Tag: Goa

Indian Coast Guard’s OPV ‘Sujeet’ commissions in Goa

December 16, 2020

• Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) ‘Sujeet’, which is second in the series of 5 OPVs was employed at the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in Vasco Town, Goa by Raj Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production).

Former Goa Governor Mridula Sinha passes away

November 19, 2020

• Former Governor of Goa and veteran BJP leader, Mridula Sinha passed away.
• She was the first woman Governor of Goa. She was also an expert writer, making extensive participation in the world of literature as well as culture.

Goa Govt partnered with India Post to get farmers enrolled in PM-KISAN scheme

October 14, 2020

• The Goa Government has tied up with India Post to get 11,000 farmers enrolled in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi scheme.

Goa became the first state in India to provide 100% tap water connections

October 10, 2020

• The Ministry of Jal Shakti announced that Goa has become the first state in India to provide 100% tap water connections in rural areas.

36th National Games allotted to Goa have been postponed

September 19, 2020

• The 36th National Games allotted to Goa, which was scheduled from October 20 to November 4, 2020, had been postponed due to outbreak of the COVID-19.

Goa will host 51st IFFI

August 31, 2020

• Goa will host Fifty first International Film Festival of India IFFI from November 20th to 28th.

‘Khaje’, ‘Harmal Chilli’ and ‘Moira banana’ of Goa get GI tag

August 14, 2020

• ‘Khaje’, ‘Harmal Chilli’ and ‘Moira banana’ of Goa get GI tag from the Geographical Indications Registry.

Ex-health minister of Goa Suresh Amonkar dies of COVID-19

July 10, 2020

• Former Goa health minister Suresh Amonkar died of COVID-19 infection. He was 68.
• He had served as a minister of Health, Social Welfare, and Labour and Employment in then Fransisco Sardinha government.

Goa to be the 1st state to use Ayurveda to COVID-19 patients

April 15, 2020

• Goa to be the first state to integrate allopathy and Ayurveda to increase the immunity of COVID-19 patients and those who have been quarantined.
• The treatment will be conducted in consultation with doctors who are dealing with COVID-19 patients, who is also an Ayurvedic practitioner.

An Extraordinary Life: A biography of Manohar Parrikar

March 17, 2020

• “An Extraordinary Life: A biography of Manohar Parrikar” is a book on the life of the former defence minister and chief minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar.
• The book is co-authored by veteran journalists Sadguru Patil and Mayabhushan Nagvenkar.
• The book named “An Extraordinary Life: A biography of Manohar Parrikar” will be published by publishing house Penguin Random House India.