Women stood in long queues across Assam this election. In towns, villages, tea gardens, chars and hill districts, they turned up in bigger numbers than men and helped push the state to one of its highest Assembly poll turnouts in recent years.
Assam is set to make history with two groundbreaking initiatives—India’s first AI-powered Anti-Deepfake & Cyber Surveillance Lab and the launch of its own satellite, ASSAMSAT.
Assam’s tea industry has lauded the State Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Ajanta Neog, for its historic initiatives to modernize tea trade, improve worker welfare, and strengthen the sector’s global standing.
