17.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Government staff join Aasu to oppose citizenship bill   Assam government employees have joined hands with the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) to intensify their protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 with the slogan ‘Job not above motherland’. The most influential association of the employees-Sodou Asom Karmachari Parishad (SAKP)-which enjoys the support of over 3.5 … Read more 17.05.18 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

29.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Excess teachers in Assam: Himanta   The second phase of Gunotsav, a school assessment programme, has revealed that schools in Assam have excess teachers. Announcing the results of Gunotsav II, education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told that going by the Right to Education Act (RTE), they found 443 excess teachers in schools of … Read more 29.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

20.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

20.04.18   RAJASTHAN Nabard approves Rs 14,690 cr funding to Rajasthan   National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18.   Rajasthan has been one of the biggest beneficiaries under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD, under which NABARD disbursed … Read more 20.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

01.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam to observe ‘Rhino Day’ on September 22   The Assam government will be observing September 22 as ‘Rhino Day’ to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said.   A State Rhino Project in line with National Rhino Project will be launched in Assam soon for … Read more 01.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   After Meghalaya, Assam in line to be free of Afspa   The government is considering Assam as the next state from where it may remove the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) after Meghalaya, as high-level consultations are going on between the Centre and state for the possible road ahead. Sources told ET that the … Read more 10.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

13.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam gears up for Magh Bihu amidst cold spell   The spirit of festivity has emerged victorious as Assam gears up to celebrate Magh Bihu braving the severe cold weather.   Magh Bihu is one of the biggest festivals of the state celebrated with merriment across the Brahmaputra valley. Held during the Assamese month of … Read more 13.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Exhibition of organic vegetables    A large number of farmers from the three districts of Barak Valley attended an exhibition of organic vegetables organized by local NGO Seva Kendra at Sonai Road.   The initiative is to promote organic farming in North East and the vegetables exhibited here have been cultivated sans use of … Read more 23.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

25.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   3-day meet on inclusive development   To initiate a dialogue regarding sustainable and inclusive development in the northeast, Assam Kaziranga University in association with CSIR-NISTADS, a policy research institute, is organizing a three-day national summit at the Jorhat campus of the university from Thursday to Saturday.   The Northeast Sustainable and Inclusive Development Summit, 2018 aims … Read more 25.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10 &11.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Assam ranked fifth in highest number of cyber-crimes   Uttar Pradeshstands on top of recording highest number of cyber crimes in India followed by Maharashtra. While Assam stands on the fifth position, as per latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB),a total of 696 cybercrime cases were reported during 2016 in Assam, … Read more 10 &11.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs