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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a major initiative to support research scholars in the state, describing it as a significant step towards strengthening Assam’s academic and innovation ecosystem. Atal Vichal Agragami provide direct financial support to research scholars pursuing advanced studies. The scheme offers a monthly assistance of ₹25,000 to scholars across disciplines. […]
Forthcoming free trade agreements with the UK and the European Union are likely to open fresh export pathways for Assam’s tea industry, improving its access to premium markets and strengthening competitiveness. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasised that while India’s domestic market remains robust, the operationalisation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the United Kingdom
Dili Terang, a noted Karbi folk artiste and musician, has been selected for the Bokul-bon Award 2026 for his significant contribution to the preservation and promotion of Assam’s folk culture. The Bakul Ban Awards annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in various fields of Assam for the past several years. The Bokul-bon Award
Assam will feature at the World Economic Forum through the participation of its Chief Minister in the five-day summit, where global business leaders, economists and heads of institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO will be present. The forum will be used to highlight Assam’s governance reforms, industrial roadmap and technology-led development. By
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Assam’s waste management practices under the Swachh Bharat Mission have come under scrutiny, with experts warning that unscientific segregation is worsening garbage accumulation and environmental degradation. Open spaces are increasingly turning into waste and toxic zones. Under the Mission, urban local bodies, including the Guwahati Municipal Corporation, promote household segregation of waste into “dry” and
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At the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Assam-based entrepreneur Drishti Medhi is representing India’s blue-collar workforce and indigenous communities of the Northeast. Drishti Medhi, co-founder of QuickGhy, has travelled to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 with a clear mission: to build market access for India’s blue-collar sector whilst representing the often-overlooked indigenous
In the field of theatre, eminent theatre artist Karuna Deka has been chosen for the Natasurya Phani Sharma Award for 2025. His work is known for reinterpreting the Ankiyā play tradition evolved by Srimanta Sankaradeva in modern language and contexts. By innovatively using elements such as the Sutradhāra, he has helped extend classical theatrical forms
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A major digital documentation effort has secured the linguistic heritage of three critically endangered languages of Assam—Khamyang, Tai Phake and Singpho. The initiative is being implemented by the Nanda Talukdar Foundation with support from the All Assam Students’ Union. The digital preservation has been carried out under the ‘Endangered Language Programme’ (ELP), aimed at preventing
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Veteran musician and violinist Minoti Khaund passed away, marking a significant loss to Assam’s classical music tradition. She dedicated her life to popularising the violin as a concert instrument in the state. Minoti Khaund had dedicated her entire life in popularizing violin as a musical instrument in the State. A disciple of late Pandit VJ
Sajid Hussain of Sipajhar College has been selected for the Chief Minister’s Green Fellowship Programme 2025–26, managed by the Assam Pollution Control Board. He secured 13th rank at the state level in a competitive selection process. The CM’s Green Fellowship Programme, an initiative under the Government of Assam, emphasizes environmental sustainability. Sajid Hussain, a dedicated
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