Govt assures a new CZMP with people’s views
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
Increasing poaching of turtles along Konkan belt has prompted NGOs to initiate conservation activities along 30 villages of Maharashtra. Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra (SNM), a Maharashtra-based NGO, has begun awareness campaign of Olive Ridley turtles through hatchery management programmes across these villages yielding magical results.
Walling of beaches by Karnataka may pose threat to Goa
Forest Department began an extensive wildlife census in all the six wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forest areas from today onwards.
Builders across Goa have been found wanting in the vector-borne disease control programme of the Directorate of Health Services taking into account the fact that 85 per cent cases of malaria are reported from project areas (construction sites) where migrant (or construction) labourers work and reside.
Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) has called for a greater collaboration among government agencies to combat malaria. In a press note issued here, the GOACAN has said that there is a need for greater collaboration amongst government departments and corporations to combat malaria and other vector borne diseases so that an effective strategy can be adopted for Goa.
Speaker Pratapsing Rane has stated that proper utilisation and precise management on availability of water source will enhance agricultural activity. Rane was speaking at the foundation stone laying function for a flood protection wall at Harizan Wada, Dongurlim-Sattari.
If the government thought that some groups or NGOs make unnecessary and unwarranted noises over
A State Home Guard and his father are figuring in the list of person accused to be involved in tiger killing at Keri. Suryakant Majik, a home guard and his father Ganesh Majik, were booked by the department in a year old investigation in the tiger killing case. Apart from these two, Nagesh Majik, Ankush Majik and Bhiva Gawas have also been chargesheeted in this case.
Officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board on Tuesday returned back to Colva, this time to probe into the discharge of sewage by a beach resort.