25-26.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam-Arunachal border dispute to be resolved soon’ Assam irrigation, textile and handloom ministerRanjit Dutta expressed confidence that the decades-old boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh will be resolved soon through meaningful dialogue between both the BJP-ruled states. While participating at the Nyokum Yullo festival of the Nyishi community at Nyokum Lapang festival ground, Dutta said, “Assam … Read more 25-26.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

18.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre for CBI probe into serious cybercrime cases   Assam Police may refer specific cases of cybercrimes having inter-state or international ramifications to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), following an advisory sent by the Union home ministry to the state government after a spike in the number of cybercrime cases. Assam has earned the fifth position in the … Read more 18.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   After Meghalaya, Assam in line to be free of Afspa   The government is considering Assam as the next state from where it may remove the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) after Meghalaya, as high-level consultations are going on between the Centre and state for the possible road ahead. Sources told ET that the … Read more 10.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam gears up for Magh Bihu amidst cold spell   The spirit of festivity has emerged victorious as Assam gears up to celebrate Magh Bihu braving the severe cold weather.   Magh Bihu is one of the biggest festivals of the state celebrated with merriment across the Brahmaputra valley. Held during the Assamese month of … Read more 13.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

07.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Tech City to be completed by January 2019   The proposed Tech City at Bongora, which seeks to establish Assam as a hub for electronics design and manufacturing in line with the objectives of the Act East Policy, is scheduled to be completed by January 2019.“The Tech City infrastructure is likely to be completed … Read more 07.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Exhibition of organic vegetables    A large number of farmers from the three districts of Barak Valley attended an exhibition of organic vegetables organized by local NGO Seva Kendra at Sonai Road.   The initiative is to promote organic farming in North East and the vegetables exhibited here have been cultivated sans use of … Read more 23.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

25.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   3-day meet on inclusive development   To initiate a dialogue regarding sustainable and inclusive development in the northeast, Assam Kaziranga University in association with CSIR-NISTADS, a policy research institute, is organizing a three-day national summit at the Jorhat campus of the university from Thursday to Saturday.   The Northeast Sustainable and Inclusive Development Summit, 2018 aims … Read more 25.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

25.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM NGT asks Assam to track jumbo movement around Deepor Beel   The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to constitute a committee to identify movement of elephants in and around Deepor Beel, a wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of the city, and to find out the extent to which railway tracks have “encroached” into … Read more 25.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

02.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam girl ambassador of ‘promote science’ initiative in France   Assam’s Priyanka Das, working on satellite navigation for French major Safran, has been appointed ambassador for an initiative in France to encourage girls to follow scientific careers and take it to higher education levels. “For Girls and Science” initiative was launched in 2014 to promote … Read more 02.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

14.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM ·        Over 32,000 posts vacant in Assam schools: Himanta Biswa Sarma   ð  Over 32,000 posts, including nearly 28,000 teaching posts, are lying vacant in government schools across Assam, the state Assembly.   ð  Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at present 15,852 teaching posts are lying vacant in Middle English and High Schools of the … Read more 14.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs