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

22.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam CM Sonowal stresses for agri research   Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowalon Friday said that extensive agro research holds the key for balanced agricultural development of the country.   The state government was giving importance to organic farming and striving to maintain growth story in sync with ecology, Sonowal said at a programme at the Assam … Read more 22.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

25-26.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam electricity tariff to fall by 14 paise/unit from April   Power tariff in Assam will fall by about two per cent from next month with the regulatory body announcing a cut in energy charges.   The energy charges have been reduced by 20-30 paise per unit. The Commission has marginally increased the fixed/demand charges for … Read more 25-26.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

08.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Territorial integrity of Northeast states won’t be hit by Naga pact, says Rajnath Singh   Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the territorial integrity of the northeastern states will not be compromised while concluding the final agreement on Naga insurgency issue. He was replying to a question about the possibility of hampering the territorial … Read more 08.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

03.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam to introduce baseball in colleges   The state directorate of higher education has asked colleges to introduce baseball on their campuses. India is currently ranked below 50 in the game in world rankings. “The prospects of the game (baseball) are very promising as India is currently ranked below 50 in the world rankings and has won … Read more 03.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

07.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam lags behind in creating organ donation awareness   The organ donation programme in the state is in dire straits due to administrative negligence and lack of general awareness. Assam has an abysmal record, as compared to other states like Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, when it comes to organ donation. Organ transplant requires state-of-the-art facilities comprising proper equipments … Read more 07.12.2017 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Five new cycling corridors soon in Guwahati   At a time when pollution and lack of fitness pose two of the biggest threats to urban life, the city is set to get dedicated cycling corridors under the smart city project. Locations like Deepor Beel, the Dighali Pukhuri bank and the area near Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra are leading candidates … Read more 23.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

17.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland border to prevent encroachment   The state government is planning to move central paramilitary forces close to the Assam-Nagaland border to prevent encroachment of Assamese territory by people from the neighbouring state. This comes in the wake of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah)’s renewed pledge to acquire … Read more 17.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

03-04.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Real estate sector requests government to intervene in sand, stone price crisis   Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers Association (Areida) requested the state government to intervene into the problem of acute scarcity and unabated price rise of sand and stone chips. The real estate body said they have been suffering huge losses for the last few … Read more 03-04.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs