Oct 2020

GOA Boost your ‘karma’ by mapping rural Goa via app   Borrowing a concept from Google Maps and Reddit, ActforGoa — a community initiative program — wants locals and visitors to the state to map Goa’s rich diversity as well as community issues to enhance their ‘karma’. The move is part of a program to help Goa’s 191 panchayats, and NGOs, … Read more 11-12.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Centre transfers part of GST relief to Goa, others   Bringing relief to revenue-starved states like Goa, the Centre borrowed and transferred Rs 6,000 crore to 16 states and two Union territories, including Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Assam, Delhi and J&K, as compensation for the shortfall in Goods and Services Tax.   Goa, which is facing close … Read more 14.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa launches e-learning platform for higher education Chief minister Pramod Sawant launched the online channel ‘Dishtavo’, on which over 20,000 recorded lectures for students of higher education in the state will be available. Sawant said this makes Goa the first state in India to create such infrastructure for higher education. Sawant said that the … Read more 06.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Centre permits Goa to borrow additional Rs 223 crore in FY21 The Centre granted five states, including Goa, permission to raise additional funds through open market borrowings for successfully implementing the one nation one ration card system. The Union ministry of finance’s department of expenditure has permitted Goa to borrow an additional Rs 223 crore in … Read more 03.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Centre’s policy is to double farmers’ income by 2022: Prakash Javadekar to Goa farmers   Referring to the three farmers’ bills passed in Parliament, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said that the Centre’s policy is to double farmers’ incomes by 2022, and that efforts are being made in this direction.   The Union government passed three bills — … Read more 04-05.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa University survey: Poor internet connectivity in rural areas affecting e-learning Goa University survey of its students has found that slow internet connectivity in the state’s remote areas is a major impediment in the e-learning scenario. A report based on the survey suggested that the government must consider establishing an optical fibre network as this can provide students with … Read more 07.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Govt meets industry players to understand pain points Stung by criticism and the industry’s complaints about corruption, the government has initiated steps to improve the business environment in the state. Chief minister Pramod Sawant has tasked IAS officer Ashok Kumar with holding comprehensive meetings with the industry and concerned departments to iron out differences. Simultaneously, the … Read more 10.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa becomes India’s first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State by providing tap water connection to every rural household As per the data provided by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Goa has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country by providing tap water connection to every rural household. The state provided tap water … Read more 08.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Goa must leverage proximity to Maharashtra, Gujarat to attract investment   Goa’s proximity to Gujarat and Maharashtra, two states that attract a lot of global investment, can be leveraged to attract US companies that already have a base in the other two states.   Goa, along with Maharashtra and Gujarat, have major ports, which are connected through … Read more 13.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA NABARD lends Goa Rs 85 crore for rural infrastructure projects   Aside from market borrowings through state development loans, the government has borrowed Rs85 crores from the national bank for agriculture and rural development (NABARD) under the rural infrastructure development fund (RIDF) for various infrastructure projects to be taken up in Goa.   Among the projects taken up with the … Read more 18-19.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs