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Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development Goals was created in year 2013. The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000, commits world leaders to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women.
170. In which year the Portuguese moved the capital from Old Goa to Panjim?
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It was then that the viceroy moved to Panjim. It continued to be the de jure capital of Goa until 1843, when the capital was shifted to Panjim (Ponnje in Konkani, Nova Goa in Portuguese and Panaji in Hindi).
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Arabian is to the west of Goa. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and its fourth-smallest by population.
172. Where is the Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park is situated ?
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Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park is a 240 square kilometres (93 sq mi) protected area located in the Western Ghats of West India, in Dharbandora taluk, Goa State, along the eastern border with Karnataka.
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In 1986 the Churches and convents of Goa were declared a World Heritage Site. The World Heritage Center is at the forefront of the international community's efforts to protect and preserve. Churches and Convents of Goa is the name given by UNESCO to a set of religious monuments located in Goa Velha, in the state of Goa, which were declared a World Heritage Site in 1986.
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Michael's Church, Anjuna, founded in 1595, is dedicated to S. Miguel, and celebrates the feasts of S. Miguel (29th September) and Nossa Senhora Advogada (second week of January). There are three large chapels in the parish .