The end of cheap debt: What a higher repo rate means for investors
Khyati Mashru VasaniFor The Goan When borrowing stops being cheapFor
Crude oil, FII outflows, Q2 earnings to drive Dalal Street this week
Rising crude oil prices, foreign investor outflows and geopolitical tensions have pressured Indian equities. The Goan examines five key factors that could shape Dalal Street’s direction this week
Garbage is collected at the Mormugao Municipal Council’s facility at Sada, deploying windrow composting to manage the wet waste.
Mormugao turns to Sada to manage waste disruption
VASCOWhen the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) at Saligao shut its doors, Vasco faced a familiar nightmare waiting to happen: garbage with nowhere to go, mounting pressure on municipal infrastructure and the real possibility of fresh dumping spots emerging across the town.
Mapusa’s waste management holds up, but for how long?
MAPUSAMapusa may be keeping its streets free of garbage despite the Goa Waste Management Corporation’s (GWMC) 25-day restriction on waste deliveries to the Saligao treatment plant, but the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) admits that the arrangement could come under strain if the disruption continues beyond a month.With the civic body...
File photo of wet waste from Margao being transported to the Cacora treatment plant.
Margao’s Cacora dependence exposes Sonsodo planning gap
MARGAOThe Goa Waste Management Corporation’s (GWMC) decision to stop accepting waste at the Saligao treatment plant is unlikely to affect Margao, which has been sending its wet waste to Cacora for the past three years. 
Garbage is collected at the Mormugao Municipal Council’s facility at Sada, deploying windrow composting to manage the wet waste.
SPOTLIGHT
Mormugao turns to Sada to manage waste disruption
VASCOWhen the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) at Saligao shut its doors, Vasco faced a familiar nightmare waiting to happen: garbage with nowhere to go, mounting pressure on municipal infrastructure and the real possibility of fresh dumping spots emerging across the town. Yet, several days into the disruption, the Mormugao...
FINANCE
The end of cheap debt: What a higher repo rate means for investors
Khyati Mashru VasaniFor The Goan When borrowing stops being cheapFor years, low borrowing costs made big financial commitments feel more manageable. A home loan, a car purchase or a business expansion could appear affordable when interest rates were favourable. But the Reserve Bank of India’s decision on October 7, 2026,...
CAMPUS
Free medical, dental camp held at Rosary College
PANAJI:Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim, in association with Goa Dental College (GDC) and Victor Hospital, Margao, organised a Free Medical and Dental Camp on October 3. The camp was open to the college staff, students and the general public, providing free healthcare services and consultations.The free dental camp,...
AUTO
Tata Aeris petrol & CNG: Reinventing the everyday compact sedan
Ritesh MadhokTHE GOAN | PANAJICNG mobility was once seen purely through the lens of bare-bones frugality, reserved for commercial fleets and budget commuters willing to sacrifice comfort. Tata Motors has steadily flipped that narrative by introducing factory-fitted dual-cylinder kits across top trims, and the new Tata Aeris represents the latest...
Far from its tranquil image, Goa has witnessed a spate of suicides in the last one year. Most of them are youth at the threshold of life. These tragedies reveal...
