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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Environment and Climate Change Aleixo Sequeira, chaired the meeting of First Working Group Committee Meeting organized by the Government of Goa and the World Bank to discuss the operationalization of the Goa Blended Finance Facility The meeting was held at the Goa Secretariat, Porvorim. This critical session focused on key decisions related to the governance structure, intermediary operations, and strategic direction of the facility. Also, the creation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for managing financial risks, the registration of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), and other pivotal issues around capital mobilization for sustainable infrastructure in…

The recent developments in the Kolkota doctors’ strike have brought about a significant shift in the ongoing protest. After a meeting with the protesting junior doctors, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to three of the five demands put forth by the doctors, marking a potential breakthrough in the impasse. The removal of two top officials of the health department and the Chief of Kolkata police has been confirmed, along with the decision to remove the police chief of the city’s north zone – the location where the tragic incident at RG Kar Medical College took place. Despite this…

Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee, after meeting with the protesting junior doctors, has announced that she had agreed to three of the five demands of the protesting doctors — the removal of two top officials of the health department and the Chief of Kolkata police. Along with it, the police chief of the city’s north zone — where RG Kar Medical College, the hospital where the rape-murder of a young doctor took place, is located — will also be removed. Though the impasse is solved, the protest and the ceasework is expected to continue till the formal orders are…

New Delhi: India has said Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments on Indian Muslims are “unacceptable”. Posting on X on the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed, the Iranian leader had clubbed Indian Muslims with those in Gaza, talking about their sufferings. “We strongly deplore the comments made regarding minorities in India by the Supreme Leader of Iran,” the foreign ministry has said in a statement. “These are misinformed and unacceptable. Countries commenting on minorities are advised to look at their own record before making any observations about others,” New Delhi has added. In his post on X, formerly Twitter,…

Washington: Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said he would give India “an A” for its focus on solving the problem of malnutrition. “Well, India, for its income level, acknowledges that some of these nutritional indicators are weaker than it would like. That kind of frankness and focus on it, I think is very impressive,” Gates told PTI in an interview. He said India is more focused on the issue than any other government, Gates said. “It’s using the public feeding system and the Midday Meal System to try and get fortified foods out, but it’s still a…

Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee, after meeting with the protesting junior doctors, has announced that she had agreed to three of the five demands of the protesting doctors — the removal of two top officials of the health department and the Chief of Kolkata police.  Along with it, the police chief of the city’s north zone — where RG Kar Medical College, the hospital where the rape-murder of a young doctor took place, is located — will also be removed.  Though the impasse is solved, the protest and the ceasework is expected to continue till the formal orders are…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has been appointed as a member of the group of ministers (GoM) on life and health insurance, which has been constituted by the GST Council. The GoM will submit its report by October 30, 2024. The GoM’s convenor is Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, while its members are ministers from various states. The current GST tax system on life and health insurance will be scrutinized and evaluated by the ministerial committee. It will recommend GST rates for various categories, such as middle-class individuals, elderly people, people with mental illnesses, and others, on…