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MUMBAI: The $750 billion global semiconductor industry is set to double in size in the next 6-7 years, and India is uniquely positioned to take advantage of it, Minister of Electronics & IT, Telecom, and Railways, Ashwini Vasinaw said at the Business Standard summit, BS Manthan on Wednesday. What is working in favour of India is an abundant workforce, access to green energy and a growing chemical manufacturing ecosystem, he said during a fireside chat with Nivedita Mookerji, executive editor of the newspaper. “A $1 trillion industry will require more than nine lakh talented professionals. Close to a-third of all…

New Delhi: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has come under fire for his remarks on India’s growth and saying that there are significant structural problems that need to be fixed. India is making a big mistake believing the “hype” around its strong economic growth and that many years of hard work still remain to make it real, Mr Rajan said in an interview with Bloomberg. The 61-year-old economist said that India needs to first improve its structural problems, including poor education and skills of the workforce, to meet its true potential. The new government sworn in after the 2024 general…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Velim MLA Cruz Silva today charged the BJP for trying to collapse the Delhi government by jailing CM Arvind Kejriwal. “The BJP was trying to dethrone the Delhi government, there were multiple attempts but they could not succeed but now they are trying to collapse the Delhi government by jailing Arvind Kejriwal. They are also trying to break the government in Punjab,” said MLA Silva. He further said that the People of Goa are fed up with the BJP and they waiting to throw them out of power. “BJP is trying to destabilize AAP but our support…

“The electoral bonds data shows that two of Goa’s mining giants, Dempo Group and VM Salgaocar Group, have donated to almost all the major political parties that contested the 2022 state assembly election – BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Goa Forward Party and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). MGP, which contested elections in coalition with the AITC, later split and entered the coalition government with BJP and GFP.” The additional data pertaining to the purchase and encashment of Electoral Bonds has revealed that the mining giants of Goa – Salgaocar and Dempo – donated to…

Goemakpronn desk PANAJI: Ekam Eco Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a leading advocate for sustainable solutions along with DCB Bank, a new-generation private sector bank, proudly inaugurated a cutting-edge composting facility at Goa University today. This facility, located on the university grounds, boasts a remarkable capacity of processing 657 kilograms of wet waste per day, marking a significant step towards efficient waste management and environmental sustainability. The inauguration ceremony was graced by the Honorable Vice Chancellor of Goa University, Prof. Harilal B Menon, and Prof. V S Nadkarni, the Registrar of Goa University. Joining them were Mr. Mahendra Arote, Branch Head of…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: A woman and her paramour were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing her husband in Benaulim village near Margao town in South Goa a day before, police said. The accused woman was identified as Mangala Sidnal and her male friend as Suraj Mayagiri, a resident of Kadoli near Belgaum, an officer said. The father of the victim had lodged a complaint with Colva police on March 26 stating that his son was found dead in a pool of blood at their residence and his daughter-in-law Mangala along with her five-year-old daughter was missing,” said Superintendent of Police…

Goemkapronn desk New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday notified new wage rates for unskilled manual workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the financial year 2024-2025. As per the notification, the highest rate of MNREGA wage (Rs 374 per day) has been fixed for Haryana, while the lowest (Rs 234 per day) has been fixed for Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. The new wage rates, notified by the Ministry of Rural Development, will become effective from April 1, 2024. In terms of percentage increase, wage rates in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have seen the lowest 3…