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 structural disadvantages and higher development costs in these […]
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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 Paradip in Odisha to Numaligarh is in progress to supply crude to NRL after the
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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 in 1959-60
India has reported its first scientifically verified case of pufferfish poisoning, with the incident documented from Gujarat, drawing attention to gaps in freshwater fish toxin surveillance and public awareness. The Brahmaputra river system has gained attention following India’s first scientifically confirmed case of freshwater pufferfish poisoning. Freshwater pufferfish are present in the Brahmaputra basin, raising
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IBM launched of its first Infrastructure Innovation Center, the Sangam Infrastructure Innovation Center, housed within its new India Systems Development Lab (ISDL) campus. The center underscores IBM’s continued investment in India as a strategic hub for advanced infrastructure engineering and AI innovation serving both domestic and global markets. Key Points: Objective of the Centre: .
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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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