Need for a State Retail Policy

With retail being the second largest sector in the country, the need of the hour is a retail policy which will define the role of the government and retail... Read more »

Sorrowing Lies My Land

Activists allege that the projects will make Goa a coal transportation hub, posing a threat to livelihoods and the State’s ecological diversity, while the Government denies claims made by... Read more »

Rs. 277.08 crore waiver for Casinos; Industry strongly opposes the waiver

Since March 2020, small businesses in Goa have been struggling due to the lockdown and have been demanding some kind of compensation from the government but their pleas have... Read more »

Tourism Masterplan and Tourism Policy for Goa shifts from Beaches to Heritage and Hinterlands

The new Tourism Master Plan and Tourism Policy elaborates on the major areas that the State needs to focus on in order to bring quality tourists to Goa. The... Read more »

Opening up of 5-Star Resorts and Hotels in Goa

Stakeholders in the hotel industry speak about the opening up of their resorts for tourism and safety measures put in place to welcome tourists. It’s time to celebrate as... Read more »

GSIA president calls out on Government’s inaction to help industry

Damodar Kochkar, President of Goa State Industries Association, has commented that the Government has kept industry at the bottom of its priority list and instead of providing financial assistance;... Read more »

Shack owners seek reduction in fees to balance costs while tourism stakeholders unhappy with proposal to hike registration fees

The shack owners from the state met the tourism director to put forward their requests to be provided with a concession in fees with regards to licenses for erecting... Read more »

CMO: Central Government contemplating amendment to Mining Act

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, said that the amendment to the Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions (Abolition and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act, 1987, as suggested by the Government... Read more »

House passes 11 crucial Bills amidst hurried one-day Goa Assembly Budget Session

The Goa State Assembly Budget Session conducted on July 27 witnessed utter chaos as 11 crucial Bills were introduced and subsequently passed owing to avoidance of the Ordinance lapse.... Read more »

MSMEs RECEIVE STIMULUS PACKAGE

Said to be the biggest fiscal component of the Rs. 20 lakh crore ‘Atmanirbhar’ package, loans under the GECL scheme are collateral free and the repayments start after a... Read more »

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