Development
FASS NEDFi join hands for development of the North East
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) was entered on 21st day of January, 2008 at Guwahati BETWEEN North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi), incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, with its registered office at Guwahati, Assam, for the development of industries, infrastructure, animal husbandry, agri-horticulture plantation, medicinal plantation, sericulture plantation, aquaculture, poultry and dairy […]
A Dream Project
With its gifted and strategic location, high hills and tall mountains, mighty rivers, picturesque landscapes, graceful weather, rich flora and fauna, and inhabitants with rich cultural heritage, Northeast India occupies a unique place on earth.
The mighty Brahmaputra is the lifeline of this region. The shape of the Brahmaputra valley is long and […]
A Need for Expanding Engineering Education Facilities in Assam for Economic Growth and Human Development
The June 2007 issue of Posoowa ran an article titled “A Need for Expanding Engineering Education Facilities in Assam for Economic Growth and Human Development.” This article has been translated into Assamese and is being published in parts by the esteemed Assamese daily Oxomiya Protidin. The first part of the translated article can […]
Feminist Approach to Technology
Dear Friends,
Greetings from Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT)!
FAT is pleased to announce the formation of the TechyWomen Community.
TechyWomen is a mailing list for women, created to promote the interests of women in technology fields. The list is a humble effort to provide a platform for women in technology to network with each other, discuss […]
Michael Porter’s Micro Economic View and Assam’s Competitiveness
While reading Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter’s book titled “The Competitive Advantage of Nations” a decade ago, I was struck by the fact that he did not mention any great economic policy issues as key to economic growth despite talking about economics as key to a region’s economic development. That was perhaps in […]
Gauhati University Deserves a Better Deal
The present Vice Chancellor and chief administrative officer of Gauhati University, Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury planned to resign during the last week of Septmber 2007, because he is unable to carry out his job under the circumstances prevailing at the University. The […]
Delhi Notes
A three day National Seminar on Tribes of India with Special Focus on Karbis of Assam was held at University of Delhi, jointly organized by the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi and Karbi Anglong Zila Sakharata Abhijan Samiti.
Grantha Baandhab and Jaatingaa Ityaadi
Review of “Jaatingaa Ityaadi” and a new a book lovers club.
BIOT Symposium in Colorado Springs
The Fourth Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Symposium, 2007 (BIOT-07) was held on the campus of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) on October 19th and 20th, 2007.
Wind Power - A Renewable Energy Source
Poetical context aside, the Bob Dylan’s lyric “-the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind–-” can be appropriately applied to wind as an available and renewable source of much needed energy in the context of today’s environmental problems. Our civilization is vitally dependent on supply of energy that drives the machines to […]
NEDFi’s Micro Finance Initiatives
Social Action for Appropriate Transformation and Advancement in Rural Areas, abbreviated as SATRA, is a non-governmental organization, established in the year 2002. It is located in Sipajhar under Darrang Disrict. SATRA was started by a few social activists with hopes and aspirations to create self-employment for the rural people by developing and utilizing the […]
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