Guwahati, July 11: More than 60,000 teaching posts are lying vacant in Assam's schools, with nearly 8,000 institutions operating below the prescribed student-teacher ratio,...
Guwahati, July 10: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has attached assets worth ₹5.54 crore linked to the Jeevan Suraksha Group of Companies in connection...
Assam has announced plans to partner with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to develop a ₹1,200-crore semiconductor ecosystem, marking another major step in the state's bid to emerge as a hub for high-tech manufacturing.
Assam's decentralised cancer care model, backed by one of India's largest population-based cancer screening programmes, has helped the state achieve a cancer survival rate of 62 per cent—the highest in the country and well above the national average of around 40 per cent, according to a report.
Assam's decades-old interstate boundary disputes returned to the spotlight in the Assembly on Wednesday, with the government revealing that more than 1.61 lakh hectares of the state's land are under encroachment by four neighbouring states, while assuring the House that efforts are underway to achieve a permanent settlement within the next five years.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a biological material derived from blue-green algae that can remove up to 66.2 per cent of toxic lead from contaminated water, offering a promising eco-friendly alternative to conventional water treatment technologies.
Guwahati, July 8: Human-elephant conflict has claimed the lives of 1,147 people and 246 elephants in Assam over the past decade, with 2025 recording...
Assam is looking to deepen its partnership with Japan in key sectors such as semiconductors, clean energy and Japanese language training, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said after meeting Japanese Ambassador to India Ono Keiichi in New Delhi on Monday.
