13.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pledges to serve the farmers on priority under APART project   Enveloping Assam’s ‘agri-business’ by focusing on farmers income, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed to make farmers’ interests a priority. He advocated priority outlining and creation of adequate amenities for the farmers under the Assam Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project … Read more 13.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   North East Festival in Delhi ends    The North East Festival aimed at “promoting talents and culture of NE India” concluded on November 5. “More than two lakh people attended the festival, the visitors comprising people from Delhi-NCR, NE communities and foreigners. The event is an attempt at bringing the NE closer to … Read more 11.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

03.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to introduce baseball in colleges   The state directorate of higher education has asked colleges to introduce baseball on their campuses. India is currently ranked below 50 in the game in world rankings. “The prospects of the game (baseball) are very promising as India is currently ranked below 50 in the world rankings and has won … Read more 03.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

31.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   NRC is a priority agenda: Assam CM   Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowalon the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a primary and priority agenda of the state government. He also said the government was providing all logistic support for a complete and flawless NRC, the updation of which is going on under the supervision of the … Read more 31.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

19.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre will open up restricted northeast areas to foreigners   The ministries of home, defence and tourism have agreed, in principle, to open up restricted areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim for foreign tourists.   A formal announcement to this effect will come only after consultations with state governments involved that need to … Read more 19.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   GST hasn’t been good for Assam: CM tells Finance Commission   Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal submitted before the visiting 15th Finance Commission that the GSTregime has not been good for the state so far because the monthly tax collections have dropped by 15 to 20 per cent in comparison to the earlier system.   … Read more 27.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

31.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam CM celebrates birthday by marking government milestone Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal celebrated his birthday by marking the state government’s milestone of giving home loans totalling Rs 1000 crore to 10,000 state government employees at low interest rates under the ‘Apon Ghar’ scheme. Under the scheme, male employees can avial loans upto Rs 15 … Read more 31.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

04-05.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Lab-on-wheels stalled in Assam due to lack of funds   The only laboratory-on-wheels in the state, which was launched for primary school students by the state education department in 2012, has been lying in a dysfunctional state since 2015, with the directorate of elementary education, responsible for looking after after the project, citing dearth of funds … Read more 04-05.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

28.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam CM demands new industrial policy for NE   With the state’s first global investors’ summit just four months away and no central policy to attract business to the region, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal  called on Union finance minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi for immediate help. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to open the two-day … Read more 28.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

26.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Initiative to improve urban sanitation launched   Swachh Survekshan 2018, a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) to encourage cities to improve their urban sanitation, was launched by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC).   The objective of Swachh Survekshan is to encourage large-scale citizen participation and create awareness amongst all sections of … Read more 26.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs