The North East of India has long been described as a biodiversity hotspot. That phrase, repeated often enough, has begun to lose its meaning. But strip away the cliché, and what remains is something far more consequential—an economic frontier waiting to be understood, structured, and scaled. At a time when India’s growth narrative is increasingly…
There are moments in a region’s history that arrive quietly—without spectacle, without noise—but with the power to redraw its future. The inauguration of the National Data Centre for the North East Region (NDC-NER) in Assam is one such moment. At first glance, it is a structure of steel, cables, and cooling systems—a G+5 building with…
The Union Budget 2026–27 may mark a turning point for North East India’s digital future. By offering a tax holiday until 2047 for foreign companies using Indian data centres, New Delhi has sent a strong signal: India wants to host global cloud infrastructure for the long term. For the North East, this is more than…
As India moves towards an ambitious target of registering 10,000 Geographical Indication (GI) products by 2030, the role of North East India is becoming increasingly important. Against this backdrop, GI Mahotsav 2026, scheduled from January 15 to 18, 2026, at Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, assumes special significance. The four-day event comes at a time when…
The MoU: A Milestone for Assam’s AI Ambitions On November 12, 2025, the Government of Assam and Google (Google Cloud) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Dispur, Guwahati, marking a major step in Assam’s AI-First Governance Strategy. The MoU was signed by Gopinath Narayan, Principal Secretary, IT Department, Government of Assam, and Ashish Wattal,…
With the world’s first bamboo-fed bioethanol refinery set to be commissioned in Assam, India’s North East is poised to redefine global sustainability narratives and lead a new wave of bamboo-based industrial innovation. Assam Steps Onto the Global Map Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world’s first bamboo-fed bioethanol refinery at Numaligarh, Assam on 14th…
