A study by the Department of Physics at Tezpur University has contributed to understanding how gravity behaves inside the Sun under extreme internal conditions. The research focuses on wave dynamics within the Sun, where temperature and density are exceptionally high. The Sun contains about 99.86% of the total mass of the solar system. Solar gravity […]
The Government of Assam has announced the recipients of its prestigious cultural and literary awards for 2025–26, including the Silpi Bota Award 2026, honouring eminent contributors to Assam’s art, music, literature, theatre and cinema. Eminent singer Dhanada Pathak has been selected for the State Government’s Silpi Bota Award 2026. Along with her husband, Rameshwar Pathak, she played a pioneering
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Traditional buffalo fights were organised during Magh Bihu celebrations at Ahatguri in Morigaon and Deobali in Raha, despite an existing legal ban. The events revived debate over the balance between cultural practices and animal welfare. In 2014, the Supreme Court of India, in the Animal Welfare Board of India vs A. Nagaraja case, banned all animal races and
Assam’s Directorate of Sports & Youth Welfare, in partnership with the Inspire Institute of Sport, will set up a High-Performance Satellite Sports Centre in Guwahati to strengthen elite sports development in the state and the Northeast. The centre will anchor high-performance initiatives across seven priority sports — athletics, archery, taekwondo, table tennis, lawn tennis, chess
Raksha is a nationwide AI-based platform to curb crimes such as child trafficking, child marriage and circulation of Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material. Its relevance is significant for Assam, which has seen a sharp rise in such offences. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2023, Assam reported 10,174 crimes against children last
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A 70 MW solar power plant was inaugurated at Khudigaon in Dhubri district, developed at a cost of about ₹350 crore over nearly 1,000 bighas of land. The project marks a significant addition to Assam’s renewable energy infrastructure. The plant uses solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to generate electricity from sunlight. It produces clean energy without
Dr Basanta Kumar Goswami, President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha, received the Rongbong Terang Memorial Award 2026 at a function marking the birth anniversary of Padma Shri awardee and noted litterateur Rongbong Terang. Rongbong Terang is a distinguished personality from Karbi Anglong who went on to be honoured with the Padma Shri. The bridge he
Export preparedness in the Northeast reflects a mixed but evolving trajectory. The Export Preparedness Index 2024 places Nagaland, Tripura and Assam among the leading small states and UTs, indicating comparatively stronger export ecosystems built on better policy support, institutional coordination and basic trade infrastructure. The state exported around ₹3,700 crore in FY 2024. Tea remains
The Assam Governance and Service Delivery Program, backed by $80 million in funding, aims to strengthen public financial management, administrative efficiency, and the State’s data and information systems. The focus is on improving how public resources are planned, allocated, and utilised across departments. The program envisions future-ready governance by leveraging digital technologies, data analytics, institutional
The Assam Disaster Resilient Hill Area Roads Development Project (ADRHARDP) is a ₹3,875 crore project that will improve and maintain 348 km of road infrastructure in the hills of Assam (Dima Hasao) through a loan worth $350 to $400 million from the World Bank. The ADRHARDP, which is being carried out by the Assam Public
