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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Mining Dept recommends changing Green Cess terminology
Following protest from the industry over the State Government
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Bondla as critical wildlife habitat
The Forest Department has organised public hearings in three village panchayats
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Floods result of cloudburst: official
The State Department for Science and Technology today claimed that the unprecedented floods which caused heavy damage in Canacona taluka was due to a cloudburst. The Director for Science and Technolgy Department Michael D
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Panel to study cause of flood
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Sunday stated that the Government would appoint a high-level Committee to study Canacona floods under the chairmanship of NIO Director Satish Shetye. Addressing the press in Canacona on Sunday, Kamat said he has already spoken to Shetye who has agreed to it.
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'It's high time we paid the right price for water'
Water is becoming a scarce natural resource and there is an urgent need to conserve it, says minister for water resources, Pawan Kumar Bansal. In conversation with Yeshi Seli, he points out that the objective of his ministry is to act as a catalyst in sensitising people on the need to use water judiciously and also to harvest it. Many states are actively following this now
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Crops destroyed, traffic disrupted, houses inundated in torrential rains
It was one of the worst disasters in the taluka, as torrential rains reduced paddy/sugarcane crop to naught, while highway and internal traffic remained affected and rainwater kept a number of houses inundated throughout the day, as rains provided no respite to the residents.
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Make rooftop rain water harvesting a must, States told
With the realisation that climate change was impacting resources of water, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), under the Ministry of Water Resources, has urged the States to make it mandatory for institutions to adopt rooftop rain water harvesting and promote artificially recharged ground water. The principle is to catch every drop where it falls.
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Make rooftop rain water harvesting a must, States told
With the realisation that climate change was impacting resources of water, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), under the Ministry of Water Resources, has urged the States to make it mandatory for institutions to adopt rooftop rain water harvesting and promote artificially recharged ground water. The principle is to catch every drop where it falls.
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Churchill to launch Science for Sanitation
MARGAO: Science and Technology Minister, Churchill Alemao would launch the national project
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8 fall sick after eating mid-day meal
QUEPEM: Eight primary students fell ill after eating mid-day meals at Our Lady of Poor High School, Tilamol-Quepem, on Wednesday, as substandard mid-day meals continued to torment students in the State for the third time in less than two months. According to reports, some students began complaining of stomachache, while some began to vomit shortly after consuming pao-bhaji.