DHSK College in Dibrugarh has launched ‘Karmabandhu’, a modern, tech-enabled mobile application to enhance administrative transparency and efficiency. The new app is designed to bring more transparency, impartiality, and dynamism to the work of the college. The ‘Karmabandhu’ app will allow the non-teaching staff of the college to learn about the work to be done

The Waterbird Count 2026 is underway across Kaziranga National Park as a seven-day scientific exercise to assess waterbird populations amid growing threats from shrinking, drying, and degraded wetlands in Assam. The count helps track species abundance, habitat health, and long-term ecological trends in one of India’s most important floodplain ecosystems. Findings from the 2025 waterbird

The Assam government has enlisted SaveLIFE Foundation’s technical expertise to implement scientific road safety solutions, following MoRTH’s directive for National Road Safety Month, January 2026, themed “Zero Fatality Month.” Addressing this challenge requires systematic, science-driven reforms in road design, trauma care systems and policymaking. These three pillars form the foundation of SLF’s zero-fatality strategy, which

Bangladesh has approved the purchase of 1.8 lakh tonnes of diesel from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), strengthening cross-border energy cooperation with India’s Northeast. The fuel will be moved from Assam to Siliguri and supplied to Bangladesh through the Bangladesh–India Friendship Pipeline, operational since December 2022. The decision was approved by the Advisory Committee on Government

On January 17, 2026, Assam and Madhya Pradesh signed a landmark, three-year inter-state wildlife exchange agreement to enhance biodiversity and reintroduce species. Madhya Pradesh has proposed formal discussions with the Assam government to deepen cooperation in wildlife conservation and inter-state species exchange. The two states have already reached an in-principle understanding to reintroduce wild buffaloes

Sonitpur SSP Barun Purkayastha has been nominated for the 3rd Assam Police Sishu Mitra Leadership Award 2025 in recognition of his sustained work to advance child rights protection in the State. The nomination follows a rigorous assessment by an external jury, underscoring leadership, institutional impact, and rights-based policing practices. Those awarded include Devojyoti Mukherjee, IPS

Phase-I development work of the historic Vasudev Than Narowa Satra has commenced with an estimated budget of ₹12.68 crore. Situated in Dhakuakhana in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, the Satra dates back to the 14th century and was initially linked to the Chutia king Satyanarayan. In the 17th century, the Vaishnavite saint Damodar Ata formally founded it