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Mining Sector in India 03 May 2019 12 min read Why in News? India has recorded 377 mine deaths in last 3 years [as per data tabled in Lok the Sabha]. India plans to deep dive for extracting seabed minerals. Background The total geographical area of India is around 328 million hectares out of which…
Communalism 13 May 2019 13 min read About Communalism, in a broad sense means a strong attachment to one’s own community. In popular discourse in India, it is understood as unhealthy attachment to one’s own religion. It’s an ideology that, in order to unify the community, suppresses distinctions within the community and emphasizes the essential…
Guwahati, Jun 2: Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was conferred with the prestigious UKILP Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK-India Legal Partnership on May 31 at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.This award honours the former Chief Justice Gogoi’s remarkable legal legacy and significant services to society.Justice Gogoi is being recognised for…
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Biswanath, June 2: With the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Biswanath district administration in Assam is all set for the counting day on June 4.The preparations are for the counting of votes for Biswanath and Behali Assembly constituencies under Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.District Commissioner (DC) Dr Neha Yadav informed that the commissioner’s office…
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Guwahati, June 2: The flood situation in Assam remains grim as the death toll has increased to 11 as of June 1, with 6,01,642 population affected in ten districts of the state.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority data, ten districts, including Hailakandi, Hojai, Morigaon, Karimganj, Nagaon, Cachar, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong West, and…
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Guwahati, June 2: The Narendra Modi-led central government approved the establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati in Assam. This was informed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.The state government will provide a plot of land free of cost and free from all encumbrances in an area with good infrastructure and industrial…
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The domestic equity market ended the passing week in red ahead of the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The benchmark equity index BSE Sensex shed nearly 2% to settle at 73,961.31 for the week ended May 31. The index was at 75,410.39 on May 24. Overall, the index edged lower in four out…
Guwahati, June 1: For the smooth functioning of the Assam Secretariat, the General Administration Department (GAD) issued a directive for all officers and staff to attend office by 9.30 am and no later than 9.45 am.The official order instructed the employees to register their attendance using the Face Recognition Attention System (FRAS) installed at the…
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Guwahati, June 1: The Kolkata-based Eastern Zone (EZ) Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee with three top officials of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to comprehensively inquire about a case related to the alleged unlawful diversion of 28 hectares (Ha) of land of the Geleky Reserve…
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Silchar, June 1: In what could be called a shocking incident, the parents of a three-year-old child have been arrested by the Cachar police for allegedly inflicting torture upon their kid.As per an initial investigation, it is learnt that the mother of the child had poured hot oil or abused the kid with some hot…
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