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

14.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam wants to set up ASEAN consulates in Guwahati   Assam government is waiting for Centre’s approval for opening consulates of 10 ASEAN nations in Guwahati and has dubbed it as the launch pad for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East policy to venture into the huge market in India’s eastern neighbourhood. The ASEAN bloc … Read more 14.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

13-14.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   North Eastern State Capitals to be connected by railway network by 2020   Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to develop India’s north-east region is taking shape. A couple of days ago he declared that Sikkim will have air connectivity before it gets a railway line. And that happened. Now he is planning to join the … Read more 13-14.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Centre plans to set up coach maintenance facility in State   The Railway Ministry is considering setting up a coach maintenance facility in Assam.   It is noteworthy that a Coach Refurbishment Unit was approved at Bongaigaon last year with an investment of Rs 150 crore for daily upkeep of new-generation LHB coaches. … Read more 13.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

04.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Vibrant Northeast in Guwahati from May 3     The ‘Vibrant North East 2018′, an event in which people would be made aware of central government’s schemes and programmes, will be held in Guwahati from 3-5 May.   Players from the agriculture, food processing, consumer affairs, civil supply, drinking water and sanitation sectors … Read more 04.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

DMPQ-In Northeast Asia, growing tensions around the Korean Peninsula are likely, with the possibility of a confrontation in the coming years. Justify with current developements.

Kim Jong Un is consolidating his grip on power through a combination of patronage and dread and is doubling down on his nuclear and missile programs, developing long-range missiles that may soon endanger the continental USA. Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington have a shared incentive to handle security risks in Northeast Asia, but a history … Read more DMPQ-In Northeast Asia, growing tensions around the Korean Peninsula are likely, with the possibility of a confrontation in the coming years. Justify with current developements.

22.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in three northeastern states   Lending support to the voices of dissent over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, hundreds of student activists staged demonstrations across three northeast states.   The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. A key … Read more 22.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

07-08.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   CM Sonowal showcases Assam as business and investment destination at Singapore event   With Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal by her side at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Singapore on Sunday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj pushed the northeast as a “pitch to South East Asia” while emphasizing on greater India-ASEAN cooperation for mutual growth. … Read more 07-08.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM 1/4th of Northeast kids can’t go to school for terrain’     The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2017-18 state reports by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revealed that about one-fourth of the total students in northeastern states find it difficult to travel to their schools, despite having enthusiasm in attending classes. … Read more 27.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

DMPQ- . In Northeast Asia, growing tensions around the Korean Peninsula are likely, with the possibility of a confrontation in the coming years. Justify

Kim Jong Un is consolidating his grip on power through a combination of patronage and dread and is doubling down on his nuclear and missile programs, developing long-range missiles that may soon endanger the continental USA. Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington have a shared incentive to handle security risks in Northeast Asia, but a history … Read more DMPQ- . In Northeast Asia, growing tensions around the Korean Peninsula are likely, with the possibility of a confrontation in the coming years. Justify