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GOA Goa included in National plan to check marine pollution Recognising the grave challenge that marine pollutants, especially plastic, pose to the oceans, the Union ministry of earth sciences plans to study the quantum of marine litter and their sources along India’s coastline. With scientific estimates indicating that eight million metric tonnes of … Read more 13.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Soon, new landing system at Goa airport The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is set to install a new instrument landing system at Goa international airport, Dabolim, while also sharing real-time flight data with the Indian Navy. Additionally, the AAI will also share real-time flight data of Mumbai ATC with the Indian Navy, to … Read more 09.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Digital token system to end queues at transport offices In a bid to ease the pressure of serpentine queues at the regional transport offices (RTO), the state transport department will soon be installing a digital token system at its offices. Managed by the Goa Electronics Limited (GEL), the Ponda RTO will be the first in … Read more 06.06.18 Goa(GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Hope for Goa’s biodiversity There is wonderful wildlife news in India’s smallest state. Recently, this newspaper first reported that a family of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) has taken residence in Pilerne’s Saulem lake. This water body has been plagued by widespread garbage dumping, sewage, and the same menace of haphazard construction that blights … Read more 17.02.18 Goa(GoaPSC) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN 14-yr-old swimmer Gauravi Singhvi does Rajasthan proud in Mumbai Ninth-grader Gauravi Singhvi, 14, from the City of Lakes set another record by covering a distance of 48 kilometers in 9 hours 22 minutes in Mumbai on Tuesday. She is the youngest swimmer in the state to do so. She began her mission from … Read more 08.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
GOA Government to replicate Udipi’s cage fish farming model The state directorate of fisheries is looking to adopt Udipi’s successful model of house-to-house cage fish farming. Initially, about 100 4m/4m sized cages will be set up that locals can install in their yards and begin fish culture. While the practice of raising selected … Read more 02.02.18 Goa(GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Mhadei project turns centuries-old Mauli temple’s sacred tank into a pit Tucked away in this sleepy village of Kankumbi is a small Mauli temple. From mythological times, it has been a popular pilgrimage centre of the region with pilgrims from three states—Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra—congregating for a holy dip in its sacred tank. In … Read more 31.01.18 Goa(GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Ferries from Mumbai to Goa likely to set sail in February Procedural issues continue to plague the long-awaited Mumbai-Goa cruise ferry service, which has been further delayed due to lack of clearances from the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and the Directorate General of Shipping. The Mumbai-Goa ferry service was scheduled to start by December … Read more 28-29.01.18 Goa(GoaPSC) Current Affairs