Electricity dept asks consumers to pay power bill arrears before Feb 28 or face disconnection
Digital Goa, Feb 9 – Electricity Department has appealed to all consumers of South Goa to pay the arrears of electricity bill before February 28, 2023 to avoid disconnection of power supply and inconvenience thereon. One Time Settlement Scheme 2022 announced by the Dept will be open only till February 27, 2023, the Dept informed. The OTS Scheme is...
Russian Airlines Aeroflot to transfers all its direct regular flights from Dabolim to Mopa from Oct 2023
Digital Goa, Feb 9 – Starting from October 2023, Russian Airlines Aeroflot will transfer its direct regular flights Moscow-Goa and Yekaterinburg-Goa to New Goa Manohar International Airport, Mopa. Flights will however continue to be operated to Dabolim Airport, until 30 September 2023. Flights to Mopa are scheduled three times a week. *Details of Aeroflot flights to Goa* https://www.aeroflot.ru/us-en/news/62614
Panaji most polluted city in Goa; at 73 µg/m3 PM 10 level way above safe limit of 60 µg/m3
Digital Goa, Feb 10 – Panaji is most polluted city in Goa and at 73 microgram per cubic meter (µg/m3) the Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) concentrations level of the capital city is way above the safe limit of 60 µg/m3 as per the year 2021 data tabled before the Rajya Sabha by Union MoEF&CC Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey. He...
Mhadei matter likely to come for hearing before Supreme Court on Feb 13
Digital Goa, Feb 10 - Goa’s case against Karnataka in the Mhadei diversion matter is likely to come for hearing on Feb 13. In the category of ‘appeal against orders of Statutory Bodies : Tribunals’ the computer generated date is mentioned as Feb 13. The hearing is only with reference to clarification and direction on Goa’s Interlocutory application. Goa...
Coins of Rs 10 & Rs 20 are legal tender, don’t refuse them says Goa govt advisory
Digital Goa, Feb 10 – Goa govt has issued an advisory informing the public that Rs 10 and Rs 20 coins are legal tender and that they should accept them without any hesitation. “RBI has informed that the coins in the denomination of Rs. 10and Rs 20 are legal tender and good for transaction,” states the advisory. State Level...
Govt contemplating to convert non-functioning IDCs to amusement parks says CM
Digital Goa, Feb 10 – Goa govt is contemplating to convert non-functioning IDCs like Quitla to amusement parks, said CM Pramod Sawant today. He was speaking at the launch of the IDC connect initiative wherein govt officials are expected to work in tandem with the industries and address their grievances. Goa govt has initiated the IDC connect initiative to...
Mobiles and accessories worth Rs 32 lakh seized by Legal Metrology Dept in raids on outlets across Goa
Digital Goa, Feb 10 – Legal Metrology Dept seized mobiles and accessories worth Rs 32 lakh in raids on Goa branches of reputed national mobile outlet chain. The items were seized for violating various guidelines under Legal metrology Act. The raids were conducted at Margao, Panaji, Ponda, Margao, Vasco. Several China make mobiles where the country of make was...
India’s first Island Week & Fashion Festival to be launched at Diwar Island on February 13
India’s first Island Week & Fashion Festival will kick off at Mercure, the Goa Devaaya resort, on February 13 at the Diwar island. Diwar, the Island of Love is a one-of-its-kind pop destination for the ninth edition of the India Beach Fashion Week (IBFW) which flags off at Mercure, the Goa Devaaya resort, on February 13. Presented by Ikonic and...
JERC public hearing on Feb 15 over govt proposed power tariff hike for FY 2023-24
Digital Goa, Feb 7 – Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC)will hold a public hearing on Feb 15, 2023 over several petitions filed by Goa Electricity Dept including the proposal for tariff hike for Financial Year 2023- 2024. Goa has filed petitions before JERC for approval of annual performance review of FY 2022-23, aggregate revenue requirement for FY 2023-24 &...
Goa using AI powered robots, technology to save lives on its beaches
In a first-of-its-kind innovation, Drishti Marine, Goa's state-appointed lifeguard organisation, has introduced artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of Aurus, a self-driving robot and Triton, an AI-powered monitoring system, to augment its life-saving capabilities along Goa’s popular beaches and water bodies. The incorporation of AI-based support follows an increase in beach-related incidents due the rising numbers in domestic and foreign...
