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Poba Forest Reserve in Dhemaji to be upgraded to wildlife sanctuary

July 16, 2020
poba tiger reserve
  • As per the announcement made by the state’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Poba Forest Reserve, a biodiversity hotspot located in Dhemaji of Upper Assam, will soon be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.
  • Poba Reserve Forest declared in 1924 with an area of 10,522 hectares is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to be modernized into a National Park

July 7, 2020
Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
  • After months of Controversy, the Assam State Government has concluded for the up-gradation of the status of the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to National Park.
  • The verdict was taken on 6th July 2020 and was declared by the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.

NGT Forms Committee chaired by Justice BP Katakey to investigate Assam Gas Leak

June 27, 2020
fire
  • The National Green Tribunal(NGT) has exacted an interim fine of Rs 25 crore on PSU major Oil India over its failure to control fire in Assam’s Baghjan oil well resulting in harm to the atmosphere. Well, number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district, has been spreading gas uncontrollably for the last 27 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s firefighters at the site.

African swine fever found in India; 2,900 pigs die in Assam

May 8, 2020
African swine fever found in India
  • Since February, more than 2,900 pigs have died in Assam because of African Swine Fever (ASF). ASF does not affect humans but can be fatal for pigs.

Dhanwantri scheme launched by the Assam government for the delivery of medicines

April 27, 2020
Dhanwantri scheme
  • Assam government has launched Dhanwantri scheme for delivery of medicines amid lockdown all over the country due to COVID-19.

Assam Government to build 33 stadiums under Uttaran scheme

March 15, 2020
Uttaran scheme
  • The Assam Government plans to build 33 stadiums across the state under the Uttaran Scheme, 300 crores will be given to construct these stadiums declared by Principal Secretary of Sports Avinash Joshi and Joint Director Kamaljit and 500 playgrounds are being built to encourage rural talents.
  • The Government has finalized to provide an amount of Rs.50,000 to 1000 players and Rs.75,000 will be given to 2500 clubs.

President Kovind approves for resuming delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland

March 1, 2020
President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind  approved for resuming delimitation exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland. Delimitation means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body.

North East SDG Conclave 2020 to be organized in Assam

February 24, 2020
North East SDG Conclave 2020

NITI Aayog will organize Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern states in Guwahati, Assam. The event will feature the participation of the North-Eastern states, Central Ministries, academia, civil society and international development organizations.

Former Assam Assembly Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi passes away

February 6, 2020
Pranab Kumar Gogoi

Former Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly and sitting Congress MLA Pranab Kumar Gogoi is no more with us.

APEDA-CFTRI signs MoU for Liason Office in Guwahati

February 6, 2020
APEDA

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA in Guwahati, Assam to give technical support to the food industries in the North East region.