GOA State to e-auction over 2 million tonne iron ore on Aug 27 The state government has put up over 2 million tonnes of iron ore for the e-auction scheduled on August 27, to generate revenue for the state. This is the 26th e-auction, and will be conducted by the directorate of mines and geology. … Read more 18.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Postal department’s heritage building to be home to India’s second philately museum The Goa philatelic museum is set to be inaugurated this year in the erstwhile premises of the department of posts in Panaji, a centuries-old heritage building that overlooks the Latin quarter on one side and river Mandovi on the other. This will be the second museum in … Read more 17.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA   National-level conclave for startups in Goa   A two-day Start-up Conclave and Entrepreneurship Summit – ‘AnthaPrerna’ will be held in Goa from August 29 with a focus on Goa’s tech ecosystem. Organised by the Start-up Promotion Cell (SPC), the conclave will serve as a common platform for startups, investors, mentors and other IT … Read more 19.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA   A portal for self-help groups to sell their products   Aiming at empowering rural women, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday launched www.goabazaar.org that would provide an online platform for self-help groups (SHGs) to sell their homemade products. Sawant said that state government will provide land at public places to set up stalls to sell products made by SHGs. … Read more 15-16.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA   Only Rs 16 crore of Rs 608.4 crore plan spent by Panaji Smart City   Marred by delay in allocation of funds and faulty prioritisation of projects, the Centre’s ambitious Smart City Mission appears to have floundered in Goa. Five years after Panaji was put on the fast track to smartness on the basis of a Rs … Read more 14.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa’s water has seven types of coloured microplastics   Seven different coloured microplastics — black, blue, red, grey, brown, green and transparent — were identified in the water samples collected and tested by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and Delhi-based advocacy group, Toxics Link, from across the Goa.   Black coloured microplastics were dominant in all the … Read more 13.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa CM Pramod Sawant pitches for skill education, points to 50% jobless graduates   Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday made a strong pitch for skill-based education when he pointed out that at least 50% of students remain unemployed upon completing their graduation. He also said the new National Education Policy (NEP) would be implemented in the state … Read more 12.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA   Only Rs 16 crore of Rs 608.4 crore plan spent by Panaji Smart City Marred by delay in allocation of funds and faulty prioritisation of projects, the Centre’s ambitious Smart City Mission appears to have floundered in Goa. Five years after Panaji was put on the fast track to smartness on the basis of a Rs 608.4 … Read more 11.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Plastic flows through Goa’s tap water: NIO   People in Goa may be ingesting microplastics along with their drinking water, a new study by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and Delhi-based advocacy group Toxics Link has found. The study—Clean Drinking Water: A Pipe Dream?—assessed Goa’s tap water and found that the potable water supplied to homes … Read more 10.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa top state in country in education infra, says CM Pramod Sawant   Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that Goa is the number one state in India with regards to infrastructure in the education sector and human resource in the primary, secondary, higher secondary and higher education levels.   Sawant, who was speaking after … Read more 08-09.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs