04-05.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Advantage Assam Summit: Investment of Rs 1,00,000 crore committed   Assam’s investment scouting exposition “Advantage Assam” attracted series of investment proposal.   In the two day event as many 200 MOUs were inked and investment proposal to the tune of Rs 1,00,000 crore is committed.   The event was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra … Read more 04-05.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

21.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre yet to release Rs 893 crore   The Union Government is to release an amount of Rs 893.01 crore against the Flood Management Programme (FMP) schemes the State has executed during the Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plans. The State Government, on the other hand, is to release an amount of Rs … Read more 21.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre plans to set up coach maintenance facility in State   The Railway Ministry is considering setting up a coach maintenance facility in Assam.   It is noteworthy that a Coach Refurbishment Unit was approved at Bongaigaon last year with an investment of Rs 150 crore for daily upkeep of new-generation LHB coaches. … Read more 13.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

01-12-2017 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam woos investors; targets upto Rs 30,000 cr funds in 2yrs   The Assam government invited investors to tap investment opportunities in the state and targets investment of Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore in next two years by promoting the north-eastern state as an Indian gateway to ASEAN countries.   Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited mumbai … Read more 01-12-2017 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

24.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam CM to expand cabinet Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal is all set to expand the 11-member ministry of two years in alliance with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodo People’s Front (BPF) on Thursday. He is also likely to reshuffle the portfolios of the existing ministers to accommodate the new entrants. Sonowal was given the nod to … Read more 24.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

03.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre sanctions Rs 1,250 cr for Assam inland transport   The central government has sanctioned Rs. 1,250 crore for the development of transport sector in Assam, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said. With this financial outlay, the government also aimed at developing the inland water transport, he said. … Read more 03.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

07.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   MoA to commercialize innovations at Tezpur University   A Memorandum of agreement (MoA) was recently signed between Tezpur University (TU) and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) to build collaborations which will help researchers and entrepreneurs commercialize their home-grown technologies. TU registrar Biren Das and H Purushotham, chairman and managing director of NRDC, signed the agreement. … Read more 07.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

19.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Sonowal’s initiatives at Dibru-Saikhowa   Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid foundation stone of Swadesh Darshan Scheme at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park to develop a theme based tourist circuit in an integrated manner to cater to both mass and niche tourism at Chabua in Tinsukia District.   The Centre will create a tourist circuit around specific themes in order to attract tourists … Read more 19.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

28.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam cancels 2.66 lakh bogus ration cards   Assam government has cancelled over 2.66 lakh bogus ration cards across the state and added more than 2.42 lakh people in the list of genuine beneficiaries.   Food and civil supplies minister Rihon Daimary said over 2.66 lakh cards issued under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to … Read more 28.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

24.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam govt rolls out tax schemes tailor-fit for GST regime   Ahead of its ambitious Global Investors’ Summit scheduled for next month in the capital city, the state government on Friday rolled out a bunch of tax reimbursement schemes tailored to fit into the GST regime to woo investors in various sectors.   The new … Read more 24.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs