21.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

  ASSAM   92 new flight routes in Northeast under Udaan-2: Jayant Sinha   To provide a major boost to air connectivity in the Northeast, 92 new routes will be opened in the region in the second round of the government’s ‘Udaan’ scheme.   Udaan is a regional connectivity scheme under which the government plans … Read more 21.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

19.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 19.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

22.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to provide textbooks to blind students   The state government will provide free textbooks to visually impaired students of the state.   The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations.   He said his government had taken up various programmes aimed at uplifting … Read more 22.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

03.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Adopt A Heritage Scheme: Assam sees protests over Kaziranga National Park, Ahom-era monuments   Centre’s decision to engage corporate houses for maintenance of tourism infrastructure in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Ahom-era monuments in Sivasagar district has angered many organisations, triggering protest in different parts of the state on Wednesday. This comes at a time when … Read more 03.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

02.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam govt to buy Bhupen Hazarika’s house   Assam government has set itself on a mission mode to acquire an abandoned three-storey house located at Kolkata’s Golf Course Road from its present owner where the bard had lived and created his magic for about 40 decades. The objective is to preserve the house number … Read more 02.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

18-19.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM National Register of Citizens update reunites cousins after 43 years in Assam   In a throwback to reunions we see in films, the family tree in an NRC update process in Assam on Monday brought two cousin brothers together after almost 43 years   The National Register of Citizens is one of the key promises made … Read more 18-19.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

24-25 .12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 24-25 .12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

29.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam girl strikes gold at world boxing meet Assam girl Ankushita Boro were declared as the winner in the 64-kg category of the AIBA World Women’s Youth Boxing Championships. She defeated by 3-2 Russian opponent Ekaterina Dynnk in the last bout of the tournament. INTERNATIONAL   France wins davis cup for 10th time   Lucas Pouille … Read more 29.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

14.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Railways’ initiative to enhance safety   As part of its initiative to enhance safety, the Railways has developed a web-based platform called Safety Information Management System (SIMS).“All-out efforts are being undertaken to ensure safety in rail operation as per directive of the Railway Minister. As part of the initiative the Ministry of Railways has … Read more 14.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

18-19.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Over 29K cases of crime against women in Assam in 2 years: Govt   The Assam government said 29,223 incidents of violence against women were reported from various parts of the state in the past two years. In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Nandita Das, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary … Read more 18-19.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs