GOA Non-tax filing on rise in state since GST rollout   Ever since the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was implemented on July 1, 2017, the commercial tax department has seen an 85% increase in the number of taxpayers who have stopped filing returns. The department has also noticed an increase in the number of cases … Read more 23.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa Forward to table 2 bills in House to empower SEC   Goa Forward Party (GFP) president and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has informed the speaker of the state legislative assembly that he intends to table two Private Member’s bills to amend the existing Goa Municipalities Act and Goa Panchayat Raj Act during the ongoing … Read more 21-22.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Mechanised farming to get major boost   With a view to promote mechanised farming, the state government has prepared an action plan setting out short, middle and long-term goals.   Among the short term goals to be achieved by 2021 are creation of five farm machinery banks in addition to 110 available in the state, … Read more 20.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa govt finalises action plan for noise mapping, monitoring   The state government has finalised an action plan for noise mapping and monitoring. It has planned remedial measures to curb the noise menace in industrial, commercial, residential areas and silent zones. The government has also made provision for levying penalties on violators. The mapping will be initiated at … Read more 19.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Centre grants Rs 21cr for Tuem tech cluster   The Union government has released Rs 21 crore for setting up of an electronic manufacturing cluster (EMC) at Tuem, Pernem. Chief minister Pramod Sawant held a meeting with Union minister for information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed the EMC and implementation of BharatNet scheme.   The EMC … Read more 18.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Sawant: Mopa airport to be commissioned by August 2022   Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday told the House that the first phase of the Mopa international airport was expected to be commissioned by August 2022.   Presently, construction of the runway, taxiway, passenger terminal building, ATC tower, administration building and compound wall is under way. … Read more 17.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA All water resources of Goa will be mapped: CM   Mapping of all water resources of the state, including springs, lakes and wells, is being carried out taluka-wise. Soon, the location of all these water bodies will be available on Google Maps, which one will be able to track using a QR code.   The state is also … Read more 16.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa govt to pump in crores to expedite water projects   Though some may choose to disagree, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, while presenting his budget, said that Goa is known across the country for its 100% tap connectivity. Stating that it is now time to move a step further, Sawant announced that Rs 200 crore … Read more 14-15.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Unlike last year, no focus on rural Goa in this budget   Aspirations of rural Goa that had found an expression in the last year’s budget when chief minister Pramod Sawant carved out the road to rural prosperity, however, failed to reflect in the 2021-22 financial outlay.   The budget, nevertheless, has proposed to set up shops for … Read more 13.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Commercial plantations to get boost   New commercial tree plantations and all trees raised on private non-forest land have been exempted from provisions of the Goa Preservation of Trees Act, 1984, under the Swayampurna Goa initiative. This is aimed at encouraging farmers and other landowners to take up commercial tree plantations for economic benefits. To provide employment opportunities … Read more 12.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs