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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Assam is set to modernise farm credit delivery with the statewide implementation of the electronic Kisan Credit Card (e-KCC) platform. The initiative, backed by a tripartite agreement between NABARD (Assam Regional Office), Assam Gramin Bank, and 24x7 Moneyworks Consulting Pvt Ltd, aims to ...

In a significant move towards ecological restoration and community-led conservation, the Senapati Forest Division has launched a pilot Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to restore the Barak River watershed by combining scientific planning with community participation. The initiative focuses on ...