April 2021

GOA Goa govt brings in reforms to clean up coop sector, calls for proper management   Concerned about the rise of fraudulent practices in the cooperative sector and in a bid to ensure that all urban cooperative credit and multi-purpose societies and VKSS conduct their transactions professionally, the state government has directed that all these entities must … Read more -+

GOA Bicholim gets its first free dialysis facility, 10th such centre in state   Health minister Vishwajit Rane said on Tuesday that in a bid to provide better healthcare services in the state, the government has taken the initiative to start dialysis centres in different parts. As such, the tenth dialysis centre was made operational at the … Read more 30.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa biodiversity board helping local communities sell local produce   In many cases biodiversity conservation efforts tend to be viewed as being in conflict with economic interests. Turning this belief on its head, the Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) has taken the first step to becoming the only government body in the country to begin production, along with local communities, … Read more 29.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Soon, 151 rural houses to be powered by the Sun   The state government has issued a work order to Convergence Energy Services Limited for commissioning of solar PV systems at 151 households in Sanguem, Quepem, Sattari and Canacona to provide electricity with comprehensive maintenance contract for five years under the Remote Village Electrification Programme (RVE). As per the cabinet … Read more 13.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Centre launches ‘rozgar’ scheme to create jobs   In a bid to stimulate job creation, the Centre has launched a new scheme called Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY), which will provide financial assistance to those companies that recruit unemployed people, especially those who lost their jobs between March 2020 and September 2020. Under the ABRY scheme, … Read more 23.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA State issues order to take over 50% beds in pvt hosps   The state government issued orders for taking over Covid admissions in 21 private hospitals from Monday, for a period one month or until further orders. The state government said that 50% of the beds in private hospitals will be reserved for Covid patients.   The state government said that in order to make for … Read more 28.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA WHO warns Goa on use of Ivermectin   A day after health minister Vishwajit Rane announced that the state will give all those above 18 years of age ivermectin tablets as a prophylactic treatment to combat the severity of Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the medication can be prescribed only for clinical trials.   This treatment is … Read more 26.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Calangute meet approves Rs 10 crore budget provisions   The Calangute panchayat gram sabha on Sunday approved budget proposals amounting to Rs 10.3 crore. Members were also informed that the panchayat has made provisions for the ‘Calangute Going Green’ initiative, in which villagers are encouraged take up agricultural activities with free seeds, fertilizer and an assured … Read more 14.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA    ‘Subsidy for e-vehicles in 2 months’   Power minister Nilesh Cabral said that the subsidy scheme that the government would roll out in 2 months time for purchase of electric vehicles will be opened to government employees too. While the government will give a 20 per cent subsidy, the bike or car company will share another 20 per cent subsidy and … Read more 20.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA State nod for acquisition of narcotic detection kits   The state government has granted its approval for the purchase of 11 narcotic detection kits for testing of banned substances on the spot during raids.   Currently, chemical drugs are sent out of the state for analysis, with most seized substances sent to the central forensic science laboratory (CFSL), … Read more 03.04.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs