music, handloom and handicrafts. ð  The National park which is also a tiger and rhino reserve covers five districts of Assam — … Read more 07.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

22.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   World Water Day: 22 March   World Water Day is an annual observance day on 22 March to highlight the importance of freshwater.   It is also used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.   The first World Water Day, designated by the United Nations, was commemorated in 1993. … Read more 22.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

25.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL Singapore Changi airport got world’s tallest 131-ft indoor waterfall   The world’s tallest indoor waterfall, 131-foot-tall, opened for the general public at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport. The waterfall is housed inside a dome-shaped complex which has gardens growing over four storeys, more than 280 retail and food outlets, a hotel and a movie theatre. The structure … Read more 25.04.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

28.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Staff plan agitation over pension scheme   Nearly 1.5 lakh Assam government employees recruited after 2006 would launch an agitation soon for reverting to the old pension scheme instead of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) stating it was less beneficial.   All Assam NPS Government Employees’ Association – which would join the nationwide … Read more 28.08.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

26.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Dibrugarh   Activists of the All Assam Nibanuwa Parishad (AANP) staged a sit-in to oppose the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.   Terming the bill as a big threat to the identity of Assamese community and culture, the members categorically stated that they would never accept the … Read more 26.11.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

16.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Case study – Guwahati’s flash flood problem   Waterlogging has become a severe problem in most cities in India. In recent years, there has been a growing trend of urban flood disasters in India, in which major cities across the country have been severely affected. It has been observed in most cities like … Read more 16.10.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs