Assam Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in Jhumoir Binandini 2025, a mega Jhumoir dance programme of Assam's tea garden community, in Guwahati on 24 February 2025.

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

• Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal dedicated the Inland Waterways Terminal at Jogighopa, Assam, to the nation on 18 February 2025.

Sun, 16 Feb 2025

• Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi visited Dibrugarh, Assam, on 16 February 2025 to review women and child welfare initiatives in the state.

Sat, 15 Feb 2025

• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a RuralShores BPO delivery centre in Guwahati on 15 February 2025 to create local jobs for rural youth.

Wed, 05 Feb 2025

• The Assam Cabinet on 5 February 2025 approved rules to preserve urban water bodies, extended the licence renewal period of fair price shops to five years and approved a portal for 25% RTE seats in private schools.

Sat, 01 Feb 2025

• On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced a urea plant with annual capacity of 12.7 lakh metric tons at Namrup, Assam.

Fri, 31 Jan 2025

• The Assam Cabinet on 31 January 2025 approved the Assam Startup and Innovation Policy 2025, the Assam Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Policy 2025 and the Assam Action Plan on BioE3 Policy.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 22 January 2025 fixed the MSP of raw jute (TD-3 grade) for the 2025-26 season at ₹5,650 per quintal, ₹315 more than last season.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

• Projects in 10 best-performing states to cover about 2.8 lakh hectares.

Fri, 10 Jan 2025

• National River Traffic and Navigation System launched; 1,000 green vessels planned in five years.

Wed, 08 Jan 2025

• The Mangaldai critical care block will be built with ₹23.75 crore under PM-ABHIM.

Mon, 06 Jan 2025

• Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh also opened 50 PMMSY projects worth ₹50 crore for the Northeast in Guwahati.

Fri, 03 Jan 2025

• The university, the only one under MeitY, starts at 12 locations including five in the North-East.
• The services include a Guwahati–North Lakhimpur Jan Shatabdi and a Tinsukia–Naharlagun tri-weekly express.

Thu, 26 Dec 2024

• The Election Commission of India released 42 statistical reports on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and 14 reports each for four simultaneous Assembly elections on 26 December 2024.

Wed, 25 Dec 2024

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the 'Viksit Panchayat Karmayogi' initiative for Panchayati Raj Institutions on Good Governance Day, 25 December 2024.

Tue, 24 Dec 2024

• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi led National Consumer Day 2024 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 December 2024 with the theme 'Virtual Hearings & Digital Access to Consumer Justice'.

Mon, 23 Dec 2024

• The Assam cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from Dibrugarh on 23 December 2024, also approved ₹9,000 a month for Gaon Pradhans of forest and FRA villages.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024

• The first-ever Ganges River Dolphin was satellite-tagged in Assam on 18 December 2024 under Project Dolphin.

Sun, 15 Dec 2024

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled 'Jalvahak', a cargo promotion scheme for National Waterways 1, 2 and 16, and flagged off scheduled cargo services from Kolkata on 15 December 2024.

Fri, 13 Dec 2024

• A report mapping flood and drought risks across 698 Indian districts using the IPCC framework, prepared by IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati and CSTEP Bengaluru with DST support, was released at IIT Delhi on 13 December 2024.

Tue, 10 Dec 2024

• On 10 December 2024, in India, PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid tribute to the martyrs of the Assam Movement on Swahid Diwas.

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

• On 27 November 2024, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 12th International Tourism Mart in Kaziranga, Assam, with Chief Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu.

Sun, 24 Nov 2024

• On 24 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid tribute to Ahom commander Lachit Borphukan on his 402nd birth anniversary.

Sat, 23 Nov 2024

• On 23 November 2024, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2024 winners, to be given on National Milk Day, 26 November, in New Delhi, and added a special award for North Eastern Region States.

Thu, 21 Nov 2024

• On 21 November 2024 in New Delhi, Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh marked World Fisheries Day by launching the 5th Marine Fisheries Census, a National Plan of Action on Sharks and other initiatives, and presenting awards to Kerala, Telangana and others.

Sun, 17 Nov 2024

• On 17 November 2024, PIB described the ₹27,000-crore semiconductor unit of Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd at Morigaon, Assam, which is expected to make up to 48 million chips a day.

Thu, 14 Nov 2024

• On 14 November 2024, DST Secretary Abhay Karandikar launched Operation Dronagiri, a pilot under the National Geospatial Policy 2022, along with the Integrated Geospatial Data Sharing Interface (GDI).

Tue, 12 Nov 2024

• On 12 November 2024 in Guwahati, Assam, Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil chaired a review of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen in the North-Eastern states and called for Sampoorna Swachhata by March 2025.

Sun, 03 Nov 2024

• On 3 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi extended best wishes on Assam's Bhasha Gaurav Saptah, a week-long celebration marking Assamese being conferred Classical Language status.