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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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Topic: Goa Life

Goa’s digital nomads get a reality check—working from paradise needs more than just good vibes

Remote workers who arrived in Goa after 2020 are now leaving their sunshine dreams behind. They are questioning whether the infrastructure ever existed to sustain them in the first place.

Should Goa share Mhadei waters? A living river can’t be divided like property

Asking Goa to give up 4% of a river’s flow to help parched districts seems reasonable, moral. But it masks a deeper ethical problem: who bears the burden of the ‘greater common good’?

Pay attention to 2 Bills that are set to change life in Goa

Critics see the two Bills as a means to reorder Goa’s centuries-old land ownership patterns under the guise of efficiency.

Goa’s ‘taxi mafia’ crisis is rooted in broken promises. Tourists, residents pay the price

In a state where hotel ownership, restaurant businesses, and even beach shack operations have increasingly moved to outside investors, the taxi sector represents one of the few industries still predominantly controlled by residents.

Goa is silent on caste. It’s invisible, and not in English

In Bahishkrut Gomantak, Dadu Mandrekar shows a Goa that exists far away from the dive bars, heritage tours, and laid back beach shacks.

Goa didn’t choose to become a casino city—now it’s a state-sponsored moral gamble

The myth that casino development represented some organic evolution of Goa’s character has been demolished. Now, Panjim stands alienated from itself, where even basic institutions carry the branding of private gambling operators.

Goa’s favourite urrak drink is having a moment. It’s travelling from tavernas to Tokyo bars

Japanese bartender Hiroyasu Kayama’s interest in Goan urrak is a recognition that certain traditions carry weight in their resistance to standardisation.

Real estate market is waging a war against Goa’s soul

The future of Goa can no longer lie in the endless parcelling of its paradise, but in reimagining what makes a place truly valuable.

Goa tourism needs to reimagine itself. There’s more to it than beaches and booze

For those who wish to go deeper into Goa’s built history, spending an afternoon at Palácio do Deão will get you up to speed on life as a Portuguese noble.

The real problem to Goa tourism isn’t from social media. Sea view homes are killing mangroves

While we’re busy arguing about who gets to enjoy Goa, the state itself is vanishing. There is a battleground on every front, whether it’s Goa’s hills, forests or beaches.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.