Goa Government’s proposed new industrial investment policy (IIP) aims to attract Rs 25,000 crore into the State and generate 50,000 jobs in the next five years by providing employment and revenue-based incentives to investors. The draft policy wants to make Goa an “aspirational destination” for investment into high-end manufacturing and R&D units, according to the [...]
The Goa government will complain to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about some Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers indulging in “politics”, said Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday while accusing a central officer of trying to intimidate state bureaucracy. He was reacting to a question by the media persons whether the state government has responded to an officer [...]
The 45-day fishing ban during the monsoon period in Goa will be extended by 15 more days after the Goa government decided to reduce the proposed extension of the ban. Taking cognizance of demands from various quarters, the government had proposed to extend the ban period from June 15 to July 31 (45 days) to 75 [...]
After obtaining Geographical Indication (GI) status for the famous Goa Feni, researchers and producers in the coastal State are now trying to patent the process to manufacture this local brew, which is also known for its medicinal benefits. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has begun the process to patent the process of manufacturing [...]
If the civilian airport is shifted to Mopa, it will destroy much of the tourism and tourist-related industries in South Goa, and the livelihood of a vast number of people who depend on the tourism industry. This statement was made by former Union minister and ex-NRI commissioner Eduardo Faleiro in a press release on Monday. [...]
