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ASSAM     Copyright to develop app for translation from Assamese to English   Assam Down Town University (ADTU) has obtained a copyright registration for a work titled “App to translate daily use English sentences in Assamese and vice versa” from the Copyright Office of the Government of India.     The copyright registration was … Read more

ASSAM   Stress on indigenous fish farming   The Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART), implemented by the Department of Fisheries and funded by the World Bank, is trying to promote Mola and other small indigenous fishes of Assam, which are very rich in vitamins and minerals.   In this connection, Dr Benny Kumar … Read more

ASSAM   Natural bridge reunites hoolock gibbons after 100 years   Colonial-era construction of railway tracks through the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Jorhat had separated the 77-strong hoolock gibbon population there.   The sanctuary is divided into five “compartments” for conservation management purposes. The railway tracks had isolated the Hoolock gibbons in compartment I with the other compartments … Read more

ASSAM Assam Transport Minister launches State Transport Corporation’s ‘Chalo’ app   Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary launched the State Transport Corporation’s ‘Chalo’ app for Guwahati.   The app will help commuters to know about the live arrival time of their bus so they can plan their travel accordingly.   People can also track the … Read more

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

ASSAM       IIT Guwahati signs MoU with ISRO to set up space technology   Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati signed an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)to set up an IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the institute where Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated a new academic complex and research and development … Read more

ASSAM   Air pollution wreaking havoc in Northeast states: Study   Air pollution, this year’s theme of World Environment Day, has brought to focus how it is slowly turning into a major health problem in the Northeast where deaths deaths due to acute respiratory infection (ARI) are on the rise. The National Health Profile (NHP), … Read more

ASSAM   ·         Scientists discovers a beautiful new frog in Assam ð  A team of scientists from University of Delhi and Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with researchers from Indonesia and USA, have discovered a remarkably beautiful new frog belonging to the microhylid genus Micryletta from the Northeast of India. ð  Commonly known as … Read more

ASSAM   Kamakhya expected to host 25 lakh devotees during Ambubachi Mela   Assam is gearing up for the largest religious congregation in the state as an estimated 25 lakh people are expected to attend the four-day annual Ambubachi Mela starting at the KamakhyaTemple from June 22.   Kamakhya is one of the 51 shakti shrines representing different body … Read more