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Why is a music festival causing controversy in Goa?
The Sunburn festival, scheduled in South Goa in December 2024, sees opposition over relocation, tic…
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Goa partners with World Bank to tackle sea level rise, coastal erosion and other climate change-related hazards
Studies have shown that about 80% of the Goan population lives in low-lying coastal areas, making i…
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India's FY24 third quarter GDP growth seen at 6%: ICRA
Credit rating agency ICRA on Wednesday said India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow at 6 pe…
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Goa govt launches taxi service app to facilitate easy travel for tourists
Speaking on the occasion, Sawant said the tourist footfall in the state will increase, once visi…
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This state has beaten Goa and Maharashtra with the highest number of five-star hotels in India
Kerala has surpassed states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Goa which are popular amongst the touri…
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Thick, oily 'tar balls' washing onshore once again deters locals and tourists from visiting Goa's beaches
The tar-ball menace on beaches peaked in 2011, with the state government directing the Indian Coast…
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Betting, casino companies find new advertising avenues despite govt ban
Even as the Indian government has banned 138 betting apps, offshore betting and casino companies ar…
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant urges IIT-Goa to endure the threat of sea erosion, microplastic menace
The threat of microplastic in our food chain, mainly fish, is looming. "I expect IIT Goa will condu…
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CM Pramod Sawant urges IIT-Goa to help against sea erosion, micro-plastic threats
IIT Goa should play a significant role in solving environmental issues faced by the state. Goa is k…
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Amid protests, Goa may cap coal imports into the state
The Goa government will formulate a capping mechanism vis-a-vis the import of coal into the state, …
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Chopper services launched in Goa for tourists, locals
Helicopter transport firm BLADE on Friday announced the launch of its chopper services in Goa, offe…
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Goa government allows casinos to reopen from November 1
"Casinos will start from November 1. We have given them permission," Sawant told a post-cabinet …
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PM Modi: IFFI and Indian cinema have carved out a niche for themselves on global stage
It will also confer the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award upon acclaimed Spanish filmmaker…
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Goa plans to use abandoned mining pits to generate green power
Goa Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on Friday said that abandoned mining pits from the state will b…
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Goa cinema halls not to reopen until new films release
to reopen.Till new movies release, we are not going to open.
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Goa waives 50% road tax for commercial vehicles
The Goa Cabinet on Wednesday decided to waive 50 per cent road tax levied on commercial vehicles in…
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant says recruitment for 10,000 government jobs will start soon
Sawant told reporters outside the Chief Minister's residence here that the moratorium put in pla…
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Teach a man to sustainably fish: Goa to install CCTV cameras in jetties to curb unsustainable LED fishing practices
Fisherfolk in Goa have been demanding a ban on fishing with the help of LED lights, which attracts …
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Goa government announces lockdown from April 29 till May 2 amid rising COVID-19 cases
Goa will undergo a lockdown from Thursday evening to Monday morning, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant s…
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New Year's in Goa maybe cut short as government mulls over night curfew
Anticipating a surge in tourists during and after New Year, the Goa government is considering impos…