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 …
The State government has agreed to pay the cost of the land to the three special economic zone (SEZ) promoters after the Centre denotifies the three approved SEZs. Addressing a press conference here, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said Union Minister for Commerce Kamal Nath has reiterated that the Centre would …
The Goa State Board for Wildlife on Wednesday has turned down a proposal for registration of additional vehicles for tour operators to ply vehicles from Collem to the Dudhsagar waterfalls in the Bhagwan Mahavir National Park. In its third meeting held today the Board opined that there were already 98 …
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 28 The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is proposing to move the High Court to pre-empt moves being made to take back land handed over to it at Bainguinim for its solid waste management and treatment plant. The Mayor Tony Rodrigues said,
The National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme, Government of India and Government of Goa with the NIMR, Government of India along with other bodies namely the Goa University, Voluntary Health Association of Goa, Goa Medical College and others will now be working together for three years as partners for evidence-based …
Amit Bhattacharya | TNN New Delhi: Ending days of suspense and anxiety for the Indo-German team of scientists sailing in the cold and desolate waters off Antarctica, the German government on Monday gave the go-ahead to a controversial ocean-seeding experiment that experts say could lead to a way of fighting …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 22 Come January 27, and around 200 families under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) from Barcem and Gaondongrim will receive funds amounting to Rs 20,000 each for housing under the RDA scheme Indira Awaas Yojana. Hundred families each from Barcem and Gaondongrim will be distributed cheques …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 22 Benaulim villagers cried foul over the Regional Plan 2021 with the people demanding the government to meet the expenses towards preparing the plan or threatened to draw the own village panchayat taking into account the requirements of the village. As the draft plan was conspicuous …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 20 With just six days to go before the ban on plastic bags comes into effect in the Commercial Capital from January 26, the Margao Civic body appears a confused lot whether to impose a blanket ban on plastic bags or reign in only on carry …
HERALD REPORTER Forms panels to quickly okay projects PANJIM, JAN 21 In a bid to tap central funding under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) for development works for Panjim, the State-level Steering Committee has constituted sub-committees to identify priority projects for approval on a fast track. During a …
HERALD CORRESPONDENT CANACONA, JAN 20 Union Health Minister Dr Ambhumani Ramadoss has stated that Rs 13 crore has been allocated to the State government to attend health needs of the State, as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 20 Thanks to the High Court directives, the Margao Municipal Council has decided to start collection of bio-medical waste from the city
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 20 Plans are in the offing to phase out all existing arms licenses issued for crop protection in Goa, in addition to banning approvals for new arms licenses for crop protection as well. If approved by the Goa State Board for Wildlife, the decision could be …
PORVORIM, JAN 19 Minister for Fisheries Joaquim Alemao has stated that the government has decided to increase the length of Malim fish jetty by 50 metres at a cost of Rs 3.65 crore. He was speaking at the Malim Jetty after inaugurating the administrative building of the Directorate of Fisheries. …
HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, JAN 19 Minister for Health Vishwajeet Rane said that the government is contemplating to provide free treatment to patients below the poverty line. In this context he said Government run hospitals will soon be equipped with necessary medical equipments and other facilities to provide better healthcare …
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 19 Climate Caravan, a group of individuals from across India and around the world, would land in Goa on January 21 to highlight India
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued 133 notices to hospitals and pathological laboratories including Government-run hospitals and health centres for submission of Action Plan on compliance of Biomedical Waste Rules even as the State Government today asked the hospital managements to immediately decide on short-term measures to tackle …
