Jan 2020

GOA Four major projects to strengthen health sector Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the super-specialty and cancer research centre, Margao district hospital and Chicalim Cottage hospital, will strengthen the health sector. Of the four major projects under construction, at least three are slated to be completed in 2020. He said health infrastructure will also be strengthened. Under … Read more 22.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  GOA Goa in need of immediate strategy to repay its debt, says CAG report The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in its report for 2017-18, said that the Goa government needs to formulate a proper borrowing-repayment strategy to avoid falling into a debt trap. While acknowledging Goa’s efforts towards fiscal responsibility, the CAG said … Read more 11.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa: Tourism witnessing de-growth, resolve taxi issues, CII urges government The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Goa met chief minister Pramod Sawant and submitted a 22-point agenda as part of industry inputs for the state budget. CII appeared to suggest that the budget needs to focus on reforms if it wants to spur private sector employment, increase tax … Read more 04.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA CII, industries department to give impetus to entrepreneurs The department of industries and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have decided to partner and form a consultative committee to assess and provide policy inputs which can drive entrepreneurship and innovation in the state. As part of the partnership, the industries department will provide support … Read more 14.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa staring at Rs 3,400 crore loss due to mining closure: Report   Unemployment and retrenchment due to mining closure has not only devastated families economically, but is also threatening the social fabric of the state besides negatively impacting the confidence of investors, the Goa Livelihoods Forum has stated in its Livelihoods Report 2020 … Read more 07.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Fifth Science Film festival kick-starts in Goa The fifth edition of Science Film Festival of India, SCI-FFI 2020, was kick-started on in Goa’s capital city Panaji. The four-day-long festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister, Dr. Paramod Sawant. The festival aims at instilling the knowledge of science among the youth with the help of exhibitions, … Read more 01.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Disease-resistant variant to boost tomato cultivation   A new disease-resistant tomato hybrid ‘Arka Rakshak’ is set to bring a smile to farmers’ faces. Developed by the Indian institute of horticulture research (IIHR) in a bid to achieve high yields and resist diseases like tomato leaf curl virus bacterial wilt and early blight, the variant’s seeds have … Read more 05-06.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

International Coronavirus- Emergency in China Coronavirus is an umbrella term for viruses that cause illness ranging from common cold to diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Spread from consumption of seafood, is now starting to spread from human to human as well. This can happen when … Read more 25.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa public debt will hit Rs 17,952 crore by March 2021 The budget for 2020-21 shows that Goa’s public debt continues to march upwards and is expected to hit Rs 17,952 crore, or 19.46%, of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) by March 2021. The documents also indicate that public debt for the current … Read more 23.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs

GOA Goa requires rehab centre for divyang’ Leader of opposition Digambar Kamat  stressed the need for setting up a rehabilitation centre for specially-abled people (divyang) to enable them to lead secure and independent lives, even as he vowed to raise the issue in the House. While there exists several schools for divyang children, there’s acute need … Read more 02.01.20 Goa (GoaPSC) Daily Current Affairs