Cabinet approves North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017 with an outlay of Rs 3,000 crores (US$ 460 million) up to March 202...

Eastern region to contribute 25 pc of India's GDP: KPMG

Kolkata: The eastern states of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Assam, are estimated to contribute over 25 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of India, as per a ...

Development of NH in Assam

New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India has sanctioned projects worth Rs 13,411 crore (US$ 2.1 billion) for development of national highways in ...

World Bank to provide US$ 200 mn loan for farm sector in Assam

New Delhi: India and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement of US$ 200 million for investments in the agricultural sector in Assam, to help increase the productivity in the se...

Assam to bring out revamped industrial policy soon: State official

New Delhi: The Government of Assam is set to launch its updated industrial policy within a month after the Central Government of India releases the updated North East Industrial an...

Assam govt rolls out new Tourism policy

Guwahati: The Government of Assam has released ‘Tourism Policy of Assam’, which will be effective from January 2018 till December 2022, and which provides the industry ...

Govt sets up committee for water management in north-east

New Delhi: A high-level committee has been set up by the Government of India for management of water resources in the north-eastern region of the country with focus on hydro-electr...

Huge potential for agriculture export from northeast: Study

Mumbai: India's northeast region (NER) has high potential for agricultural exports to neighbouring countries as only 1 per cent of the region's agricultural produce is expo...