Topic: Assam
Short Note: Majuli’s satras, crafts and communities
Majuli, an island in the Brahmaputra River, is known for its Vaishnavite monasteries, called satras. Linked to the tradition of Srimanta Sankardeva, the satras preserve Assamese arts, music,...
Atanu Bhattacharyya receives the 2026 Jagannath Thakur Sahitya Sanman
Story writer Atanu Bhattacharyya received the 2026 Jagannath Thakur Sahitya Sanman at a ceremony in Guwahati. The Jagannath Thakur Memorial Trust selected him for the award. The award...
New Six-Foot Flowering Plant Found in Assam, Meghalaya
Researchers have described Disporum kamakhasiense, a new flowering plant found in forests of Assam and Meghalaya. The findings were published on 4 and 5 November 2026 in the...
Kokrajhar to host North East National Book Fair for the first time from December 1
Kokrajhar will host the North East National Book Fair for the first time from 1 to 9 December 2026. The fair will be held at Green Field and...
Manas National Park reports births of elephant and rhinoceros calves
Manas National Park in Assam has welcomed two new calves: an elephant and a rhinoceros. The births were announced by Assam Forest and Environment Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on...
Assam to Set Up India’s First Public-Sector Proton Therapy Centre
On 31 October 2026, the Assam government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Belgium-based Ion Beam Applications (IBA) Particles to establish India’s first public-sector proton beam therapy...
Assam signs agreement to set up third proton therapy machine at GMCH within three years
Assam signed an agreement on Saturday, 31 October 2026, to establish a proton therapy centre at the GMCH cancer institute in Guwahati. The agreement was signed in the...
Assam Boxer Ankushita Boro Wins Gold at International Tournament
Assam boxer Ankushita Boro won gold in the women’s 65kg category at the 46th International Tammer Boxing Tournament, held in Tampere, Finland, from 30 October to 1 November...
Assam’s Khel Maharan 3.0 has six million registrations ahead of its November 7 start
Assam’s third Khel Maharan is scheduled to begin on 7 November. The Assam government’s grassroots sports initiative has received six million registrations so far, and registration remains open....
Centre Approves Guwahati Airport for Assam Agarwood Exports
On 30 October 2026, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) approved Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati as an export point for agarwood oil, chips and...
JK Lakshmi Cement plans ₹11,000 crore integrated plant at Umrangso
JK Lakshmi Cement Limited plans to invest about ₹11,000 crore in an integrated cement plant at 19 Kilo, Umrangso, in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Assam Chief Minister Himanta...
