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Tigers found in Kaziranga habitat are different from the rest of the world

India’s only Golden Tiger, Kazi 106F emerged as the social media sensation right from the moment its picture. The tigers present in Kaziranga habitat are totally different from the remainder of the world as in territorial behavioural sample and this makes a detailed research on them much more fascinating and difficult. Daily Current Affairs Quiz […]

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Assam govt to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into national park

Assam government has decided to take the necessary steps to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park. The announcement comes just months after the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) gave conditional clearance to a coal mining project by Coal India Limited (CIL) in the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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Corona Virus spreading fast in Assam with up 53% active cases in a week

The coronavirus is spreading at a fast pace in Assam and it is the latest entrant to the list of 10 states with the most active cases. The state has seen a 53% surge in the number of coronavirus patients under treatment over the past one week. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Kamrup

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Assam government invites textile firms to invest in state

The government of Assam has invited textile companies to invest in the state, assuring customised support to their business ventures. Assam is now the centre of Southeast Asia with access to eight crore people with the advancement of the Act East policy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Participating from Assam in the ‘Exclusive Investment

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Around 80% area of Kaziranga National Park inundated due to floods

Almost 80% area of the Kaziranga National Park is inundated by flood waters. Twenty five animals have died due to various causes including drowning and vehicle-hit while trying to cross roads during floods. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It is the home of the world’s most one-horned rhinos. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest

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After 129 years Assam Keelback snake rediscovered

The Keelback snake species Assam Keelback has been rediscovered in Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border after 129 years. It was first seen in 1891 when a British tea-planter Samuel Edward Peal collected two male specimens from upper Assam’s Sivasagar district. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Scientific Name: Herpetoreas pealii. It is a species of snake in

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Assam CM orders police to arrest Garga Chatterjee on West Bengal

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ordered the state police to arrest Kolkata-based political commentator Garga Chatterjee for making allegedly derogatory remarks by calling the founder of the medieval Ahom dynasty a Chinese invader. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Chaolung Sukapha Chaolung Sukapha was a 13th-century ruler who founded the Ahom kingdom that ruled Assam

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Assam to provide functional tap connections to 13 lakh rural households

Centre has approved Rs 1407 Crore for 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In 2020-21, State plans to provide tap connections to 13 lakh households out of total 63 lakhs. Achieving the target of Jal Jeevan Mission in Assam is not difficult because of the abundant water resources in the State, which is both groundwater

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Assam govt announced Rs.50 lakh insurance cover to journalists

The Assam Cabinet has approved insurance coverage to the tune of Rs 50 lakh for journalists, home guards and casual employees who succumb to COVID-19 while on duty. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Frontline journalists have been bravely covering COVID-19 against all odds by risking their lives. Earlier, the Assam state government had announced

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IIT Guwahati developed an antimicrobial spray-based coating for PPE

A team of researchers of IIT Guwahati has developed affordable antimicrobial (antiviral/antibacterial) spray-based coating for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and 3D printed Ear Guard for comfortable use of face masks by healthcare workers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The aim of the antimicrobial spray-based coating is to safeguard healthcare workers and citizens from the

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