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ASSAM Cabinet adopts new land policy The State Cabinet adopted the new land policy besides effecting a 25 per cent hike in bus fares. Under the new land policy, three bighas of agricultural land will be allotted to landless indigenous families. Landless families will also be allotted half bigha plots for house … Read more
The climate of Assam is typically ‘tropical monsoon rainfall’ type, with high levels of humidity and heavy rainfall. Summers The summer season in Assam starts from the month of March and extends till the end of June. Extreme humidity and frequent showers characterize the season. The average temperature during this time of the year … Read more
ASSAM CM asks revenue dept to provide land rights to indigenous people of Assam Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the revenue department to implement recommendations of the Committee on Protection of Land Rights of Indigenous People. A government statement said the committee headed by former chief election commissioner Hari Shankar Brahmahas laid down 180 recommendations including … Read more
ASSAM Assam keen to start flights to ASEAN countries: Sonowal Assam is in discussion with the Centre to start flight services to ASEAN countries, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said The Centre was exploring possibilities of initiating work on the ASEAN Trilateral Motor Work, which will transform the economic scenario of the region, the CM said. Meanwhile, Asian … Read more
ASSAM IIT Guwahati developing AI-enabled Chatbot for students The AI Chatbot projected to be a suitable mechanism is capable of addressing the queries and doubts that each of the approximately 850 students pursuing EEE at the Institute may have. ALBELA is helping students at the IIT Guwahati by providing an easy interface … Read more
Mir Jumlas , governor of Bengal led an invasion under the reign of Arungazeb in 1662. It was the mightiest of all the mugal invasions in assam,his fleet comprising 12,000 cavalry, 30,000 infantry, and a fleet of 323 ships and boats.The naval contingent comprised Portuguese and Dutch sailors. Baduli Phukan who was the commander in … Read more
ASSAM Assam government lens on elephants’ right to safe passage Instances of man-elephant conflict are common in Assam, and more so when the annual floods in the Brahmaputra basin endanger both humans and animals. The latest flashpoint involves a dyke – a fragile bulwark against the raging river, but which also offers an escape … Read more
ASSAM Assam cabinet mandates the sanitary napkins for all the industries and factories The Assam cabinet has made sanitary napkins mandatory for all the industries and factories of Assam for their women staff. The decision was made by the Assam cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The aim of the move by the State … Read more
ASSAM APW wants panel to oversee sample re-verification of NRC Assam Public Works (APW), the organization on whose petition the Supreme Court undertook the supervision of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update exercise appealed for the establishment of a panel to monitor the sample re-verification of included names. The Supreme Court had on August … Read more
ASSAM Foreign journos visiting Assam need MEA nod The Centre clarified that any foreign journalist, whether based in India or not, can visit Assam after taking permission from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The matter is consulted internally by the MEA before issuing such permission. “There is no Protected Area Permit … Read more