Goa will lose over 3500 trees, but you have the power to stop it
If you’ve ever journeyed to Mumbai by road on the NH66, there’s a very good chance you’ve passed the quaint village of Colvale. While doing so, at the very entrance of the village, a magnificent group of centuries-old mango trees rises like giants from the ground, welcoming passers-through and bidding them hello or goodbye in […]
5 things you need to know if you’re new to Mutual Funds
Wealth creation through strategic investment is something that a lot of people talk about. Instead of keeping money in a savings account for a meager rate of interest, financial advisors will always recommend that you invest your money in funds that are performing well in order to grow your money faster. While this sounds like […]
How Many Deaths Will It Take For Us To Improve Road Safety In India?
There in the road, up straight ahead A car was stalled, the engine was dead I couldn’t stop, so I swerved to the right I’ll never forget the sound that night The screamin’ tires, the bustin’ glass The painful scream that I heard last. Those are the lyrics to a song popularised by Pearl Jam […]
Three days of Difficult Dialogues comes to a close
The fourth annual edition of Difficult Dialogues hosted a series of discussions on education and the myriad challenges in improving quality standards across our vast country. International experts from leading educational institutions in India and the UK including Oxford, development experts, and politicians spoke on panels over three days, at the International Centre Goa from […]
Prepare for a ‘fine’ time if caught drinking on the beach
If everything goes according to plan, Goans will finally get a chance to enjoy beach-day again. With the passing of the ban on alcohol in public places, especially on the beach, there is now hope that we will have cleaner beaches, that are safer and free of broken glass and litter. It was a tough […]
The prodigal Sunburn returns to Goa this February 2019
Like an angry young teenager that storms out of the house, vowing to never return, it was only a matter of time before the folks at Sunburn decided that it was time they resolved their issues with the Goa Government, and give the people what they want. The EDM festival that revolutionized dance music in […]
No, Goans are not living the ‘susegad’ life anymore
I think one of the first words in Konkani that I heard while growing up was ‘susegad’ derived from the Portuguese ‘sussegado’. Though I knew it meant ‘relaxed’, I didn’t really know what it meant till I moved here in 2004, and found out that it took a month to get an internet connection, and two […]
If you love to eat, this is the only road in Goa you need to visit
If you’ve landed at the Goa airport, or your interstate bus has made its last stop in Panjim, then getting to the Northern beach belt is going to require you to take a cab ride past one of Goa’s most iconic roads – CHOGM. If you’re wondering why the all caps, here’s a free history […]
Panjim-Margao traffic will have alternate route, say authorities
Goa is well on its way to getting two new bridges that are supposed to ease the state’s traffic woes in the long run. For now, traffic is chaotic despite one of the new bridges, the one over the Mandovi river, almost being ready. However, in recent months, most of the attention has been on […]
Goa is the venue for the Startup India Venture Capital Summit 2018
There is constant talk of making Goa the next IT hub. Earlier this year, the government celebrated the Goa Startup and Innovation Day and even got the Goa Startup Policy approved. Now, The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Government of Goa, is hosting the […]