Finnair recently launched its operations in Goa
Finnair recently launched its Goa operations with a Press conference at the Taj Vivanta. Two officials from Finnair hosted the gathering – Arja Suominen, Sr. Vice President Communications and Corporate Responsibility, Helsinki and Desmond Chacko, General Manager – India. Beginning with just two weekly flights to and from Helsinki / Goa during the tourist season […]
‘Bluebottle’, ‘Portuguese-man-of-war’ or ‘Floating terror’
According to Drishti Life Guard services, their lifeguards have spotted jellyfish washed ashore along the Baina-Velsao-Betalbatim beach stretch in South Goa, this season. R A Sreepada, an NIO scientist has said that, A few factors, like nutrients from manure runoffs, ballast water discharge and contrasting temperatures, are responsible for the growth of jelly fish. He claims […]
GTDC aims for Blue Flag certification of Goa’s beaches
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 […]
Goa’s tourism is stagnating and finding solutions are the need of the hour
Goa could lose its appeal with tourists if not careful, say experts at the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management’s (IITTM) conference on ‘Sustaining Tourist Destinations’, held at International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. In a major meeting of minds, various experts from India and abroad proposed strategies to rejuvenate Goa’s very real potential for a […]
Wheelchair bound 17 year old denied entry to Mangueshi Temple
The 18th-century Mangueshi Temple at Manguehsi, Ponda, has gotten caught in a controversy for denying entry to a 17-year old wheelchair bound girl from Navi Mumbai into the temple. The Shree Manguesh temple in Ponda is one of the oldest and most important temples in Goa. The incident happened on October 17 when Sanika Keskar, a Class […]
Russian Film Days at IFFI 2017 between 20th and 28th November in Goa
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 […]
Goa’s Santosh Harijan is India’s new boxing star
Sports in Goa is more than just football. We have our own Boxing Star – Santosh Harijan When there’s news of sports in Goa, it usually surrounds football. Yes football is Goa’s first love in the field of sports. But did you know that Goa also has a National Boxing Star? His Name is Santosh […]
The Goa Science Center and Planetarium (GSCP)
Are you a Bomaicar? If so, have you ever visited the Nehru Planetarium at Worli? The Goa Science Center and Planetarium (GSCP) is a Goan version. With its own, special Goan flavor. Yes, it’s true, Goa isn’t only beaches, trance music, and rave parties. Goa is quite scientific and high tech too. The GSCP is […]
We could do with these Consent Classes in India in a big way
The word consent in its noun form is defined as “Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something”. It has its origins in Middle English: from Old French ‘consente’ (noun), ‘consentir’ (verb), from Latin ‘consentire’, from con- ‘together’ + ‘sentire’ ‘feel’. (Source – The Oxford Dictionary) Like any other developing nation in the world, […]
Solution to stray cattle menace is to impound them every 15 days
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 […]
