April 2021

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 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 Will install 20MT tank at GMC, give 600 cylinders: CM   Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that the state government has decided to install a 20MT liquid oxygen tank at Goa Medical College (GMC) within eight days, and that more oxygen cylinders would be made available at the hospital. He also said that the government has asked Scoop … Read more 27.04.21 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 Goa Inc, tech association bat for GoaMiles   Support for the state government in the ongoing stand-off with the tourist taxi operators continues to pour in, with the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Goa Technology Association (GTA) becoming the latest industry bodies to demand that the app-based cab service GoaMiles should continue. … Read more 24-25.04.21 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 ‘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 22.04.21 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 21.04.21 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