APSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APSC Test Series
ASSAM Historic Jonbeel Mela to begin today Jonbeel Mela – perhaps the only fair in the country where barter system still exists – will start in Morigaon district tomorrow. Jonbeel Mela is a community fair held on the weekend of ‘Magh Bihu’ at a historic place known as Dayang Belguri at Jonbeel. … Read more
ASSAM Northeast India gets first Centre of Excellence in Electronics Sector Skill Development In a historic development northeast India gets its first Skill Development Center of Excellence, an initiative through industry-academia participation under government facilitation when Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) signed an MoU with Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati to jointly set up a state of the art Center of Excellence (CoE) … Read more
ASSAM Centre for citizen bill in the monsoon The Centre will take up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the monsoon session of Parliament. The bill, which was introduced by the Centre in the Lok Sabha in July 2016, aims to grant Indian citizenship to persons belonging to minority communities, namely, Hindus, … Read more
ASSAM No evidence of China diverting water of Siang: CWC The national river water monitoring agency, Central Water Commission (CWC), has found no evidence of China diverting water of the Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows through southern Tibet into India, first as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and then as Brahmaputra in Assam till it enters Bangladesh as Jamuna, to build dams. But, it has no conclusive … Read more
ASSAM Territorial integrity of Northeast states won’t be hit by Naga pact, says Rajnath Singh Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the territorial integrity of the northeastern states will not be compromised while concluding the final agreement on Naga insurgency issue. He was replying to a question about the possibility of hampering the territorial … Read more
ASSAM Smuggling of drugs into Assam highest in last decade Unchecked rise in smuggling of foreign cigarettes and synthetic drugs into the state has resulted in Assam Police recording the highest number of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(NDPS) Act in 2016 in the one last decade. While 121 cases were registered under NDPS in 2006, … Read more
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
ASSAM Tribute to Lachit Borphukan Assam pays tributes to Lachit Barphukan across the state highlighting the great strength and courage of the Ahom General who defeated the Mughals in the battle of Saraighat. Chief minister Sarbanabda Sonowal took the lead to pay homage to the war hero at the central function organized at theSankardeb Kalakhetra. In … Read more
ASSAM Assam pitches for tea to be recognised as national drink After declaring tea as the state drink in 2011, Assam is making the case for the brew to be declared the national drink. Besides being the place where tea production first started in India, the sheer volume of production justifies the … Read more
Quality of life, life expectancy, literacy, standard of living and migration in India Human development—a comprehensive approach Human development is a process of enlarging people’s choices. But human development is also the objective, so it is both a process and an outcome. Human development implies that people must influence the processes that shape their lives. … Read more