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ASSAM Assam pacts with AFD to restore its forest AssamState government signed an agreement worth50 million euros (Rs.400 crore) with the French Development Agency (AFD). The agreement aims to help restore the state’s forests and preserve its biodiversity. The project reaffirmed the commitment of the two countries towards the restoration and preservation of rich and … Read more
ASSAM N. Chakraborthy gets Assam Republic Journalism Award Assam governmententitled the Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 to veteran journalist and former editor Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty. The award comprises Rupees one lakh in cash, a citation, the Assamese ‘xoraai’ (the bell metal memento presented as an honor), ‘jaapi‘ (headgear) and an angavastra. INTERNATIONAL … Read more
ASSAM Country’s 3rd highest Tricolour hoisted atop Gandhi Mandap Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today formally hoisted India’s tallest National Flag (from the average city elevation) at Gandhi Mandap. The flag is a part of the ‘Refurbishment of Gandhi Mandap’ project under Guwahati Smart City Limited and funded by the State Department of … Read more
ASSAM 6000 crore project to transport petroleum products in pipeline Assam industry minister Chandra Mohan Patowary made a slew of announcements, including the decision to lay a pipeline to Myanmar to transport petroleum products from the region and setting up of a unit of PepsiCo India at Rampur in Kamrup district with an investment of Rs 200 crore. … Read more
ASSAM Childline 1098 service launched in Hailakandi The service aims to save and nurture children in distress, and help children suffering from diseases, children who are lost or abandoned or are being exploited. Awareness programmes on the Childline project should be organised so that people come to know about it and … Read more
ASSAM Assam plans shield for its native identity The Assam cabinet adopted several resolutions to protect the language, identity and land of the indigenous people of the state to allay their fears that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will put their existence at stake. The cabinet decided that the government will bring in two bills … Read more
ASSAM Assam’s rural areas to be ODF by year-end’ The rural areas of Assam are all set to become Open Defecation Free (ODF) by December 31 this year with 98% of the target being already achieved. Assam and Tripura are the only two north eastern states where rural areas are yet to become ODF, while … Read more
ASSAM Poor irrigation facilities hit State agri sector Of the total 30.40 lakh hectares cultivable land in Assam and the assessed irrigation potential of 27 lakh hectares, the State’s irrigation department could bring only around 8.23 lakh hectares under its schemes so far. ð The irrigation potential available for utilisation at present is … Read more
ASSAM ● State govt expands health insurance scheme More than 57,250 persons have availed cashless treatment under the Assam government’s Atal Amrit Abhiyan (AAA) healthcare scheme in the last year and half and the number of beneficiaries is expected to increase further in the coming days following the State Cabinet’s decision to expand the ambit … Read more
ASSAM Scientists contemplate ways to increase coconut production On World Coconut Day, scientists have cited nutritional deficiency, lack of irrigation and incidence of diseases as the reason for decline in coconut production in Assam. At 48.25 nuts per tree, the state is lagging behind in coconut production as compared to the national average of 64.8 … Read more