Oct 2020

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 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’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 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 CM bats for more electric vehicles in Goa The Union government has sanctioned 100 electric buses for the Kadamba Transport Corporation under Phase-II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) scheme. Statistics have shown that with the rise in the number of vehicles in the state, there’s been a rise … Read more 02.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs

GOA Panels to approve subsidies for micro food processing Moving ahead with the strategy to develop the micro food processing sector in Goa, the state government has constituted committees at the state and district level to approve subsidies for micro food processing enterprises. The industries department has also asked Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to prepare a project implementation plan … Read more 01.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs