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ASSAM Mapping of State forests to begin this month To consolidate the forest boundaries, a third party mapping of the reserve forest areas in the State would begin this month. The forest department hopes to complete the mapping of seven divisions of upper Assam within this year. The responsibility of the agencies will … Read more
ASSAM · State organic products adjudged numero uno at world agro expo ð The stall displaying organic agri products of Assam bagged the best prize at the World Agro Food & Beverage Processing Expo -2018 which has been organised at the Bombay Exhibition Centre at Goregaon in Mumbai from December 18 to 20. ð … Read more
ASSAM Assam most vulnerable to climate change in Indian Himalayas Among the 12 states in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), Assam is the most vulnerable to the changing climate, a Department of Science and Technology (DST) vulnerability assessment has found. The assessment is significant for India as a majority of its … Read more
ASSAM Monti Rajkhowa, the First Assamese Woman to Scale Mount Kanchenjunga Monti, who is professionally an executive engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) based in Mumbai, is the first lady ONGC officer among her male counterparts to have managed to scale the world’s toughest peak. She was born and brought up in The … Read more
ASSAM World Wetland Day observed in Kaziranga National Park World Wetland Day was observed in Burapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park. The theme of the World Wetland Day this year is ‘Wetland and Climate Change’. The programme was organised jointly by Kaziranga National Park authority and Corbett Foundation. It may be … Read more
Good news is underway for India as its economy is poised to win back its tag of the fastest growing economy in the world. The recent upgrade of India’s rating by the US based credit rating agency Moody’s (Baa2 from Baa3) in recognition of the reforms agenda pursued by the Government is a major … Read more
ASSAM 2-day India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ Meet underway in Guwahati The two-day India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ Meet started in Guwahati with a focus on trade and connectivity. The focus is on improving its connectivity with the neighbouring country to get the best of the rest under Act East Policy for the host Assam. A 70-member … Read more
ASSAM GU, ISRO sign MoU on research, projects Gauhati University and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, have entered into a bilateral, institutional agreement to set up a Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) to carry out research and developmental projects which are of relevance to the future technological and programmatic … Read more
ASSAM 462 new petrol pumps in the state A total 462 new retail outlet(petrol pump) has been setting up across the state to facilitate petrol and diesel distribution services.Necessary spot identification and observation has so far done from Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) to expan retail outlet network expansion in tandem with growth on demand of … Read more
ASSAM Assam’s groundwater contamination will worsen, experts warn In northeast India, Assam is in the middle of a grave groundwater contamination crisis. According to government estimates, fluoride contamination affects 23 districts and arsenic contamination affects 24 districts (out of a total 33) in the state. Even as people grapple to survive this basic necessity … Read more