India, Dec. 8 -- The Assam cabinet on Sunday approved the inclusion of Assam's history and geography as compulsory subjects in Classes VI, VII and VIII.

"This decision was taken on the basis of recommendations made by the high-level committee headed by retired Justice Biplab Kumar Sharma, constituted for the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord," said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The cabinet also gave nod to handing over 3000 bighas of land (around 990 acres) of land belonging to a tea estate to Airports Authority of India (AAI) for construction of a greenfield airport at Silchar.

"AAI had asked us to handover 3000 bighas of land of Doloo tea estate, which is already turned into government land, so that they can approa...