Guwahati: A Rs 250 crore fund has been created in Assam by multiple stakeholders, including World Bank, to promote small and medium units in the agriculture sector, officials said on Tuesday. Venture capital fund Caspian Impact Investment Adviser said it has joined hands with the Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society … Read more
Tata Sons challenges ₹1,500 cr tax claim on Docomo loan payment: Report
Tata Sons has challenged ₹1,500 crore tax claim settlement on defunct Docomo telecom. During a hearing before the Goods and Services tax official, Tata Sons reportedly challenged ₹1,500 crore tax demand on its $1.27 million settlement in 2017 with NTT Docomo. The Directorate General of the GST Intelligence, which had raised the tax claim … Read more
I’ve Kuki, Meitei, Naga roots; but Imphal can no longer be my home
The violence that engulfed Manipur on May 3, 2023, still shows no signs of receding. Many Kuki and Meitei people have been displaced and forced to leave the houses they called their home for decades. The death toll has crossed 100 and yet, the state and the central governments are … Read more
Nagaland govt calls off crucial meet on council for eastern districts
Kohima: Nagaland government, on Tuesday called off the crucial consultative meeting which was scheduled on June 30 to discuss the proposal for the creation of an autonomous council for the six eastern districts of the state. “The Consultative Meeting in regard to the proposed proposal for constitution of an Autonomous Council for … Read more
Amid ‘Adipurush’ row, Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayan’ to rerun on TV from July 3
Adipurush, which was released on June 16, received a lot of backlash from the audience. The film fetched negative reviews from all over the country. Starting from the shoddy VFX to the dialogues, the film seems to have not met the expectations of the moviegoers. Amid this, it has now been announced that … Read more
Himanta Biswa Sarma launches special ICU wards, adds over 350 beds in 23 dist hospitals.
A total of 365 ICU beds have been added to Assam government hospitals with the creation of 10BedICU wards in 23 district hospitals in the state. These were inaugurated in Guwahati on Monday by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, along with Keshab Mahanta, state minister for Health and Family Welfare, … Read more
Goldman CEO David Solomon says India has high growth trajectory: Report
Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said India now had a very high growth trajectory, with a predicted growth of 6-7% over the next three years, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday. Global CEOs are thinking about India as a big growth opportunity while recognizing some of the challenges … Read more
NEET UG 2023: Check list of required documents for counselling process.
The dates for the counselling process for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2023 is about be declared soon. Once the counselling dates are announced, the schedule will be made available at the official website. Before the counselling process starts, medical aspirants are advised to keep their documents ready. … Read more
New course by IITs: BTech in AI by IIT Gandhinagar, admission through JEE Advanced score.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar on June 21 released a new BTech course in artificial intelligence. There are some subjects the course has in common with BTech Computer Science, but the majority of courses are different. A similar course is also offered by IIT Patna and IIT Guwahati. … Read more