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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

Indian Coast Guard inducts Samudra Pratap, its first indigenously designed pollution control vessel

The Indian Coast Guard inducted Samudra Pratap, its first indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessel, constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited, on 23 December 2025.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Goa Important

Indian Coast Guard commissions Fast Patrol Vessel 'Amulya' in Goa

Indian Coast Guard Ship Amulya, the third of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels built by Goa Shipyard Limited, was commissioned in Goa on 19 December 2025 and will be based at Paradip, Odisha.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Goa Important

Goa Liberation Day observed on 19 December; PM and Home Minister pay tribute to freedom fighters

Goa Liberation Day was observed on 19 December 2025, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalling the sacrifices of those who fought for Goa's freedom and Home Minister Amit Shah noting that Indians needed permission to visit Goa till 1961.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Goa Important

Navy commissions INAS 335 'Ospreys', its second MH-60R squadron, at INS Hansa, Goa

The Indian Navy commissioned INAS 335 'The Ospreys', its second naval air squadron operating MH-60R helicopters, at INS Hansa in Goa on 17 December 2025 in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Goa Must know

Fire at Arpora nightclub in North Goa kills 25; magisterial inquiry ordered, three officials suspended

A fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, on the night of 6 December 2025 killed 25 people and injured six; Goa ordered a magisterial inquiry and the Centre and State announced ex gratia relief.

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🏆 Awards & Honours 📍 Goa Must know

56th IFFI closes in Goa: Vietnam's 'Skin of Youth' wins Golden Peacock; Rajinikanth honoured for 50 years in cinema

At the closing of the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 28 November 2025, the Vietnamese film 'Skin of Youth' (dir. Ash Mayfair) won the Golden Peacock, and Rajinikanth was honoured for 50 years in cinema.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Goa

PM addresses 550th-year celebration of Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math in Goa

On 28 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi addressed the 550th-year celebration of the Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math in Goa, where a 77-feet bronze statue of Lord Shri Ram has been installed.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa

IFFI, WAVES Film Bazaar and LTIMindtree launch India's first AI Film Festival in Goa

WAVES Film Bazaar and IFFI, with LTIMindtree, launched India's first-ever AI Film Festival and a Cinema AI Hackathon at the 56th IFFI in Goa, with awards presented on 25 November 2025.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Telangana Important

President Murmu opens 2nd Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam, showcasing Western India

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 2nd edition of the Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Secunderabad, on 21 November 2025.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa Important

56th IFFI opens in Panaji with a first-ever grand street parade

The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2025) opened on 20 November 2025 with a grand parade in Panaji, Goa — a first for the festival.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Maharashtra Important

Coast Guard conducts Sagar Kavach-02/25 along Maharashtra and Goa coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted the two-day Coastal Security Exercise Sagar Kavach-02/25 along the Maharashtra and Goa coastline on 19–20 November 2025.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa

19th WAVES Film Bazaar to host co-production market in Goa

The 19th edition of India's flagship film market, formerly Film Bazaar and now WAVES Film Bazaar, will be held at Goa from 20 to 24 November 2025 alongside the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), it was announced on 16 November 2025.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

SIR Phase II: 95% of enumeration forms distributed across 12 States/UTs

The Election Commission's daily bulletin of 15 November 2025 showed that 95.44% of enumeration forms had been distributed under Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Goa

Ten films compete for the ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI 2025

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on 9 November 2025 that 10 films will compete for the ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 in Goa, judged by a jury chaired by Algerian director Dr Ahmed Bedjaoui.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Goa

Indian Panorama 2025 selections announced for 56th IFFI; 'Amaran' to open feature section

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry announced on 8 November 2025 the Indian Panorama 2025 selection of 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films for the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, Goa, with the Tamil film 'Amaran' as the opening feature film.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

Special Intensive Revision Phase II begins in 9 states and 3 UTs, covering nearly 51 crore electors

The enumeration phase of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Phase II, began on 4 November 2025 in 9 states and 3 Union Territories, covering nearly 51 crore electors.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Maharashtra

Coast Guard marks keel laying of Fast Patrol Vessel in Mumbai and Air Cushion Vehicle girder laying in Goa

The keel of the Indian Coast Guard's second Fast Patrol Vessel was laid at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai, on 30 October 2025, while girders for its second and third Air Cushion Vehicles were laid in Goa.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Goa

Coast Guard launches fast patrol vessels Ajit and Aparajit at Goa Shipyard

The Indian Coast Guard launched two Fast Patrol Vessels, ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit, at Goa Shipyard Limited on 24 October 2025.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Goa Important

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Navy personnel on board INS Vikrant off Goa and Karwar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with Indian Navy personnel on board aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on the western seaboard off Goa and Karwar, PIB reported on 21 October 2025.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Goa Important

PM Modi's Diwali address on INS Vikrant: Operation Sindoor, defence exports and Maoist-affected districts down to 11

On 20 October 2025, addressing armed forces personnel on INS Vikrant, PM Narendra Modi said tri-service coordination forced Pakistan to surrender quickly in Operation Sindoor and that Maoist-affected districts have fallen from about 125 before 2014 to 11.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

Ministry of Mines releases State Mining Readiness Index; Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Punjab top their categories

The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) and state rankings (PIB, 16 October 2025), with Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Punjab ranked first in Categories A, B and C.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Goa

Ravi Naik, Goa's Agriculture Minister and former Chief Minister, passes away

Ravi Naik, Agriculture Minister of Goa and a former Chief Minister of the state, passed away; PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah condoled his death on 15 October 2025.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Goa

Media accreditation opens for 56th IFFI, to be held in Panaji, Goa, from 20 to 28 November 2025

PIB opened media accreditation on 14 October 2025 for the 56th International Film Festival of India, to be held in Panaji, Goa, from 20 to 28 November 2025; the portal closes on 5 November.

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💹 Economy 📍 Goa

GST reforms to boost Goa's tourism, pharma, cashew and GI-tagged produce

A PIB explainer on 12 October 2025 said lower GST rates would cut costs across Goa's economy, where tourism contributes 16.43% of GSDP and pharmaceuticals make up 51% of merchandise exports.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Goa

Three accessibility initiatives for persons with disabilities launched at International Purple Fest, Goa

On 11 October 2025 at the International Purple Fest in Goa, DEPwD Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal launched three initiatives, including an IELTS Training Handbook for Persons with Disabilities and an ISLRTC training programme in American and British Sign Language (PIB, 12 October 2025).

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Goa

Revamped Sugamya Bharat App for persons with disabilities launched at Purple Fest, Goa

On 11 October 2025 the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities launched the revamped Sugamya Bharat App at the Purple Fest in Goa as a one-stop digital accessibility hub.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

CCRAS's AI-ready DRAVYA portal to catalogue 100 Ayush substances in first phase

PIB said on 9 October 2025 that the DRAVYA portal of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, unveiled at the 10th Ayurveda Day event in Goa on 23 September, will catalogue 100 key medicinal substances in its first phase.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Goa

Amit Shah launches Goa's 'Mhaje Ghar Yojana' and 21 projects worth ₹2,452 crore

On 4 October 2025 in Goa, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Goa government's 'Mhaje Ghar Yojana' to give home ownership rights, and opened or laid foundations for 21 projects worth ₹2,452 crore.

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