22-23.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     Over Rs 8,000 crore telecom projects face delays in north east   The government’s ambitious plan to provide seamless connectivity across the country’s north-eastern region has made little headway despite the Union Cabinet approving a comprehensive plan more than three years back. Budgetary estimate for the plan — that would have provided … Read more 22-23.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

24.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Guwahati-ASEAN direct flights stressed Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with MD and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Asia Amar Abrol in his office chamber and discussed the detailed modalities of starting direct flights between Guwahati with ASEAN countries.   They discussed Air Asia’s plan to make Guwahati the principal hub for … Read more 24.02.18 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

30.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam government introduces bills to repeal 2 Acts   The Assam government introduced two bills in the Assembly to repeal The Assam Junior Colleges (Provincialisation) Act, 2012 and The Assam Secondary Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1977, as the two Acts have become redundant.   The bills were introduced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary on behalf of Education Minister … Read more 30.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

30.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM No Assam land to be included in Nagalim: CM   Certain forces are trying to create trouble in Assam by launching false propaganda to stall the process of development of the State and the government will take strong action against such forces, asserted Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. He also reiterated that not an inch … Read more 30.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

06.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Lab-on-wheels stalled in Assam due to lack of funds   The only laboratory-on-wheels in the state, which was launched for primary school students by the state education department in 2012, has been lying in a dysfunctional state since 2015, with the directorate of elementary education, responsible for looking after after the project, citing dearth of funds … Read more 06.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11-12.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam forests under pressure from encroachments: Minister   Assam Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said the green cover of the state was under constant attack from human encroachment. “It is a fact that there is pressure on forest land. There are various factors contributing to it. There is encroachment by bordering states. Then people of the … Read more 11-12.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   CM Pema Khandu Inaugurates Arunachal Pradesh’s Biggest Solar Plant   Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the state’s biggest solar power plant at Energy Awareness Park in the presence of Power Minister Tamiyo Taga in Itanagar. The plant, with a capacity of 1 MW, was commissioned on April 1 at an estimated investment of … Read more 11.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

02.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Cargo service on Brahmaputra to begin soon.   In a first, the government will launch scheduled regular service of cargo movement using waterway in Brahmaputra. The regular movement of cement using National Waterway (NW) on the Brahmaputra in Assam will be between Pandu Port to Dhubri, a distance of about 255 km.   According to shipping ministry, two barges … Read more 02.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs