Assam

16 Nov

IIT Team Develops Systems That Convert Waste Into Useful Chemicals

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A research team led by IIT Guwahati professors, Dr Akshai Kumar Alape Seetharam and Dr Hemant Kumar Srivastava, has formulated "pincer" catalytic systems that transform industrial and biomass waste into valuable chemicals. Tiny amounts of these "pincer catalysts" repeatedly convert large amounts of industrial waste such as glycerol into lactic acid and hydrogen. Such catalysts also efficiently convert bioethanol, a low-energy density fuel, into high-energy density butanol.The conversion of valuable intermediates such as glycerol and ethanol, produced during the processing of biomass, into industrially useful chemicals has elicited much interest worldwide. For instance, Glycerol, which is a by-product in biodiesel…

10 Oct

Flipkart’s 50,000 Kirana partners gear up to deliver festive cheer

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When people are gearing up for the festive season, there are over 50,000 Kiranas across the country joining hands with Flipkart to deliver millions of shipments. This includes thousands of small retailers from the state who have joined Flipkart’s Kirana program and will play a crucial role in the upcoming Big Billion Days in safely serving shipments to lakhs of Flipkart consumers. The Kirana program has transformed the lives of thousands of kiranas from Assam and across India who are now able to supplement their income and also upskill themselves in handling customers in a safe and sanitised manner and…

11 Sep

OnePlus launches first Experience Store in Guwahati

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OnePlus, a global technology brand, has opened its first OnePlus Experience Store in Assam. With the launch of the new OnePlus Experience Store in Guwahati, also its first in the Northeast region, the brand aims to expand its retail footprint further in the region. The state-of-the-art OnePlus Experience Store is located at City Center Mall, Christianbasti and is spread over 1000 sq. ft. The store also features the special OnePlus coffee experience, making it a one-of-a-kind premium retail experience for customers in the city. Customers in Guwahati can now directly access a range of products by the brand, including its…

08 Sep

Assam CM holds discussion with Jorhat Chambers of Commerce,

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today held a meeting with the members of Chambers of Commerce of Jorhat district at the conference hall of Jorhat Circuit House and discussed with them several problems they faced in the post lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting the Chambers raised several problems that afflicted them in the aftermath of the lockdown period. Sonowal while giving a patience hearing to all their problems assured them that their problems would be addressed to pragmatically. Responding to a problem which the Mariani Chamber of Commerce has initiated with regard to operation of ASTC buses between…

27 Aug

MoU with Assam is a part of Flipkart’s Samarth initiative

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Flipkart signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam to promote the state’s local Arts, Crafts and Handloom sectors by bringing them into the e-commerce fold. Under the Flipkart Samarth program, the partnership with the Assam Industries & Commerce Department will enable national market access for Assam’s artisans, weavers, and craftsmen, allowing them to showcase their hallmark products on Flipkart’s marketplace. Government of Assam and Flipkart, both will focus on creating avenues to increase business and trade inclusion opportunities for these under-served segments of the society. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Chandra Mohan…

24 Aug

Post Flood Veterinary Support to the flood affected domesticated animals

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JBF (INDIA) TRUST commonly known as JBF (Just Be Friendly), a Guwahati based animal welfare organization in association with international organization Help Animals India and District Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department, Golaghat, provided Post Flood Veterinary Support to the flood affected domesticated animals (both big and small) & birds at Mohpara, Lukhurakhonia, Domjan (1), Domjan (2) and Gosanibor - five fringe area villages of Kohora range, Kaziranga National Park, Assam on 20th and 21st August 2020. Treatment of suffering animals were done and de-worming medicines as well as medicines for other diseases, feed supplements, supportive therapies were provided free of…

21 Aug

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Guwahati’s Rank Degraded To 356

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Swachh Survekshan 2020: Guwahati’s Rank Degraded To 356Although Assam ranked first which has cities with population less than 1lakh as the cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2020 survey results declared on Thursday, Guwahati’s rank gone down to 356. Guwahati which secured 303 position in 2019 secured 356 position in 2020. However, the other cities in the state have secured positions in different categories. The Swachh Survekshan 2020, conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affair, has declared Jorhat as the “cleanest city” in the northeast zone. We congratulate Jorhat from Assam for being awarded 1st place in the “Cleanest…

21 Aug

Sonowal distributes sanction letters to schools in Majuli for playground development

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today laid the foundation stone of playground development works at Majuli ME Parijat High School, Ratanpur Miri High School and Selek Janajati High School in Majuli under Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Yojna. The Chief Minister also formally handed over the sanction letters of Sports Department worth Rs 20 lakh each to the school authorities. He also distributed power tiller, roofing sheets and solar lamps among the beneficiaries under schemes of Plain Tribes Development Project. Speaking at the programme held at Majuli ME Parijat High School, the Chief Minister stressed on the need to shape the young…

21 Aug

Mega Parental Education Training on Digital Communication & Ethics to reach over 1.5 lakh parents

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Samagra Shiksha, Kamrup, along with Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, has initiated an extensive training program on Parental Education on Digital Communication & Ethics. Bharti Foundation brings in their expertise and experience in Parental engagement though Satya Bharti Home Mentoring process for parents. Under the program, virtual training will be conducted for nine Block Resource Persons, 159 Cluster Resource Centre Coordinators who will reach out toaround 5570 teachers,and these Teachers will train and conduct various activities for awareness of over 1.5 lakh parents across the district. The program is now all set to impact on a scalable…

21 Aug

State govt striving to benefit 68,000 MSMEs under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat: Sonowal

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today reviewed the implementation status of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan at a meeting held at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, Dibrugarh. He also held a discussion with the MSME owners of the two districts and urged them to take advantage of the Atma Nirmal Bharat initiative. Saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with financial outlay of Rs 20 lakh crore to revive and revitalise the country’s economy affected by COVID-19 lockdown, Sonowal stated that the state…