APSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APSC Test Series
Workers, Peasant and Tribal Movements in Assam The Assam-Bengal Railway Workers’ Strike (1921) Perhaps the first sympathetic strike in our country of a tremendous magnitude took place in 1921 when the workers of Assam Bengal railway resorted to an indefinite strike. The strike is very important from the historical point of view not only … Read more
ASSAM Brahmaputra worship festival in November Brahmaputra Pushkaram – a 12-day festival dedicated to worshipping the Brahmaputra and taking a holy dip in the mighty river, would be held here from November 5 to 16. Essentially a South Indian festival, Pushkaram is held on the banks of different rivers of the country as … Read more
ASSAM DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh laid foundation stone of Technology Facility Center at Jorhat, Assam Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of new Science Centre, the “Technology Facility Centre” (TFC) in Jorhat, Assam. For setting up the new Science Centre, the … Read more
Art ,Handicrafts and Paintings Forms of Assam The Arts and Crafts of Assam are world famous for unique traditional methods of production and for tribal art forms. The people of Assam have traditionally been craftsmen. Assam is mostly known for its exquisite silks and the bamboo and cane products, several other crafts are also made … Read more
ASSAM Nearly 1.6 lakh people are fighting for their cases in Foreigners Tribunals: Assam minister Nearly 1.6 lakh people are fighting for their cases in Foreigners Tribunals to prove their Indian citizenship across Assam, the state Assembly was informed. Assam Parliamentary Affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said in a written reply to a query by AIUDF MLA Rafiqul … Read more
Irrigation and Water Resources Development provides the basic infrastructure for the growth of economy of the country and large investment has been made for the purpose in our country. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil for crop production by constructing headworks (weir) across a river in case of flow irrigation … Read more
ASSAM Skill development institute opened in Guwahati Assam has got a dedicated institute for imparting skill development training to the youth in the state. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union petroleum and skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday dedicated the Skill Development Institute, Guwahati to the nation. The institute has been set up at Uttar Phulung in North … Read more
ASSAM NE ideal soil for organic farming The government is planning an organic revolution for the country, and the ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) has come to its aid by identifying areas holding high potential for the same. After completing scientific research that started in 2011, the bureau along … Read more
ASSAM • China to blame for polluting Brahmaputra: Assam The Assam government on Tuesday raised its finger at China, saying that dam building activities across the Indian border could be a reason for pollution of the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh, which has now contaminated the Brahmaputra river as well. The Siang is the … Read more
ASSAM The Netherlands keen to invest in Assam: Envoy The Netherlands today evinced interest for investment in various sectors in Assam, including infrastructure development and flood management. Netherlands Ambassador to India Alphonsus Stoelinga told reporters here that the country is keen to sign a letter of intent for “greater government to government interaction”. The … Read more