12.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Panel to identify illegal structures on Assam-Mizoram border. The Joint Committee constituted by Assam and Mizoram Governments under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to inspect and identify illegal constructions inside the 509 sq mile Inner Line Reserve Forest Area along the border, in the wake of border standoff between the two … Read more 12.04.18 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

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

10.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   State board exam pupils increasing by 15,000 every year   At a time when many schools affiliated to the state boards in the northeast are switching over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the number of students appearing for the Class X state board examination in Assam is on the rise.   While around 4.05 … Read more 10.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

08.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   28 groups protest against citizenship bill in Assam   The simmering discontent against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 once again came to the fore on Thursday as over ten thousand activists from 28 organisations staged a mass protest at the old high schoolfield in Dibrugarh in protest against the controversial bill.   Several prominent organisations, including … Read more 08.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

29.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Defective roads to blame for fatal accidents: Report   Defective roads have been found to be causing the majority of fatal road accidents in the state, the research wing of the ministry of road and highways transport said. Fault in road design, potholes, sharp curves and speed breakers have been found to be … Read more 29.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

21-22.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Underground, underwater sensor at Indo-Bangla border soon   The 60.740-km open Indo-Bangla riverine border, that is considered to be a passage for many cross-border illegal activities, will now be equipped with underground and underwater sensor (Sonar). The officials of the Border Security Forces (BSF), explained that they have taken up a project ‘BOLD-QIT’ to … Read more 21-22.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

21.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Centre constitutes committee to study Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam   The Centre has constitued a committee headed by the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar to study the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and neighbouring states.   Assam government has submitted required report on flood control measures … Read more 21.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

25-26.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam electricity tariff to fall by 14 paise/unit from April   Power tariff in Assam will fall by about two per cent from next month with the regulatory body announcing a cut in energy charges.   The energy charges have been reduced by 20-30 paise per unit. The Commission has marginally increased the fixed/demand charges for … Read more 25-26.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs