Guwahati Current Affairs, GK & News
India’s longest ropeway service opened in Guwahati over Brahmaputra
Northeast Indian city, Guwahati has earned the longest river crossing ropeway in India across the Brahmaputra river. The project has been completed with an enormous effort of 11 years. About the ropeway It was installed by Kolkata-based Samir Damodar Ropeways. The 1.8-kilometer long ropeway linked North Guwahati to Guwahati City. The carrying capacity of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Brahmaputra River • Guwahati • North East India • Public transport
Endophytic Actinobacteria
Researchers at Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) Guwahati have found that the endophytic Actinobacteria have antifungal growth-promoting activities. They have also discovered that application of endophytic Actinobacteria could reduce chemical inputs in Tea plantation crop. IASST is an autonomous institute under Department of Science & Technology. This discovery would help decrease ..
Topics: Bacteria • Guwahati • Tea
National Winter Games to be held in Gulmarg
The National Winter Games is to be held in Gulmarg from March 7, 2020. The games are to be held for five days in Gulmarg, the world-famous Ski destination. It is being held under Khelo India. Highlights The Department of Tourism is to create wide publicity about the event through roadshows. Around 30 events are ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Guwahati • Jammu & Kashmir • Khelo India • Sports • Tourism
96 Species of Wetland Birds recorded in Kaziranga
The home of the world’s most one-horned rhinos, Assam’s Kaziranga National Park which is about 220 Km to the east of the capital of Assam, Guwahati has recorded with a total of 19,225 birds from 80 families belonging to 96 species of wetland birds as one of the highest for any wildlife preserve in India ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Assam • Elephants • Guwahati • Kaziranga • Kaziranga National Park • Rhino • Royal Bengal Tigers • UNESCO World Heritage Site
Third Edition of Khelo India Youth Games begins on Friday
From Friday 10th January to 22nd January 2020, Khelo India Youth Games’ third edition has been scheduled to be held in Guwahati. In the presence of Assam’s Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, along with a host of star athletes including Assam’s pride Hima ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Chief Minister of Assam • Delhi • Guwahati • Hima Das • Khelo India Youth Games • Kiren Rijiju • Kolkata • Sarbananda Sonowal