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Explosion at illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills kills miners

An explosion at an illegally operated coal mine in the Mynsngat–Thangsko area of East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, on 5 February 2026 killed 18 miners on the first day, as reported by The Hindu and The Times of India.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Mandaviya lays foundation for six Khelo India sports projects, opens two facilities at NIS Patiala

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually laid foundation stones for six sports infrastructure projects and inaugurated two athlete facilities at NS NIS Patiala on 3 February 2026, involving ₹120 crore in all.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Assam

BSIP scientists trace Kaziranga's ecological history from pollen in swamp sediment

Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences used pollen and dung-fungal spores in a sediment core from the Sohola swamp to build the first long-term palaeoecological record of Kaziranga National Park, the DST said on 3 February 2026.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Assam Important

Assam launches Swagat Satirtha Portal 2.0 for mutual transfers of state employees

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Swagat Satirtha Portal 2.0 for mutual transfers of Grade III and IV state employees at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Guwahati, on 2 February 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Assam Important

Amit Shah lays foundation stone of new Assam Legislative Assembly complex at Dibrugarh, the state's second capital

On 30 January 2026 Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a new Assam Legislative Assembly building in Dibrugarh, which Assam is developing as its second capital, among projects worth about ₹1,715 crore.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Gujarat

Assam Petro-Chemicals and Deendayal Port sign MoU for 150 TPD e-methanol plant at Kandla

On 29 January 2026 Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (APL) and Deendayal Port Authority signed an MoU in Dibrugarh to set up a 150 tonnes-per-day e-methanol plant at Kandla Port, Gujarat, with over ₹1,200 crore investment.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Assam launches 'Eti Koli Duti Paat': ₹5,000 for every tea garden worker

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Mukhya Mantrir Eti Koli Duti Paat scheme at Doomdooma, Tinsukia, on 25 January 2026, giving ₹5,000 to each tea garden worker.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Assam Important

ICMR hands over two Mobile Stroke Units to Assam

ICMR handed over two Mobile Stroke Units to the Government of Assam, after a North-East model cut stroke treatment time from about 24 hours to 2 hours.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Assam

APEDA holds organic conclave and buyer-seller meet in Guwahati

APEDA, with the Government of Assam, held an Organic Conclave-cum-Buyer Seller Meet in Guwahati to boost agri-exports from Assam, the Commerce Ministry said on 20 January 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Must know

PM lays foundation of ₹6,950 crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor in Assam

PM Narendra Modi performed the Bhoomi Pujan of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project — 4-laning of the Kaliabor–Numaligarh section of NH-715, worth over ₹6,950 crore — at Kaliabor, Assam, on 18 January 2026.

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🎓 Education 📍 Assam

First IndiaSkills regional competition for the North East to be held at Gauhati University

The Skill Development Ministry announced on 18 January 2026 that the North East Regional Competition of IndiaSkills 2025-26 — the first dedicated to the region — would be held at Gauhati University from 19 to 22 January.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Must know

PM flags off India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper train from Malda; ₹3,250 crore projects launched

PM Narendra Modi flagged off India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper train, between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya), at Malda Town station and launched rail and road projects worth ₹3,250 crore in West Bengal on 17 January 2026.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Assam Important

PM attends Bagurumba Dwhou, a Bodo cultural programme, in Guwahati

PM Narendra Modi attended Bagurumba Dwhou, a traditional Bodo cultural programme, at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati, Assam, on 17 January 2026.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Assam Important

CJI Surya Kant lays foundation of Integrated Judicial Court Complex at Rangmahal, North Guwahati

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant laid the foundation stone of the Integrated Judicial Court Complex at Rangmahal, North Guwahati on 11 January 2026, where the Gauhati High Court is to be relocated, amid a boycott by the High Court Bar Association.

