The Navhind Times

By Prof D M Deshpande Goas Chief Minister, who also holds the finance portfolio, unveiled his 7th budget for 202627. Though it cannot be said to be a precursor to the state polls next year, sops to vital groups and communities have nevertheless been kept in mind. The redeeming and continuing feature of the budget []

The government needs to clear the decks of legacy problems plaguing the tourism industry if its intention is to stay true as a global tourist destination going forward Tourism is the surefire route to ensure employment and earnings, as attested by a recent study by the World Bank, which estimates that it generates 10 percent []

NT Reporter Panaji Goas Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at current prices was estimated at Rs 1,12,525.47 crore in 2024-25, registering growth of 15.01 per cent over the previous year, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26. The survey said GSDP had grown by 14.95 per cent in 2023-24 when it stood at Rs 97,838.56 crore. []

The Indian labour market has been characterised by a paradoxical duality: a highly protected formal sector governed by archaic and complex laws, rules, and regulations, and a large informal sector vulnerable to employers caprices. The regulatory regime played truant with both the development and growth of the manufacturing sector and of employee welfare, a double []

State govt intends to add further incentives to central schemes, says minister Panaji: Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho on Monday called upon Goas micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to treat emerging global geopolitical developments, including what he referred to as Trumpism, as opportunities for growth rather than impediments. He urged them to align with central []

Panaji: Calling for decentralised development and policy support for small enterprises, Laghu Udyog Bharati Sampark Adhikari Dr Krishna Gopal and Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra, on Monday, highlighted the role of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in generating rural employment and strengthening Indias economic base. They were speaking at the []