Bokul-bon Award 2026 for Dili Terang

Bokul-bon Award 2026 for Dili Terang

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 […]

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Critique of Swachh Bharat Waste Segregation in Assam

Critique of Swachh Bharat Waste Segregation in Assam

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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Assam Entrepreneur at WEF 2026

Assam Entrepreneur at WEF 2026

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

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Assam Takes a Digital Step to Save Vanishing Languages

Assam Takes a Digital Step to Save Vanishing Languages

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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Sipajhar College student secures CM’s Green Fellowship programme

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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GAFF 2026 Lifetime Achievement Honour for Bishnu Kharghoria

GAFF 2026 Lifetime Achievement Honour for Bishnu Kharghoria

Veteran actor Bishnu Kharghoria conferred the Lifetime Achievement Honour at the Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) 2026 for his extraordinary and enduring contribution to Indian cinema. Beginning with Bristi (1974), his career spans decades, with landmark films such as Kollol, Firingoti and Xagoroloi Bohudoor. He received National Film Award Special Mentions in 1995 and 2012,

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1st Magh Bihu census records 111 avian species at Chandubi Beel

1st Magh Bihu census records 111 avian species at Chandubi Beel

A bird survey carried out during Magh Bihu 2026 at Chandubi Beel and nearby habitats documented 111 bird species, spanning wetland-dependent birds, grassland and woodland species, as well as birds of prey. The exercise was undertaken by the Loharghat Range of the Kamrup West Forest Division, reinforcing Chandubi Beel’s role as a key biodiversity-rich wetland

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