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Why Goa is Goddess' own countryGoa presents a stark contrast to national discussions on women's empowerment. In Goa, women lead mechanic shops and liquor stores. They are...- Amid crowded streets and beaches, Goa faces peculiar issue of ghost-villagesGoa faces a demographic shift. Many locals are leaving the state. Entire villages are becoming empty. This migration impacts traditions and...
- Goa allows 24-hour opening of liquor shops at airportsThe Goa government has amended the Goa Excise Duty Rules, announcing that licensed retail liquor outlets can now operate 24/7. The provisio...
- The gin boom trying to change India, one distillery at a timeFrom Japan to Kenya, the world is awash in craft spirits movements, but the blossoming of gin in Goa offers more than a nod to shifting mar...
- Why Goa's government doesn't talk to taxi driversThe taxi agitation could be solved if the government made a real effort to listen to concerns and find locally appropriate solutions. Taxis...
- What is the total cost of holidaying in GoaIf, instead of foreign holidays, you prefer to travel within India, here’s a new series to help you plan the best vacations in each of the ...
- Fiery feni: 500-year-old Indian tipple gets a cocktail makeoverUsually made from crushed cashew apples or coconut palm sap, the potent drink has fallen out of favour in Goa.
- Conjuring desi spirits to cure colonial hangoverBoutique liquor companies, government agency attempt to tap a growing market for local flavours.
- Why GST on casino licence fee, Bombay HC asks governmentThe Goa bench of the Bombay High Court made the demand while hearing a writ petition filed by some Goan casinos challenging federal taxes o...
- Goa panel mulls ways to help ban-hit liquor outletsThe government has formed a three-member committee to find ways to help the liquor outlets shut post the 2016 SC order on highway alcohol b...
- Raising a toast: Here's how Goa's local liquors like feni are getting a makeoverSlowly, feni and other Goan liquors seem set for an image makeover — like urak, the milder, delicious first distillate of the cashew spirit...
- Goa takes it a peg further; labels feni as heritage spirit by lawDraft bill also seeks to amend a sub-section which will seek to empower the government to declare a space, place, area in the state as "no ...
- Feni now 'heritage spirit of Goa', not country liquorGoa government today classified 'Feni', a form of spirit produced exclusively in the coastal state, as "Heritage Spirit of Goa".
- Goans not to be blamed for 'misconceptions' about state: Chief Minister"The tourists who come here watch another fellow tourist and return with misconception. You will not find Goans drunk on the roads or any l...
- Goa bans set up of liquor,tobacco units in industrial estatesThe Goa government has decided to put a moratorium on allowing tobacco and liquor manufacturing units in its industrial zones, a senior off...
- Hic! Feni fights to regain turf in GoaAfter a very long campaign, feni, a beverage distilled out of cashew apple, got geographical indication (GI) in 2009.
- Goan feni enters new league, gets GI certificateGoa’s humble feni, that comes under the category of “country liquor”, is now joining the ranks of Darjeeling Tea, Mysore Sandalwood and Sco...
- Goan fenny, Assam tea, Lucknow chikan to get GI registry soonThe famous Goan Fenny, Assam tea and Lucknow chikan embroidery may soon join the league of 97 other Indian products which enjoy geographica...
- Goa and its cuisineGoans are nothing if not obsessed with food and drink. Why else would they make painstaking dishes like the dessert called bebinca which re...
- Liquor to cost more in GoaIt’s bad news for tipplers and tourists alike. Consumption of liquor other than beer and local wine in Goa will now cost more.
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