Five remarkable individuals from Assam have been honored with the esteemed Padma Shri 2026, which is the fourth-highest civilian award in India, recognizing their outstanding contributions to art, agriculture, and public service. The awardees from Assam are Haricharan Saikia, Nuruddin Ahmed, ...

Pokila Lekthepi from Assam has been conferred the Padma Shri Award 2026 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Karbi folk and modern music. With a career spanning over four decades, she has played a defining role in popularising Karbi musical traditions. Pokhila Lekthepi honoured in ...

Khanikar Stadium is being redeveloped into Assam’s largest multi-sports complex, with the first phase to be inaugurated on January 30. The project spans 104 bighas and involves an investment of about ₹233 crore. The project aims to transform the legacy stadium into a modern, world-class ...

Assam is set to benefit from INOXGFL Group’s ₹17,000 crore renewable energy investment plan, with the company signing an MoU with the state government to expand clean energy infrastructure. The investment strengthens Assam’s position in India’s energy transition. Under the MoUs, INOXGFL plans ...

The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary authority conducted the Asian Waterbird Census 2026 over two days in collaboration with Aaranyak and the Assam Bird Monitoring Network. The exercise aimed to assess wetland health and seasonal bird diversity. The census was organised by the Pobitora Wildlife ...

Rock art dated to at least 67,800 years ago has been discovered on Muna Island in Indonesia, making it the oldest known cave art in the world. The finding pushes back the timeline of artistic expression by early humans. The discovery confirms that early Homo sapiens possessed advanced symbolic ...

The Kamakhya ropeway project represents a landmark intervention in pilgrimage infrastructure in Assam, blending modern mobility with spiritual heritage. Built at a cost of ₹213.24 crore, the 1.43-km ropeway connects Kamakhya Railway Station with the Maa Kamakhya Temple atop Nilachal Hill, ...

The white-winged wood duck, Assam’s state bird locally called deo hah, is on the brink of extinction, with conservationists describing its condition as critically fragile. Once a common sight in eastern Assam’s forested wetlands, the species has steadily retreated from most of its earlier range. ...

Classrooms in tea garden schools of eastern Assam have turned into cultural spaces this winter through Sur Sangam – Tea Garden Student Talent Hunt, a state-backed initiative encouraging musical expression among students from tea garden and Adivasi communities. The initiative is being ...

Assam and other Northeastern and Himalayan foothill states will receive a special financial dispensation under the G Ram G Act, sharply reducing the State’s contribution to just 10% while the Centre bears 90% of project costs, unlike the usual 60:40 pattern. The move reflects a recognition of ...

Numaligarh Refinery Limited has achieved a major engineering milestone by completing a 4,058-metre horizontal directional drilling crossing beneath the Brahmaputra in Jorhat district, one of the longest such crossings globally. Under the project, laying a 1,635-km crude oil pipeline connecting ...

The 79th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy is set to begin with Assam hosting the tournament for the seventh time. The land of the Brahmaputra and the white rhinos is leading the path in spreading the game to even the remotest areas. It hosted it in Nowgong for the first time ...