06.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM • China to blame for polluting Brahmaputra: Assam  The Assam government on Tuesday raised its finger at China, saying that dam building activities across the Indian border could be a reason for pollution of the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh, which has now contaminated the Brahmaputra river as well. The Siang is the … Read more

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

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

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

15.11.17 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.   Titled ‘An Approach to Competitive Examinations in Braille’, the guidebook is prepared … Read more

04.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Poet to translate Lal Ded’s verses into Assamese      Assamese poetand Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar awardee Bijoy Sankar Barman has embarked on an ambitious task of translating available works of 14th century Kashmiri mystic poetess Lalleshwari, also known as Lal Ded, into Assamese. Her verses, ‘Lal Vakhs’ (meaning voices), are believed to be the earliest compositions in … Read more

30:08:2017 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam government decides to start award in name of Guru Tegh Bahadur   The Assam government has decided to start an annual award in the name of ninth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur and it will be given for exemplary work in the social field. This was decided in a meeting between Assam chief minister Sarbnanda … Read more