Affidavit by the state of Goa in the matter of news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 global forest watch" appearing in the Indian Express dated April 13, 2024. As per the State of Forests Report of 2023, the total forest cover in Goa …
People have to be proactive to combat environmental destruction and for the survival of Earth it is needed to explore the future of environment laws, stated Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Swatanter Kumar in his inaugural address of Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA) conference on
Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane has stated that the State government proposes to introduce Organ Transplant Act in the coming monsoon assembly session and also amend Public Health Act. He was speaking after inaugurating the Rotary Eye Bank of Goa at Vrundavan Hospital & Research Centre at Peddem-Mapusa. The health minister …
MARGAO, MARCH 6 Is disconnecting water supply to residential buildings an answer to discharge of sewage in storm water drains in the absence of an underground sewerage line? This question has come to the fore a day after the Margao Civic body issued notices for disconnection of water supply to …
Congress govt amends century-old law to benefit Cidade de Goa. Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi March 7, 2009, 0:10 IST If there is one state where environmental issues spill over into active politics and can rewrite the destiny of political parties, it is Goa. And history threatens to repeat itself …
Farmers of Morombi-O-Grande are among the very few farmers cultivating fields in Merces village. However, these farmers, too, would be forced to abandon cultivating if immediate measures are not taken to prevent saline water from entering their farms, and restoring the affected fields to the past fertile level. The farmers, …
Admitting that the Commercial Capital is sitting on an epidemic bomb due to rampant discharge of sewage in the storm water drains and nullahs, Margao Municipal Chairperson Savio Coutinho has said he would soon convene a meeting to find a solution, including suggestions to ban issuance of construction licenses till …
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed March 26 to hear Goas petition objecting the construction of Kalasa Banduri project on Mahadayi river in Karnataka. When senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan insisted for an early hearing, a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said,
PANJIM, MARCH 2 Goa is expecting Rs 16 crore by March end to finance the various projects under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) that guarantees at least 100-day employment in a financial year for unskilled workers. Project Director at District Rural Development Agency Gurudas Pilarnekar informed that the …
Smitha Venkateswaran PANAJI IF development is the issue across the country, the winning slogan in Goa seems to be preservation of environment and culture, except may be for the ruling Congress.
Simmering resentment against major developments in rural Goa-famous for its exotic beaches and idyllic rural countryside-has exploded in protests against allegedly corrupt local administrators.
Govt mulls Waste Corp to tackle garbage mess HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, FEB 24 In yet another initiative at resolving the garbage imbroglio, the State Government has decided to set up Goa Solid Waste Management Corporation (GSWMC) on the lines of Karnataka Solid Waste Management Corporation. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on …
Competitiveness at the regional level is as paramount as at global or national levels. The nation has to work as a summated function in satisfying the dictums of success and gauge the anatomical significance of the individual parts in the survival of the aggregated whole. The India State Competitiveness Report …
Goa State Pollution Control Board today issued show cause notices to off-shore casino operators to explain how they dispose off garbage and sewage from the vessels. Sources said that the notices were issued based on discussion witnessed in the recently held session of Goa Assembly where the issue of licences …
The coastal panchayats though generate garbage in large quantities, in fact, on par with cities, none have acquired a site for garbage treatment and disposal. Many of them are still at the stage of obtaining administrative approvals while others have not even progressed beyond sending proposals to the Goa State …
A survey conducted by the prestigious business magazine Businessworld, has ranked Goa as the second most competitive State in the country with a score of 58.02 just behind Maharashtra which occupies the top position with a score of 58.38, says a government communiqu
