Assam Clears Self-Certification for Small Industries, Ends Pre-Approval Regime for First Three Years

  GUWAHATI: Small, non-polluting industries in Assam will no longer need to wait for a string of government clearances before commencing operations, under a major ease-of-doing-business reform cleared by the state Cabinet and announced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press briefing following the cabinet meeting. ALSO READ: "No Evidence That E20 Damages Engines,"…

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Opposition Flags Local Hiring Concerns in Assam's Incentivised Industries

  GUWAHATI: The opening day of the Budget Session in the Assam Legislative Assembly saw a heated exchange over whether local youth are actually benefiting from industrial incentives handed out by the state government. ALSO READ: WATCH | Cristiano Ronaldo's Final World Cup Journey Ends in Portugal's Defeat to Spain An opposition MLA (Badaruddin Ajmal) raised…

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