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💹 Economy 📍 Assam Important

National Textiles Ministers' Conference ends in Guwahati with focus on USD 100 billion exports by 2030

The two-day National Textiles Ministers' Conference concluded in Guwahati, Assam, on 9 January 2026, with Centre–state talks on export competitiveness, branding and the goal of USD 100 billion textile exports by 2030.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Textiles Ministry unveils District-Led Textiles Transformation plan for 100 champion and 100 aspirational districts

The Ministry of Textiles unveiled the District-Led Textiles Transformation (DLTT) initiative at the National Textiles Ministers' Conference in Guwahati on 8 January 2026, aiming to turn 100 high-potential districts into global export champions and lift 100 aspirational districts into self-reliant hubs.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Assam

Human Capital Working Group meeting with Assam and IIT Guwahati focuses on language AI and BHASHINI

Day 2 of the Human Capital Working Group meeting, organised by MeitY and the IndiaAI Mission with the Government of Assam and IIT Guwahati, concluded on 6 January 2026 with sessions on the National Language Translation Mission and BHASHINI.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Assam

Sarbananda Sonowal attends Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan Sanstha state convention in Dibrugarh

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the second biennial state convention of the Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan Sanstha, Assam, at Rajgarh in Dibrugarh on 4 January 2026, and felicitated Banshi Bakliyal for his contribution to the tradition.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Assam

Sarbananda Sonowal visits Assam Book Fair at Khanapara, Guwahati

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Assam Book Fair at Khanapara, Guwahati on 2 January 2026, calling book fairs 'pilgrimage sites of knowledge' and urging young people to read.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam

Assam announces 'Nijut Babu Asoni' monthly aid for male UG and PG students

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on 1 January 2026 the 'Nijut Babu Asoni' scheme, giving ₹1,000 a month to male undergraduate and ₹2,000 to postgraduate students from families earning under ₹4 lakh.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Assam Important

Redeveloped Batadrava Than, birthplace of Srimanta Sankardev, inaugurated in Nagaon

The ₹222 crore redevelopment of Batadrava Than in Assam's Nagaon district, birthplace of the saint-reformer Srimanta Sankardev, was inaugurated on 29 December 2025.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Assam Important

Amit Shah inaugurates Jyoti–Bishnu International Art Centre in Guwahati

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Jyoti–Bishnu International Art Centre in Guwahati, Assam, on 29 December 2025, along with a ₹111 crore Police Commissioner's office and a ₹178 crore Command and Control Centre.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Assam Important

Subansiri Lower, India's largest hydropower project, begins commercial operation of first unit

Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on 23 December 2025 inaugurated commercial operation of Unit-2 (250 MW) of NHPC's 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project on the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh border.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Assam Must know

PM lays foundation stone of ₹11,000 crore Ammonia-Urea project at Namrup, Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ammonia-Urea Fertilizer Project of Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited at Namrup in Dibrugarh, Assam on 21 December 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

PM inaugurates new terminal of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport, Guwahati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Terminal Building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam on 20 December 2025 and unveiled a statue of Assam's first Chief Minister Gopinath Bardoloi.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Assam Important

Assam Cabinet declares Kumari and Dhamar Beels in Goalpara as Proposed Reserved Forests

The Assam Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Dispur on 18 December 2025, approved declaring Kumari Beel and Dhamar Beel in Goalpara district as Proposed Reserved Forests.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

India and ADB sign five loans worth over US$ 2.2 billion

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed five loan agreements totalling over US$ 2.2 billion on 15 December 2025 for skilling, rooftop solar, healthcare in Assam, Chennai Metro and ecotourism in Meghalaya.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Assam Important

Prafulla Govinda Baruah, editor of The Assam Tribune, passes away

Prafulla Govinda Baruah, editor and managing director of The Assam Tribune group and a Padma Shri awardee, died at a hospital in Guwahati at about 9:30 pm on 14 December 2025.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam

4th Cooperative Mela 2025 opens in Guwahati; Assam completes PACS computerisation

Union Minister of State for Cooperation Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the 4th Cooperative Mela 2025 at AEI Ground, Chandmari, Guwahati, on 13 December 2025.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Assam Important

Shaheed Smarak Kshetra for Assam Movement martyrs inaugurated at West Boragaon, Guwahati, on Shaheed Divas

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Shaheed Smarak Kshetra and Park in West Boragaon, Guwahati, on Shaheed Divas, 10 December 2025, honouring the martyrs of the Assam Movement.

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