Showing posts with label Assam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Assam. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Bhupen Hazarika at 100: Why ‘the voice of Assam’ still resonates

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  A unique musician, writer and filmmaker with ideas deeply rooted in Assam and its culture, Bhupen Hazarika stood out as a voice that carri...
Monday, April 07, 2025

Rongali Bihu

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  Rongali Bihu , also known as Bohag Bihu, is a key festival in Assam. Celebrated in mid-April, it marks the Assamese New Year and the onset...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

World Air Quality Report 2024

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  A recent report by IQAir revealed that India is among the world’s most polluted nations. Thirteen of the top twenty polluted cities global...

What is Assam’s healing law, and why it may be missing the mark

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  The Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Act, 2024 was notified in March last year. The Act defines ‘healers’ in sweeping terms, o...
Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Assam Launches State Commission for Right to Public Services

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  The Assam State Commission for Right to Public Services was recently launched by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati. The aim o...
Friday, November 29, 2024

12th International Tourism Mart in Kaziranga

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  The 12th International Tourism Mart (ITM) takes place in Kaziranga from November 26 to 29, 2024. This annual event aims to connect tourism...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Assam’s New Healthcare Innovation Institute Launched

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  The Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII) has been launched. This initiative is a collaboration between  IIT Guwahati   a...
Tuesday, October 01, 2024

What is Clause 6 of Assam Accord, which Himanta govt said will implement?

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  Notably, 15 key recommendations of the Justice Biplab Sarma Committee will not be implemented for the time being. These, CM Himanta said, ...
Monday, September 02, 2024

An environmental imagination

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  Is ‘flood control’ even possible in geographies like the Brahmaputra valley with such a potent monsoon? Must every flood be a disaster? Th...
Monday, July 29, 2024

Assam’s Charaideo Moidams Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

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  The Charaideo Moidams in Assam, which are royal burial grounds from the Ahom dynasty, were recently named   UNESCO   World Heritage Sites....
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals function

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  The Assam government told its Border police on July 5, 2023, not to send cases of non-Muslims who came to India illegally before 2014 to F...