Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Tension gripped Quepem town on Tuesday morning, as agitated residents blocked several mining trucks plying via Quepem town. According to reports, the residents were irked by a series of accidents that took place in Quepem Bazaar since Friday. Besides, the residents were also agitated with the mining trucks over reckless driving via Quepem town.
After Bondla and Chorao, the Forest Department now plans to convert State
The Goenchea Xetkarancho Ekvott (GXE) has demanded that all the acquired agricultural land be returned to farmers for agricultural use. At a day long dharna in front of the Collectorate building, the farmers further demanded a freeze on all acquisitions of agricultural lands.
In December 2008, when Ishita Khanna, 29, co-founder of Ecos-phere, won the Pepsi MTV Youth Icon of the Year award in the entrepreneur category, her peers were not surprised.
Drug administrators from the Directorate of Health Services with the support of various NGOs and voluntary organisations will fan out door-to-door across Goa to administer filaria tablets in an effort to meet the target of wiping out the disease completely by 2010 from the face of the State.
While attention is being drawn to the loss of houses and household goods, the recent floods in Canacona taluka had a devastating effect on the livestock as well. A staggering 2,000 domestic animals are reported to have perished in the floods on October 2 and authorities are to compensate the 110 affected farmers on Friday.
The Cuncolim Municipal Council has gone a step ahead of its counterparts by finally appointing a technical consultant to set up a 10-meter ton waste treatment plant in the town.
Tension gripped Mayem-Vaiginim panchayat after about 250 villagers, including workers of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), tried to disrupt the discussion on no-confidence motion against the sarpanch, even as police was called to bring the situation under control.
The suspense on tiger killing at Keri village continues as the forest department awaits the final report from Wildlife Institute of India which will cap the entire controversy. The preliminary report submitted by Wildlife Institute of India, after conducting forensic tests on the remains had ruled out that the animal killed was tiger.
The Goa State Pollution Control Board may find it difficult to issue show cause notices to erring units or mines, infrastructural projects including those in Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) areas as per an office order issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.