August 2021

GOA Include topographic maps in coastal zone plan to prevent disasters in Goa: Greens   A cause of concern for environmentalists is that while the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) has used toposheets to prepare the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP), the agency has carried out no independent study to determine the state’s coastal geomorphology. Environmentalists are of … Read more 25.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA   To boost e-vehicle sector, charging stations must: CII   Given that the electric vehicle industry is at a nascent stage, the state government must support the sector with a two-pronged strategy of ensuring that electric vehicles are affordable while also ensuring an accommodative policy for manufacturers and energy providers in Goa, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) … Read more 24.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival   The first of its kind, a world-class festival platform offered for young filmmakers to express their talents and contribute to the common good. This two day festival will take place in almost 135 countries in multiple locations with forums and meet-ups, featuring new and established voices. A worldwide Salesian film festival, … Read more 23.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA   Goa severely lacks in quality data on water availability Goa is not a water stressed state, however, all of the estimated water in the state is not available for human consumption. The state severely lacks reliable and quality data on water availability and discharge of its rivers. Rigorous studies are therefore needed to … Read more 21-22.08.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

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