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GOA Boost your ‘karma’ by mapping rural Goa via app Borrowing a concept from Google Maps and Reddit, ActforGoa — a community initiative program — wants locals and visitors to the state to map Goa’s rich diversity as well as community issues to enhance their ‘karma’. The move is part of a program to help Goa’s 191 panchayats, and NGOs, … Read more 11-12.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Govt meets industry players to understand pain points Stung by criticism and the industry’s complaints about corruption, the government has initiated steps to improve the business environment in the state. Chief minister Pramod Sawant has tasked IAS officer Ashok Kumar with holding comprehensive meetings with the industry and concerned departments to iron out differences. Simultaneously, the … Read more 10.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Govt planning new sugar factory in four years’ Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the state government is planning to set up a new sugar factory in the state in the next four years under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana which would be leased out to a company for operation. Gaonkar gave a proposal to the state … Read more 09.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa becomes India’s first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State by providing tap water connection to every rural household As per the data provided by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Goa has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country by providing tap water connection to every rural household. The state provided tap water … Read more 08.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa University survey: Poor internet connectivity in rural areas affecting e-learning Goa University survey of its students has found that slow internet connectivity in the state’s remote areas is a major impediment in the e-learning scenario. A report based on the survey suggested that the government must consider establishing an optical fibre network as this can provide students with … Read more 07.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa launches e-learning platform for higher education Chief minister Pramod Sawant launched the online channel ‘Dishtavo’, on which over 20,000 recorded lectures for students of higher education in the state will be available. Sawant said this makes Goa the first state in India to create such infrastructure for higher education. Sawant said that the … Read more 06.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
Home energy monitor is a small hand-held or table-top device with a screen that shows you how much electricity you’re using in your home – some models also allow you to receive the information on your mobile phone, tablet or laptop. Your energy monitor should show you how much energy you’re using, how much it … Read more DMPQ- What is Energy monitor technology?
Digital India is an umbrella programme that covers multiple Government Ministries and Departments. It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single, comprehensive vision so that each of them can be implemented as part of a larger goal. Each individual element stands on its own, but is also part of the … Read more DMPQ- What are the Pillars and effective implementation of digital India.
Entitlement to claim maintenance Section 4 of the Act mentions that a senior citizen including a parent who is unable to maintain himself from his own earning or property owned by him can claim maintenance. Extent of the liability In determining the extent of the obligation, it has been stated that the obligation of the … Read more DMPQ- What are provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007?
The major objective of PMKSY is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level, expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop), enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water … Read more DMPQ- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana