17-18.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Dense fog hits traffic in Guwahati, Northeast-bound trains run late   Dense fog affected life in the northeast in the last 24 hours with visibility reducing significantly around Guwahati in the early hours on Saturday. While many NE-bound trains were running late, traffic movement in the city was also hit.   The lowest … Read more

16.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

  Regional Conference on “Physical and Social Infrastructure for Regional Development”   The Governor of Assam, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated the two day Seminar being organized by the Ministry of Finance on the theme of “Physical and Social Infrastructure for Regional Development” in Guwahati, Assam.   The Seminar is organized by the Ministry of Finance, … Read more

27.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   GST hasn’t been good for Assam: CM tells Finance Commission   Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal submitted before the visiting 15th Finance Commission that the GSTregime has not been good for the state so far because the monthly tax collections have dropped by 15 to 20 per cent in comparison to the earlier system.   … Read more

30.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre has pledged to protect Assam identity   The Centre conveyed to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal that it would soon set up a committee to implement a key clause of the Assam Accord of 1985 which has remained on the back burner for the past 33 years.   The clause provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative … Read more

19.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to set up 19 new cancer hospitals Assam is soon going to set up 19 new cancer hospitals across the state, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at the launch of ‘Atal Amrit Abhiyan: Medical Benefits Under Cashless Mode’, a state healthcare initiative.   The state government has tied up with Tata Trust to set up the cancer hospitals. … Read more