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GOA Goa may still host GM tourney in 2020 Goa’s biggest chess tournament may take place at the end of the year, if everything goes as per plan. The GCA has conducted the Goa Grandmaster Chess tournament, now rechristened as Parrikar Grandmaster, in October 2018 and June 2019. The third edition was scheduled for this … Read more 16.06.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa looks at completing 98 projects by September 2021 After declaring that no new projects will be undertaken this year, the government issued a circular desiring to review the implementation of important projects. Departments and corporations have been asked to list priority projects that can be completed before September 2021. The government wants to complete 98 projects before September … Read more 20.06.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa government mulls cutting off Chinese connections to Zuari bridge The state government is toying with the idea of replacing the Chinese design proof reader for the country’s widest cable-stayed bridge project over the Zuari after the India-China stand-off at the border. 65% of the work of the new Zuari bridge has been completed and that some material for … Read more 19.06.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa: Govt revises fee for entry into sanctuaries In a bid to bring uniformity in the rates charged for the different wildlife protected areas in Goa, the government has approved revised rates for entry into such places. An adult will be charged Rs 100 while a child or a student will have to pay Rs 30. The rates have also … Read more 28-29.06.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Former Goa minister Achyut Usgaonkar passes away Former Goa minister Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar passed away following age-related ailments. Usgaonkar was a leader of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), the oldest regional outfit in Goa. He served as a cabinet minister from August 13, 1977 to April 27, 1979 in the then Shashikala Kakodkar … Read more 18.06.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA CII to manage govt’s Model Career Centre, once ready The government’s Model Career Centre (MCC), which is in the process of being set up, will be managed by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Goa and will be mentored by an industry task force. The CII – Goa said that the MCC will … Read more 08-06-2020 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa University jumps 12 positions in national universityranking to 81st spot Goa University has moved up 12 positions to be ranked 81 among the 100 best universities in India in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020. The rank was a major improvement for Goa’s lone and state-run university, which ranked 93rd in 2019. But the varsity’s 2020 rank is still … Read more 12-06-2020 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA State to Centre: Biodiversity parks not feasible in Goa Government has informed the Centre that setting up of biodiversity parks is not practically feasible in the state in view of the absence of floodplains along the banks of polluted river stretches. The state in its monthly progress report has maintained that there are 11 polluted river … Read more 01-06-2020 Daily GPSC Current Affairs- Live Discussion
GOA Goa govt announces booster shot for Covid-hit economy Chief minister Pramod Sawant announced several measures to revive the state’s sputtering economy, including permission for 12-hour shifts to all factories up to July 31 to offset the deficit in manpower due to current restrictions. In a relief to the common man, all construction licences and permissions issued … Read more 21-22.06.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Agri research institute gives farmers seeds, fertilizer, plants To provide relief to marginal farmers, the ICAR – Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Old Goa has distributed seeds, medicinal plants, fertilizers and feed among farmers in the state. Under the tribal and schedule castes’ sub-plan, ICAR-CCARI annually distributes farm requisites among farmers at a mela at the institute’s campus in … Read more 13-06-2020 Daily GPSC Current Affairs