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GOA Goa committee formed to aid cane farmers The state government has constituted the Sugarcane Farmers Facilitation Committee to recommend measures to resolve the hardships faced by cane farmers of the sugar factory in Dharbandora. In the notification issued by director of agriculture Neville Alphonso, the committee will report to the state-level committee. The order has been issued with the approval of chief … Read more 17.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa gets its first IB institution Sunshine Worldwide School, Old Goa, said it has now been authorised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, the first in Goa. It is now only among 300 IB schools in India and in the league of 5,000 educational institutions worldwide. Sunshine School will now follow the same IB curriculum as schools of the … Read more 18.12.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA PPP cell to discuss stalled heli-tourism, skydiving projects The Public Private Partnership (PPP) cell of the state government will take up three tourism projects. The three projects were initiated by Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) but as little progress was made, the state government appointed the PPP cell as a hand-holding agency to complete them. INTERNATIONAL Global Handwashing … Read more 16.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Pollution board’s Saligao premises gets solar plant A 45 KW grid-connected rooftop solar powered plant was installed at the Goa State Pollution Control Board office at Saligao. The plant, which will work on a net metering basis, will supply its excess power to the electricity department’s grid. This in turn will help reduce the office’s power bills. The rooftop solar projects … Read more 17.12.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa among five states to meet Centre’s power revenue target Goa is one of only five states to have succeeded in eliminating revenue gaps in power distribution in 2019-20, thus meeting the Centre’s Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) targets. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) report on state finances, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana and Maharashtra are the … Read more 15.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
All such issuances in terms of quantum to be raised, pricing is left to the company, however, regulated by the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) which has the following objectives: To ensure that all companies accessing the primary market are making complete disclosures about their company and their functioning. Pricing has been determined through … Read more DMPQ- What is the role of SEBI (Securities exchange beuro of India) in order to regulate Capital market of India ?
The distribution of legislative powers between the Centre and the states is rigid. Consequently, the Centre cannot delegate its legislative powers to the states and a single state cannot request the Parliament to make a law on a state subject. The distribution of executive power in general follows the distribution of legislative powers. But, such … Read more DMPQ- Throw light on the constitutional provisions which enable the mutual delegation of power between Centre and states.
India’s main strategic challenge comes from its prosperous northern neighbour; China. It can be said that China and India, are going to make uneasy neighbours. For the two nuclear-armed nations to rise, almost simultaneously, without conflict will require either adroit diplomacy or a miracle; possibly both. The all weather Sino-Pakistan alliance, with its strong anti-Indian … Read more DMPQ- . Discuss the main causes escalating maritime challenges for India.
Every location on Earth receives sunlight at least part of the year. The amount of solar radiation that reaches any one spot on the Earth’s surface varies according to: Geographic location Time of day Season Local landscape Local weather. Because the Earth is round, the sun strikes the surface at different angles, ranging from 0° … Read more DMPQ- Discuss the factors affecting the amount of solar radiation received by surfaces.
The Gold Monetization Scheme is a welcome step initiated by the Government of India to unlock the unused and idle gold lying in households and institutions and bring them into mainstream and release the capital locked in for use in the economy for its development. The key objectives of this scheme are stated as under: … Read more DMPQ- What are the major objectives of Gold monetization scheme? How it’s going to benefit india’s financial situation?