Assam Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Mon, 29 Jun 2026

• Project Brahmank of the Border Roads Organisation celebrated its 16th Raising Day at Ranaghat, Arunachal Pradesh, on 29 June 2026; the project maintains 811 km of roads and about 86 bridges.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026

• In the 135th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 28 June 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Assam's 'Hargila Army' of rural women led by biologist Purnima Devi Barman and India's 114 medals at the World Yogasana Championship in Ahmedabad.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi on 26 June 2026, released the 'Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029)' and launched a campaign to destroy 2,09,500 kg of narcotics worth Rs 6,000 crore.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026

• MeitY's Digital India BHASHINI Division and the Assam Innovation & Startup Foundation announced an MoU on 22 June 2026 to promote language technology and multilingual innovation in Assam.

Fri, 12 Jun 2026

• From 12 June 2026, the Department of Posts began drone-based transmission of mail and parcels between Mandi Head Post Office and Rehardhar Branch Post Office in Himachal Pradesh, cutting transit time to about seven minutes.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026

• On 11 June 2026, in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, the Government of India, Assam and Nagaland signed a tripartite MoU to facilitate mineral oil operations in the Assam–Nagaland boundary areas.

Sun, 07 Jun 2026

• On 7 June 2026, APEDA facilitated the first export consignment of GI-tagged Tezpur Litchi, one metric tonne, from Assam to Dubai.

Tue, 02 Jun 2026

• On 2 June 2026, DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and the Assam Chief Minister launched Mission 'Senehjori', a cluster-based initiative with an estimated ₹396–411 crore investment over three years to turn Assam's Muga silk into a high-value luxury textile ecosystem.

Mon, 01 Jun 2026

• On 1 June 2026, the Border Roads Organisation's Project Udayak celebrated its 37th Raising Day at Doomdooma, Assam; it maintains over 1,457 km of roads in eastern Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam.
• A study by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, released on 1 June 2026, reconstructed nearly 4,000 years of climate and vegetation history of Majuli, Assam, the world's largest inhabited river island.

Sun, 31 May 2026

• PM SVANidhi, the micro-credit scheme for street vendors of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched in June 2020, completed six years; the occasion was marked in Agartala on 31 May 2026.

Thu, 28 May 2026

• On 28 May 2026 Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a Mother Sanction of ₹10,021.42 crore to 12 States under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin, towards 'Housing for All' by March 2029.

Sun, 24 May 2026

• On 24 May 2026 MoS Sports Raksha Khadse led the Commonwealth Games edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle at IIT Guwahati and visited the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) Assam and its High Performance Centre in Guwahati.

Fri, 22 May 2026

• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 22 May 2026 that its Guwahati unit seized around 60,000 kg of foreign-origin areca nuts smuggled from Myanmar through the Mizoram border, arresting five people.

Tue, 19 May 2026

• A team from Gauhati University, IIA Bengaluru, ARIES Nainital and INAF-Catania reported on 19 May 2026 the first confirmed blue straggler star hosting a brown dwarf companion, in one of the shortest-period stellar binaries known.
• On 19 May 2026 Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil chaired the 14th meeting of the Brahmaputra Board's High-Powered Review Board in Guwahati and launched the State Water Reforms Framework.

Mon, 18 May 2026

• On 18 May 2026 Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the Draft National Water Metro Policy, 2026 has been circulated for inter-ministerial consultation, with Water Metro services planned in 18 cities and Guwahati, Srinagar, Patna, Varanasi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj in Phase I.

Tue, 12 May 2026

• On 12 May 2026 Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath to Himanta Biswa Sarma as Assam Chief Minister for a second consecutive term at Khanapara, Guwahati, after the NDA won 102 of the 126 Assembly seats.

Sat, 09 May 2026

• On 9 May 2026 a 20-metric-tonne consignment of One District One Product (ODOP) honey from Baksa, an Aspirational District of Assam, was flagged off to the USA in the district's first-ever honey export, facilitated by APEDA.

Mon, 04 May 2026

• The BJP-led NDA won 102 of Assam's 126 Assembly seats in results declared on 4 May 2026 to retain power for a third straight term, with the BJP alone winning 82, 18 more than the majority mark of 64.

Thu, 09 Apr 2026

• Assam, Kerala and Puducherry voted on 9 April 2026 in 296 Assembly constituencies; ECI's final statistical reports put state polling at 86.33% in Assam, 79.53% in Kerala and 91.19% in Puducherry.
• The Election Commission's International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) 2026 brought 38 delegates from 22 countries to watch the 9 April polls in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry during a two-day visit on 8–9 April.

Tue, 07 Apr 2026

• The Competition Commission of India on 7 April 2026 directed 17 parties to cease and desist from bid-rigging in Assam Police Housing Corporation tenders for electrification of police station buildings.

Sun, 05 Apr 2026

• The Election Commission said on 5 April 2026 that seizures of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies in the five poll-bound states and UT had reached ₹651.51 crore since 26 February 2026.

Fri, 03 Apr 2026

• The Election Commission on 3 April 2026 directed states and UTs to ensure a paid holiday on polling day under Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, including for daily-wage and casual workers.