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
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Mild tremors felt in Sanguem; Met rules out quake
Mild tremors were felt in some parts of Sanguem taluka on Thursday morning, causing panic among residents. The tremors were felt at about 6.40 am and again at about 11.05 am at Uguem, Valkini and Bhati in Sanguem taluka. According to the residents, the noise and the effect of tremor was particularly high in Uguem and its surroundings, as some people rushed out from their houses. Bhati Sarpanch
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Colva creek discharges contaminated water again
Believe it or not, contaminated waters from the Colva creek have once again found its way into the sea on Wednesday: Courtesy, unscrupulous restaurant owners. Labourers
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2011
After a eighteen-month long process, the CRZ Notification, 2011 is being formally notified and published. This replaces the CRZ Notification, 1991. This notification reconcile three objectives: protection of livelihoods of traditional fisherfolk communities; preservation of coastal ecology; and promotion of economic activity that have necessarily to be located in coastal regions.
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GBA does post-mortem of notified regional plans
Says policies ill-defined; calls for change Goa Bachao Abhiyan on Monday claimed the draft Regional Plan 2021 showed 89 active mines whereas the current notified plan shows 129 making it very clear that 40 mining leases have been released during the last three years. The GBA addressed a press conference in the city on Monday to bring to the fore the discrepancies in the notified plans of Pern
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Commotion at Benaulim over waste disposal
Commotion prevailed at Tolleaband-Benaulim on Monday afternoon after local youth assembled to protest against dumping of restaurant waste in the lake. What has agitated the local youth is that the Tolleaband area
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Waste treatment plant at Sonsodo in June?
Hazard a guess when exactly the waste treatment plant at Sonsodo would finally become a reality. Well, Fomento has initially planned to set up the plant and machinery at the dumping site by March 31, 2011.
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Goa sitting on a gold mine, says researcher
Goa can be a next destination for gold mines with umpteen reserves being tapped inside the 15 percent of state
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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural population of Goa, India
<p>The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and study the associated factors in a rural population in Goa, India.</p>
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Under-nutrition among adolescents: A survey in five secondary schools in rural Goa
<p>This study was done in 2008-09 to assess the nutritional status among adolescents (10-19 years of age, Classes V-XII) in 5 schools in rural Goa to inform the content of a health promotion intervention in these schools. </p>