Goa Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Thu, 17 Sept 2026

• On 17 September 2026, the Third BIMSTEC Conference on Traditional Medicine Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights, held with the Second BIMSTEC Nodal Group Meeting, concluded in Goa.

Mon, 07 Sept 2026

• On 7 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, attended by the Chief Ministers of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
• On 7 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour to the Goa Police in Panaji in recognition of its eight decades of service.

Sun, 06 Sept 2026

• On 6 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Panaji that a roadmap from July 2026 to July 2029 has been prepared to make India drug-free, built on four pillars.

Thu, 03 Sept 2026

• On 3 September 2026, the Election Commission of India held its fourth regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) and ECINet in Goa, addressed by CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the redeveloped Hutatma Smruti Smarak at Patradevi on 26 August 2026, honouring satyagrahis killed in the Goa liberation struggle against Portuguese rule.

Tue, 25 Aug 2026

• Goa Shipyard Limited handed over ICGS Ajit, a Fast Patrol Vessel with over 65% indigenous content, to the Indian Coast Guard on 25 August 2026.

Fri, 21 Aug 2026

• The first Steering Committee meeting for the 57th International Film Festival of India, to be held in Goa from 20 to 28 November 2026, met in New Delhi on 21 August 2026.

Mon, 20 Jul 2026

• On 20 July 2026, the Department of Land Resources and Goa's Directorate of Settlement and Land Records clarified that the NAKSHA pilot survey in Goa leaves existing land titles and records unaffected.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026

• NITI Aayog released the Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) on 17 July 2026, naming Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha as Top Performers.

Sat, 27 Jun 2026

• The Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Akshay, a new-generation Fast Patrol Vessel designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited, at Goa on 27 June 2026.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026

• Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Goa's new Rs 48.87-crore Captain of Ports Terminal Building on the Mandovi river in Panaji on 26 June 2026 and announced Phase-I implementation priority for the Goa Water Metro.

Thu, 18 Jun 2026

• On 18 June 2026 in Goa, the Indian Coast Guard inducted the first of six indigenous Air Cushion Vehicles being built by Chowgule & Company Private Limited.

Sat, 30 May 2026

• Goa marked its 40th Statehood Day on 30 May 2026; Goa became the 25th State of India on 30 May 1987.

Mon, 11 May 2026

• On 11 May 2026 the Indian Coast Guard held the girder-laying ceremony for its 4th, 5th and 6th Air Cushion Vehicles at Chowgule Shipyard's Rassaim Yard in Goa; the hovercraft use 50% indigenous material.

Sat, 09 May 2026

• On 9 May 2026 the Indian Coast Guard commissioned ICGS Achal, the latest Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessel built by Goa Shipyard Limited with more than 50% indigenous components.

Fri, 01 May 2026

• The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on 1 May 2026 appointed filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker as Festival Director of the 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa.

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

• CERT-In's three-day national annual conference 'CERT-In SAMVAAD 2026', held at BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus from 27 to 29 April 2026, focused on cybersecurity audits and saw the launch of AMBAK.