The Goa BJP's medical cell convenor Dr Shekhar Salkar said that the increasingly westernised lifestyle is a cause for many non-communicable diseases in the coastal state.
Last year, nine of the 10 cities with the highest annual average of fine particulate matter were in Asia — including six in India, according to air quality company IQAir.
Amid the kerfuffle, it gave some respite to small taxpayers by excluding payments using their international debit or credit cards up to Rs 7 lakh per annum from the liberalised remittance scheme.