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ASSAM IIT-Guwahati to host conclave on electric mobility Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) will host a day-long conclave on electric mobility on Nov 22. The theme of the conclave will be ‘Building a Nationwide EV Ecosystem: Opportunities in the North East’. The northeastern region is increasingly gaining focus, not only as … Read more
ASSAM Assam govt rolls out tax schemes tailor-fit for GST regime Ahead of its ambitious Global Investors’ Summit scheduled for next month in the capital city, the state government on Friday rolled out a bunch of tax reimbursement schemes tailored to fit into the GST regime to woo investors in various sectors. The new … Read more
Revolt of 1857 in Assam The Revolt of 1857 is an important event in the history of India. It began on 10th may 1857 in Meerut with the mutiny of Indian soldiers or sepoys as the British used to call them. The unrest against the British rule that had been brewing for a long time … Read more
ASSAM PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate the first global investors’ summit in Assam Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first global investors’ summit to be organised by the BJP-led government in Assam. The summit will be held on February 3-4, 2018 at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. The government also announced tax breaks and incentives to … Read more
ASSAM ● IIT Guwahati developed AI based tool for EV motor The Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) unveiled the developmentof Smart-Engineer, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted engineering system design tool to develop the motor of an electric vehicle (EV). Smart-Engineer aims to address the lack of trained human resources in engineering design and system integration. It is one of the primary … Read more
ASSAM Assam to provide textbooks to blind students The state government will provide free textbooks to visually impaired students of the state. The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations. Titled ‘An Approach to Competitive Examinations in Braille’, the guidebook is prepared … Read more
ASSAM Social schemes in Assam have to be implemented with more efforts, says CM Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the commissioners and the secretaries of different departments to travel the extra mile to implement the welfare schemes within the stipulated time-frame to ensure that the fruits of governance reach the remotest part … Read more
ASSAM Protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in three northeastern states Lending support to the voices of dissent over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, hundreds of student activists staged demonstrations across three northeast states. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. A key … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati second in Northeast, 303rd in country in Swachh test As the gateway to the northeast and an economic hub, the state capital is the number two in the cleanliness chart of cities in the region, but still cuts a sorry figure among 425 cities across the country. The Swachh Survekshan 2019 … Read more
ASSAM CM Sonowal showcases Assam as business and investment destination at Singapore event With Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal by her side at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Singapore on Sunday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj pushed the northeast as a “pitch to South East Asia” while emphasizing on greater India-ASEAN cooperation for mutual growth. … Read more