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ASSAM Assam: Soon, a dehumidifier test that will boost turmeric market A dehumidifier-based dehydration technology will soon be tested for the first time in the northeast, in an effort to take Assam turmeric to global markets. Guwahati-based Horticultural Research Station (HRS) under the Assam Agricultural University will conduct the experiment. The introduction of technology … Read more
ASSAM Assam government releases the new Land Policy 2019 after 30 years Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal released the new Land Policy 2019 in Guwahati. The Land Policy was approved by Cabinet on 21st October and it has been prepared by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department after 30 years. It … Read more
ASSAM Assam to set up 19 new cancer hospitals Assam is soon going to set up 19 new cancer hospitals across the state, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at the launch of ‘Atal Amrit Abhiyan: Medical Benefits Under Cashless Mode’, a state healthcare initiative. The state government has tied up with Tata Trust to set up the cancer hospitals. … Read more
ASSAM Like Nagaland, Assam may soon get cell to deal with poaching, smuggling With Assam increasingly becoming a transit point as well as a source for the smuggling of wildlife species, the forest department is mulling setting up a cell exclusively for dealing with wildlife crime in the state. While rhino poaching dominates wildlife crime in Assam, … Read more
ASSAM Sharp rise in sex crimes against children in Assam According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report for 2016, Assam has seen a sharp rise in the number of cases of crimes against children. Out of almost 4,000 cases registered under this category in the state last year, more than half of them are cases of sexual … Read more
ASSAM Assam to hold Global Investors Summit in February, 2018 The first Global Investors Summit in Assam will be held in Guwahati in February next year and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate it. The state government plans to utilise the event to showcase Assam’s business potential with attractive policies so that … Read more
ASSAM Assam records marginal dip in infant mortality rate The state, which is struggling to bring down its high infant mortality rate, has recorded a decline by three points from 47 per 1,000 live births in 2015 to 44 per 1,000 live births in 2016. However, it continues to remain among the bottom … Read more
ASSAM AAI Signs MoU With Assam Government The Airport Authority of India (AAI)signed an MoU with Assam government under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiative for the sustainable development of human settlements at villages in Kamrup district. AAI would provide financial assistance under its CSR initiative of 4.58 crore Rupees for the Kamrup district as … Read more
The total population of Assam in 2011 Census has been 31,169,272. Of them Scheduled Tribes (STs), constitutes 12.4 per cent of the total population of the state. There are total twenty three (23) notified STs in the state. Population: Size & Distribution Among STs, Boro represents nearly half of the total ST population of … Read more
British Rule in Assam During the reign of Kamaleswar Singha (1795-1811) and Chandra Kanta Singha (1811-1818), the royal court gradually showed the sign of a polarisation. During the time of Chandrakanta Singha, the court was virtually divided into two blocks. the king and the members of the royal family were on one side, and Purnananda … Read more