Dibrugarh
Waterways Conclave 2022
The Waterways Conclave 2022 was organized by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on 11th and 12th April 2022 in Dibrugarh, Assam. The aim of this conclave was to focus on harnessing the potential of the international and domestic ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
PM Modi inaugurats India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” over Brahmaputra
On the occasion of Good Governance Day (GGD-2018 ), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” over the Brahmaputra in the Dibrugarh district of Assam. The 4.94km long double-decker bridge, which begins at Dibrugarh and ends at ..
India’s first methanol-based alternative cooking fuel to be established in Assam
Public sector Assam Petrochemicals Limited will roll out India’s first methanol-based alternative cooking fuel at Namrup methanol plant in Dibrugarh district, Assam on October 5. The pilot project involves 500 burners and stoves, each fuelled by a 1.2-litre canister of ..
India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” to be come up over Brahmaputra
The Bogibeel Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra River in Assam, which is expected to complete at the end of 2018. Sited about 17 km downstream of Dibrugarh town, the 4.94km bridge will facilitate road ..
India’s first-ever Industrial Training Institute for Divyangans to come up in Assam
India’s first-ever Industrial Training Institute (ITI) for the Divyangans will come up in Assam. Recently, the foundation stone for the institute was laid at Dibrugarh ITI Complex at Borboruah in Assam. As per the guidelines of National Council for Vocational ..
“Rupaantar” Project
Project: Rupaantar (Transformation) Implemented by: Oil India Ltd and the State institute of Rural Development, Assam Place: Assam In Assam, the project “Rupaantar” (Transformation) has been able to bring a social and economic transformation in the operational areas of Oil ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Current Affairs : November 19, 2011
Courtney Walsh conferred CEAT Lifetime Achievement Award Former West Indies captain Courtney Walsh was conferred the CEAT Lifetime Achievement Award 2011. Union Govt to bring bill for central law for Street Vendors Union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Current Affairs: November 18, 2011
6th International Film Festival begins in Kerala The sixth International Film Festival, (TIFF-2011) began in Kerala. 68 films from 18 countries would be screened. In the World Film Cateogry films from the US, China, Germany, France and Palestine would be ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Current Affairs : June 29-30, 2011
New IMF Chief: Christine Lagarde Ms Christine Lagarde (French Finance Minister) to head the IMF (International Monetary Fund) The First woman to head IMF since the institution’s inception in 1944 The IMF executive board chose her over Mexican central bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2011
Current Affairs : June 23, 2011
Ambubashi Mela commences at the Kamakhya temple in Assam The 4 day yearly Ambushi Mela started at the Shaktipeeth Kamakhya Dham in Guwahati The door of the temple closed for the visitors for next 3 days The temple complex is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs