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12 JUL 2018

Power shut Down Dated-12-07-2018

11 JUL 2018

Company registration for Goa IT Day

11 JUL 2018

Scholarship-stipends to differential abled students

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12 JUL 2018

Governor flags off 108 ambulances at Raj Bhavan

10 JUL 2018

Captain of ports launches new boat

03 JUL 2018

Single joint site inspection for issue of construction permits/license

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04 JUL 2018

Electricity Tender Notice 1146 Dated-19-06-2018

04 JUL 2018

PWD Tender Notice 2062-007 Dated-27-06-2018

04 JUL 2018

NGPDA Tender Notice 1914 Dated-21-06-2018

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24 JUN 2016

FAQ's for E-Registration of IT/ITES/ESDM Units under IT Policy

24 JUN 2016

E-Registration of IT/ITES/ESDM Units under IT Investment Policy 2015-20

16 MAY 2016

Notice Inviting Tender for Implementation of E-District MMP in the State of Goa

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12 DEC 2016

Beach Shack policy 2016-2019

09 MAY 2016

Notice for Screening / Written Test for the Post of Assistant Manager(S/W) & Technical Assistant (IT) at Infotech Corporation of Goa

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About Goa

Goa, a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India, the 25th state of the Union states of India, was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961. It was a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu till 30th May 1987 when it was carved out of form a separate state. Goa covers an area of 3702 square kilometers and comprises two Revenue district viz North Goa and South Goa. Boundaries of Goa State are defined in the North Terekhol river which separates it from Maharashtra, in the East and South by Karnataka State and West by Arabian Sea. Goa lies in Western Coast of India and is 594 Kms (by road) away from Mumbai city.

CAPITAL

Panaji

LANGUAGE

Konkani

POPULATION

1.817 M

WEATHER

AREA

3702 km²

Office Bearers

Hon’ble Governor

Smt. Mridula Sinha

Hon’ble Chief Minister

Shri. Manohar Parrikar

Major Business Industries

Agriculture

Agriculture is one of the important economic activities in Goa. The total agricultural area is approximately 1400 sq km from which 1200 sq km is owned by the govt and remaining 200 sq km is owned privately. Rice and coconut are the staple produce of Goa. Paddy is cultivated during the monsoon from the months of June to September.
Mining

Mining in Goa started before 1961 when Goa was under the rule of Portugues. The Japanese mineral prospectors had surveyed Goa and found iron ore, manganese and bauxite in the hilly region of the western ghats. The colonial government had granted 336 mining leases. Althought Goa got its liberation from the colonial government on 19 December 1961.
Tourism

Down the corridors of time Goa has been different things to different people. To the Portuguese conquerors it was 'Golden Goa', the El Dorado, the 'Rome of the East'. Such was its beauty and grandeur, that a traveller was moved to remark: 'Whoever has seen Goa, need not visit Lisboa'-Lisbon, which was then the grand epicenter of the Portuguese dominions.
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