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GURUPRASAD PAWASKAR Inclusive education, an educational practice where students of all backgrounds and abilities learn together in the same environment, is fundamental to the development of a just and equitable society. It ensures that all children, regardless of their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, linguistic or other conditions are included in a similar educational system. This approach fosters an environment where diversity is celebrated and all students are provided with the opportunity to succeed. The importance of inclusive education extends beyond the classroom and has significant positive implications for society at large. One of the primary reasons inclusive education is crucial…

Goemkarponn Desk VASCO: Ahead of the two-month fishing ban, the All Goa Fishing Boat Owners Association (AGFBOA) President and former Minister, Jose Philip D’Souza, has urged the government to reinstate fishing subsidies for boat owners. Speaking to the media on Saturday, D’Souza highlighted the hardships faced by small boat owners following the temporary discontinuation of these subsidies. “The government used to reimburse the VAT charged on diesel as a subsidy to boat owners, but this has been discontinued for the last two years,” D’Souza stated. “Moreover, previous subsidy amounts pending for many years have not been cleared. This should have…

DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its annual financial report on Thursday, showing that its balance sheet has grown to 2.5 times the size of Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The report showed that the RBI’s balance sheet size surged by 11% to Rs 70.48 lakh crore (approximately $844.76 billion) as of March 31, 2024. Whereas, Pakistan’s GDP is estimated to be around $338.24 billion by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the previous financial year (FY23), the RBI’s balance sheet stood at Rs 63.44 lakh crore. The central bank said that its balance sheet has now normalised to pre-pandemic levels. It…

DELHI: NSE’s index services subsidiary, NSE Indices Limited, on Thursday launched the country’s first electric vehicle (EV) index. The new thematic index is called the Nifty EV & New Age Automotive Index, and will track the performance of companies that are part of the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem or are involved in developing new-age automotive vehicles or related technology. NSE announced that this is India’s first-ever Electric Vehicle Index in a press release. “The new index is expected to act as a benchmark for asset managers and be a reference index tracked by passive funds in the form of Exchange Traded…

DELHI: India’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of the current financial year grew by 7.8% year-on-year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Thursday. This is better than what most economists had predicted. In the same period last year, GDP growth was 6.1%, and in the previous quarter, it was 8.4%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had forecasted a 6.9% growth in real GDP for Q4FY24, with a full-year projection of 7.6%. It may be noted that the Real Gross Value Added or GVA has been estimated to grow at 6.3% in…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Smart City works in Panaji were delayed due to failure of consultants. CM Sawant inspected Smart City works today. He discussed about the ongoing work with the officials accompanying him including Smart City CEO Sanjth Rodrigues and also gave his suggestions. “Due to failure of previous consultant there was delay initially & some defects, but all that has been overcome now. The major work of sewage line has been completed in whole of Panjim. The roads have been concretized so that for next 25 years, there will be no issue…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: The Lok Sabha elections came to a close as the final phase of voting took place in 57 constituencies across eight states and Union territories. This marked the end of the seven-phase elections that began on April 19. Voting took place in 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine seats in West Bengal, eight seats in Bihar, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Himachal Pradesh, three seats in Jharkhand, and one seat in Chandigarh. A total of 904 candidates contested in this final phase. Key contenders include dPrime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Anurag…