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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NGOs justify opposition to govt projects
If the government thought that some groups or NGOs make unnecessary and unwarranted noises over
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Tiger killing: Home Guard, father in accused list
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.
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GSPCB probes into sewage discharge by resort at Colva
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.
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GSHC plans new tech for ripening bananas
For quite sometime now, Goa has been witnessing artificial ripening of bananas posing health hazard to the consumer. Hopefully this will be thing of the past, to a great extent, as the Goa State Horticultural Corporation has plans to set up state-of-the-art ripening facility.
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Tobacco ban: 40 cases booked in 4 years
Gutka worth Rs 28 lakh seized PANJIM, APRIL 19 Foods and Drugs Administration (FDA) has booked around 40 cases and seized gutka worth Rs 28 lakh in the last four-and-a-half years. This was part of the efforts to ban sale of tobacco products and make Goa Smoke Free.
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Animal census to map habitat disturbance
The proposed animal census in Goa
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Margao yet to put garbage disposal system in place
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had recently said that the ugly side of Margao can be overcome by putting in place a system to manage garbage disposal. But, the authorities appear to have still not worked out any mechanism in place to tackle the burning garbage problem.
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GCZMA wants replantation of mangroves before highway project
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) asked Public Works Department to replant three times the wide tracts of mangroves that would be cut for national highway expansion in near future.
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More youth pursuing agricultural activities
Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Saustha Maryadit Chairman Narendra Savoikar has claimed that a growing number of youth have been pursuing agricultural activities since the last few years.
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Uncollected waste continues to litter around Curti-Khandepar
Even as Curti-Khandepar panchayat has appointed a contractor to collect and dispose garbage, uncollected waste, especially plastic, is seen at various garbage collection points in the panchayat area.