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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 Poor infra deterring flow of medical tourists, foreign students to Assam Medical tourism and higher education are two potential service sector industries for Assam, but due to various gaps – mostly related to infrastructure and connectivity – the State has not been able to tap it so far. There is … Read more
ASSAM New skill devp scheme for jail inmates pays dividends A new skill development scheme titled, Karagaror pora Karikar ( from jail to skilled persons) has already paid dividends in Morigain district. The scheme, which is aimed at providing training to the jail inmates to become self-reliant has benefitted many people. … Read more
ASSAM Consultant to study tea industry crisis Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that the government will engage an outside consultant to study the problems of the tea industry. The Consultative Committee of Plantation Associations (CCPA) has also sought a review of the land utilisation policy for allowing alternative use of land … Read more
ASSAM · India’s biggest detention centre to house ‘foreigners’ by 2020 ð The country’s biggest detention centre to house foreign convicts and people declared as “foreigners” by tribunals, coming up in Assam’s Goalpara district, will become operational early next year. ð Sanctioned by the Union ministry of home affairs in June last year, this centre is … Read more
ASSAM Assam gets protected area tag after NRC Assam has now been placed under protected area category by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs following the controversy generated by the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Till now foreign media were barred from entering only Jammu and Kashmir … Read more
ASSAM New greenfield airport at Silchar on the cards, NE airports to get major facelift The AAI has received a green field airport at Silchar. Also, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted ‘in principle’ approval for setting up of a new greenfield airport at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh for which steps for … Read more
ASSAM Assam to reveal number of Hindu Bengalis who failed NRC test State finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Thursday said the government will table district-wise figures of Hindu Bengalis excluded from the final NRC list during the ongoing winter assembly session. The final NRC list, published on August 31, has the names of 19 lakh … Read more
ASSAM Agriculture meet in Guwahati to aid Northeast farmers A northeast regional conference on transformation of Indian agriculture was held in Guwahati The objective of the conference was to derive inputs from all the northeastern states and industries which will be compiled in the form of a report that will be submitted … Read more
ASSAM Assam: Soon, a dehumidifier test that will boost turmeric market A dehumidifier-based dehydration technology will soon be tested for the first time in the northeast, in an effort to take Assam turmeric to global markets. Guwahati-based Horticultural Research Station (HRS) under the Assam Agricultural University will conduct the experiment. The introduction of technology … Read more