21.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   First draft of Assam National Register of Citizens to come out on Dec 31 At the stroke of midnight on December 31, Assam for the first time will know how many Indian citizens are living in the state, more than three decades since the end of a six-year long anti-foreigners movement that left 855 ‘martyrs.’ … Read more 21.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

26.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   India-Bangladesh border in Assam to be sealed by Dec: Sonowal   The India-Bangladesh border in Assam will be sealed by December employing technical solutions on the river part of the frontier and smart fencing on the land area, state chief minister Sonowal has said. The CM said the move was a part of … Read more 26.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

19.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   No evidence of China diverting water of Siang: CWC   The national river water monitoring agency, Central Water Commission (CWC), has found no evidence of China diverting water of the Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows through southern Tibet into India, first as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and then as Brahmaputra in Assam till it enters Bangladesh as Jamuna, to build dams. But, it has no conclusive … Read more 19.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

03.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Adopt A Heritage Scheme: Assam sees protests over Kaziranga National Park, Ahom-era monuments   Centre’s decision to engage corporate houses for maintenance of tourism infrastructure in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Ahom-era monuments in Sivasagar district has angered many organisations, triggering protest in different parts of the state on Wednesday. This comes at a time when … Read more 03.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Skill development training centres launched    Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal formally launched Skill Development Training Centres across the State in a programme organised by the Department of Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Government of Assam.   The Chief Minister informed the gathering that the State government has already signed an MoU with the Government … Read more 27.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

05.06.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam, Singapore sign MoU for skilling youths The Assam government signed MoUs with its Singapore counterpart for skilling over 78,000 rural youths in the state by 2019 and greening Guwahati.   The skill development training will be imparted to 78,500 poor rural youths during 2016-19 under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. … Read more 05.06.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

17-18.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Dense fog hits traffic in Guwahati, Northeast-bound trains run late   Dense fog affected life in the northeast in the last 24 hours with visibility reducing significantly around Guwahati in the early hours on Saturday. While many NE-bound trains were running late, traffic movement in the city was also hit.   The lowest … Read more 17-18.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

02.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam govt to buy Bhupen Hazarika’s house   Assam government has set itself on a mission mode to acquire an abandoned three-storey house located at Kolkata’s Golf Course Road from its present owner where the bard had lived and created his magic for about 40 decades. The objective is to preserve the house number … Read more 02.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

24.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Hailakandi gearing up to launch IDCF from May 28   The Hailakandi health authorities are gearing up to launch Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) programme targeting children below five years of age.Under the programme, to be launched on May 28 and to be continued till June 9, ASHA workers will distribute Oral Rehydration … Read more 24.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM TY Das to take over as chief secretary of Assam   chief secretary TY Das will take over as the new chief secretary of Assam.   Das, a 1982 batch IAS officer, will take over from incumbent chief secretary VK Pipersenia from March.   Pipersenia had taken over as the chief secretary on May 31, 2015 and … Read more 27.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs