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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A Memorandum of Understanding between Directorate of Higher Education and IIT Goa, BITS Goa, & GIM for Faculty Enrichment Internship Program – FEIM was signed today in the presence of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. Speaking to reporters, Sawant said energized and motivated faculty is one of the objectives of the New Education Policy 2020. “The FEIM program will help to develop effective teaching pedagogies, enhance and build research collaborations, and replicate this culture in Higher Education Institutes in Goa,” he said.

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Thousands and thousands of people descended in Goa to ring in the new year but guess what the same old story. Along the Calangute-Baga beach belt, a sea of humanity choked all major roads on the beach side making it difficult to traverse on these roads on December 31. They say old habits seldom die and it was true when we saw the next morning on Goa’s beaches it was littered all over. Garbage of all kinds and in every shape and size – empty and broken beer bottles, plastic bottles, food plates and tetra packs –…

AERIAL VIEW Now if the Panaji MLA distances himself from the mess, who else is to be blamed? The onus is now on the Chief Minister to answer some tough questions, isn’t it? What is difficult to understand is that the CM and the other legislator know very well about corruption in Smart City; there is no accountability fixed as neither there is any inquiry or any arrests. Successive IPSCDL CEOs and members claimed the works are monitored by Prime Minister himself. Does this mean that the PM approves of such corruption? The CM needs to get the culprits behind…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Early on January 1, a young Ribandar youth died when his Royal Enfield motorcycle and he fell into a fatal ditch near Mala, Panaji. As per information, the youth has been identified Ayush Halarnkar (21), son of Ex-CCP Councillor Rupesh Halarnkar. Ayush was returning home in the early hours of the morning when the incident occurred. Ayush Halarnkar was riding his Royal Enfield bike close to the People’s High School area when the incident happened. Sadly, when he came across an open pit that the Smart City had dug for sewage network purposes, his trip took a…

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has informed India that it will not allow any Chinese research vessel to dock at its ports or operate within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for one year. The move comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to respect Indian strategic and security concerns. Sri Lanka’s decision means that the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 3 will not be granted clearance to conduct deep water exploration in the South Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka has informed India that it will not allow any Chinese research vessel to dock at its ports or operate within…

India becomes the second country after the US to launch a specialised astronomy observatory to study black holes. Here’s all you need to know about the XPoSat mission Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its first space mission of 2024, the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), on Monday, January 1, 2024. The satellite lifted off at 9.10 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. XPoSat is India’s first dedicated scientific satellite designed to research space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emissions originating from celestial sources. With this satellite, India will become the second country after the…

To enhance the scope of UPI payments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcedsome measures and changes that will be applicable from January 1, 2024. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), used for immediate money transfers through mobile devices, has become the fastest-growing payment mode in the country. Since its launch, the volume of digital transactions in India has increased exponentially. To enhance the scope of UPI payments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced some measures and changes that will be applicable from January 1, 2024. Notably, The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has asked payment…