15.10.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   IITG-Cotton varsity MoU for academic, administrative collaboration   The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cotton University for academic and administrative collaboration, in addition to the joint organisation of symposiums and workshops.   Besides academic and administrative collaboration and joint symposiums and workshops, the MoU … Read more

01.10.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam ties up with Instagram to promote tourism globally The Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) has planned to launch a global campaign ahead of the upcoming Raas Festival in the state. The state tourism department announced an official collaboration with Instagram to promote Assam globally . The state tourism department has initiated a … Read more

09.11.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM CM Sarbananda Sonowal launches children’s safety app Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal  launched a mobile app “Shishu Suraksha”, an initiative of Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, in Guwahati. The app, launched on the occasion of Children’s Day, would enable users to file complaints against child rights violation instantly. He stressed on the need for parents … Read more

30.10.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to implement two-child norm for government jobs from 2021   Assam government on Tuesday decided that people with more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs after January 1, 2021.   Those with more than two children would not be considered for government jobs from January 1, 2021. The … Read more

04.12.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam forms a squad to tackle human-wildlife conflicts in state Aiming to control the human-elephant conflicts, the Assam government launched Anti-Depedration Squads of the state forest department. The squad would be stationed at 15 major human-wildlife conflict districts in order to mitigate the problem and to ensure the safety of both humans and wildlife. … Read more

11.06.19 Assam(APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam govt to set up Skill University at Darrang district   Assam government will set up a Skill University at the cost of 850 crore rupees at Darrang district.   This will be perhaps the first skill university of the country with a capacity of 10 thousand seats.   The admission test for … Read more

13-14.10.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Expert sheds light on pre-historic cultural links of NE India   North East India was not an isolated and remote area for the rest of the world. It was culturally connected to different neighbouring regions of the Asian landmass. Prehistoric Hoabinhian and Hoabinhian-like artefacts found in different sites of North East India suggest … Read more

29.08.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   ·         IIT Guwahati signs MoU with RD Grow Green India for safer drinking water   Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RD Grow Green India Pvt. Ltd. The Technology Transfer Signing Ceremony held at the IIT Guwahati campus between T G Sitharam, Director IIT Guwahati and Rajeev Saikia, MD, RD … Read more

11.07.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

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

23.10.19 Assam (APSC) Daily Current Affairs

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