Dec 2019

GOA Soon, old official documents to be made available in all talukas   In order to facilitate quick and easy availability of old official documents for the public from the state department of archives, the state government plans to open an office of the department at every taluka of the state.   The first such … Read more 13.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Soon, Goa’s colleges will generate their own power Work to fit solar panels atop all 33 government and aided colleges in the state will begin with Government College, Borda. The Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has already carried out a feasibility report and has found the college buildings suitable for the fitment of solar … Read more 27.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA 22k Griha Aadhar applications to be cleared by April Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the 22,000-odd applications pending under the Griha Aadhar scheme would be cleared by the end of April. The process, which will begin next month, will see batches of 5,000 pending applications being taken up for scrutiny at a … Read more 11.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa: Now, govt schools not in use to be leased   The state government has decided to revive the scheme of leasing out government schools which have been closed for some years. The premises will mainly be utilised for educational purposes.   Over the years, many government schools shut down due to various reasons, … Read more 18.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa University signs MoU with Dalai Lama foundation The Goa University (GU) has signed an MoU with ‘Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama’. The varsity has agreed to establish the Dalai Lama chair for Nalanda studies under the visiting research programme at the GU. The Dalai Lama chair of Nalanda studies at GU will focus of … Read more 14.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa: Environment department gets new name The department of environment will henceforth be called the department of environment and climate change. The cabinet that met approved a proposal to the effect. The department conducts activities related to the national action plan on climate change, and also exercises administrative control over all environmental related institutes being established in the … Read more 01-02.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa government colleges to get economics, language labs After setting up smart classrooms in government colleges, five more will get commerce and economics laboratories and four will get language labs, all at a total cost of approximately Rs 3 crore. These labs will enable teachers to make use of open source educational software to make learning interesting. The language lab … Read more 31.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa seeks financial help from Centre in Budget With the state’s finances stretched thin because of the ban on mining and economic slowdown, chief minister Pramod Sawant repeated his plea for a special package from the Centre in the budget for 2012-21. Attending the pre-budget consultation meeting chaired by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman … Read more 10.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa: Cacora plant set to be spread over 81,000 sqm area   Goa’s second solid waste management plant, which has been proposed to be constructed at Cacora in South Goa, will be set up across 81,000sqm of land that served as a dump site until recently. The waste at the site was scientifically remediated, and refuse-derived … Read more 12.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Review of criminal laws on the cards The state government has constituted a committee to examine and simplify the criminal acts and laws for better execution of existing laws. As per directions from the Union government, the state administration has to review existing criminal laws such as the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure … Read more 04.12.19 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs