12.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam CM says TN can contribute a lot to his state in education, health   Tamil Nadu can contribute a lot towards Assam in focus areas such as education, health, tourism, plastic and petrochemicals, river ports, infrastructure, said Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who was TN to woo investments to his state.   He said, In other sectors such … Read more 12.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam accuses West Bengal of hijacking investors   Assam government which received investment proposals of Rs 1 lakh crore at its first global investors’ summit- Advantage Assam, held in February, is accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to hijack investors by branding her state as the gateway to northeast and southeast Asia. A … Read more 23.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam to approach Centre on ST status to six communities: CM Sarbanda Sonowal   Assam Chief Minister Sarbanda Sonowal assured representatives of six communities that he would take up with the Centre the issue of granting Scheduled Tribe status to them.   Sonowal told the representatives of the communities – Moran, Muttock, Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, … Read more 10.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 30.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

14.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Govt initiative to fight superstition   In view of incidents triggered by ignorance and superstitions in the State during last few months, the government plans to introduce a programme titled ‘Sanskar’ in all the development blocks and gaon panchayats very soon.A decision to start the programme was taken at a meeting chaired by … Read more 14.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

01-02.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM NE highly vulnerable to climate change, say experts         Climate change is happening and Himalayan mountain States particularly the Northeastern States are highly vulnerable considering the changes in temperature, rainfall patterns and other impacts on various sectors every year, according to experts.The experts were sharing their scientific data at State Directorate … Read more 01-02.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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

Land Revenue System under British Rule

  Since the grant of diwani for Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1765, the major concern of the East India Company’s administration in India was to collect as much revenue as possible. Agriculture was the main basis of economy and the main source of income and hence, although the nawabi administration was retained with Muhammad … Read more Land Revenue System under British Rule

20.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam has highest number of beggars in Northeast   Assam has the highest number of beggars and vagrants among the northeast states, Union minister for social justice Thawar Chand Gehlot informed the Lok Sabha.   Assam also has the fourth highest number of women beggars in the country, the minister added in a written reply to … Read more 20.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

16.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Police gets device to fight cyber crime   Assam Police, which has been engaged in high intensity counter-insurgency operations for nearly four decades, is set to shift its focus to cyber terror, the new domain of crime that has a global reach.   Emulating Kerala Police, the police force of the state will get … Read more 16.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs