Goa plans to reduce it’s pollution by using bicycles

bicycles Panaji

You may soon witness bicycles making their way on the roads of Goa’s capital. The effort is towards reducing the pollution in Goa by encourage an environment friendly mode of transport. The Goa government plans to start a project where it rents out bicycles fitted with a Global Positioning System (GPS) system. It wants to […]

Alorna Fort in Pernem taluka to get a new look

Alorna Fort

Goa is a land of many surprises. It’s approximately 105 kilometres of coastline with some of the most beautiful beaches in the country isn’t the only reason that people come to visit. There’s the food, the nightlife and shopping as well to a certain extent. And being so rich in history and heritage, another thing […]

‘TeraMeraBeach’ campaign will use art and music to keep beaches of Goa clean

Drishti Marine is going to be embarking on a unique public awareness campaign aimed at educating people on cleanliness and beach management along the coastal stretch. Aimed at visitors to Goa especially domestic visitors, #TeraMeraBeach is a 150-day beach awareness campaign to a cleaner Goa, set to roll out mid-November. Through #TeraMeraBeach Drishti Marine in […]

Goa-Mumbai ferry service to begin in December, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announces

Ferry service

The much-awaited ferry service between Goa and Mumbai will be restarted in December. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the ferry project will be a part of the Sagar Mala project, the Union government’s initiative towards modernizing India’s ports. There was a ferry operating on this route until the 1980s. The service stopped because the […]

One of Asia’s oldest and biggest film festivals, IFFI 2017 is in Goa again this year

film festivals

Said to be one of Asia’s biggest and oldest film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is set to happen in Goa once again from the 20th to the 28th of November this year. The first ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India in 1952 with the patronage of India’s […]

GTDC aims for Blue Flag certification of Goa’s beaches

Blue Flag certification

Goa is best known and loved for its beaches. With a coastline that’s approximately 105 kilometers long, the state has some of the most beautiful beaches in India. However, we do not have the Blue Flag certification for any beach in India. What is Blue Flag certification? In short, The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation […]

Russian Film Days at IFFI 2017 between 20th and 28th November in Goa

film festivals

One of India’s most renowned film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is back in Goa this year. Started way back in 1952, the first-ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India, with the patronage of the first Prime Minister of India – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. The International Film Festival of India […]

Solution to stray cattle menace is to impound them every 15 days

stray cattle menace

The growing stray cattle menace that plagues hundreds and thousands of people on a daily basis doesn’t look like it’s changing anytime soon. Thanks to a ban on slaughtering these animals for beef, they have pretty much taken up residence on every available road as far as the eye can see. Last week, the Calangute […]

Nobel prize winners to interact with Goan school children and their teachers at the Nobel Prize Series-India 2018

Nobel prize series - India 2018

Goa will play to the host to the ‘Nobel Prize Series – India 2018 (Science Impacts Life)’ to be held from February 1-28 next year. The state government has signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (GoI) and Nobel Media, Sweden. Gujarat […]

Dabolim airport will not be closed after Mopa airport takes off, CM Parrikar states

Dabolim airport will not be shut

Dabolim airport will remain open for civilian use even after the proposed international aerodrome at Mopa in North Goa is commissioned, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar informed today. From time to time, it has been a matter of discussion in some quarters of the state whether Dabolim airport will be shut for civilian use after […]