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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1500 TB cases detected in Goa annually
Under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) over 1500 TB cases are detected in Goa annually but current rate of detection of 58 per cent is less than the rate fixed under RNTCP. One of the objectives of RNTCP is to achieve and maintain a cure rate of at least 85 per cent among newly detected infectious (new sputum smear positive). Dr Jose De Sa, Chief Medical Officer, in-charge
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Goa in Phase II of ADB coastal erosion project
The Asian Development Bank, which will lend up to $250 million (about Rs1,124 crore) for the protection of the coastline in Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, as part of a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme, has agreed to release the first tranche of the loan
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Pilar Fathers grow drought tolerant rice at Valpoi
The Pilar Fathers have begun cultivation of the drought tolerant rice variety 'Sahbhagi Dhan' at the Zogati Nature Farm in Bhirondem-Valpoi. The area brought under cultivation was left barren for almost 20 years. According to the Pilar Fathers, the 'Sahbhagi Dhan' was released by Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (Central Rice Research Institute, Hazaribag) and is a drought tolerant r
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Now, Church slams Goa Govt over illegal mining
The Goa Roman Catholic Church has called brazen mining of iron ore in the State
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Panic at Comba over kerosene spill
Fire services rushed to the Comba area of the Commercial capital following oil spill on the main road on Monday noon. Inquires later revealed that the oil spill occurred due to leakage to kerosene barrels stored outside a departmental store. Fire officer Gill Souza expressed his surprise over the storage of the kerosene barrels outside the store and wondered how the authorities have issued licen
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Detractors of exponential mining
Moratorium on mining needs to be enforced, not the CM
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CCP seeks public help for managing waste
The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) has now sought citizens
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Variations in long term wind speed during different decades in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
A study has been carried out by comparing the extreme wind speeds estimated based on NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for 100 years return period using Fischer Tippet-1 (commonly known as Gumbel) and Weibull
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Yet another leopard trapped in Cuncolim
Yet another leopard was trapped at the Cancanamodi area of Cuncolim in the wee hours of Wednesday. This is the second leopard trapped by the forest officials after locals sighted movements of wild cats in the locality. Locals had complained that the leopards, who were on the prowl in the locality for months now, had devoured around 28 pigs and dogs.
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Forest Dept to go ahead with public hearing at Cotigao
Notwithstanding Opposition from the locals, the Forest department will go ahead with the public hearing at Cotigao for Critical Wildlife Habitat (CWH) scheduled on September 30. The residence of Cotigao and surrounding villagers are likely to strongly object to the declaration of the sanctuary as CWH during the public hearing on Thursday.