11.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Integrated farming can double NE farmers’ income: Experts   Integrated farming system (IFS) with scientific inputs can play a vital role to meet food security and bring about livelihood improvement besides realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to double farmers’ income by 2022 in the North East, agricultural experts have observed.“IFS can be … Read more

06.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to ‘March for Science’ on April 11 The Assam chapter of All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN) will lend its support to the Global March for Science which will be organized as a protest against ‘attacks’ being launched on science and rational discourses across the world. While the march will be held … Read more

05.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam committee recommends 80% employment for local youth in PSU jobs The Employment Review Committee of Assam legislative assembly has recommended formulation of a state policy to ensure 80% recruitment of local youths in all grade III and IV posts in all central public sector undertakings.   In a report tabled in the house on Wednesday, … Read more

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

29.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Union Cabinet Approves Rs 4,500 Crore To Boost Development Projects In North-East     The Union Cabinet approved Schemes of North Eastern Council (NEC)including the continuation of existing Schemes. It will boost the development projects in North-East. Four thousand five hundred crore rupees have been approved for the scheme for three years up to March … Read more

24.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM AAI Signs MoU With Assam Government   The Airport Authority of India (AAI)signed an MoU with Assam government under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiative for the sustainable development of human settlements at villages in Kamrup district. AAI would provide financial assistance under its CSR initiative of 4.58 crore Rupees for the Kamrup district as … Read more

14.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM ·        Over 32,000 posts vacant in Assam schools: Himanta Biswa Sarma   ð  Over 32,000 posts, including nearly 28,000 teaching posts, are lying vacant in government schools across Assam, the state Assembly.   ð  Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at present 15,852 teaching posts are lying vacant in Middle English and High Schools of the … Read more