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 …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 18 The special meeting called by the Colva Panchayat to deliberate on the Colva Beach management project by the Asian Development Bank saw locals asking the Central Government to first come out with a comprehensive report on the man-made destruction of sand dunes to make way …
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 16 Goa may have taken quite a few strides on the health front but, has not succeeded in wiping out malnutrition. It still remains a significant problem among children and adults. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS
PANJIM, JAN 16 In a sigh of relief, the rotting hotel waste will be cleared out from tomorrow (Saturday) as the three-day long impasse over the issue was finally resolved today following Government intervention. On Friday evening, the Goa Hotels and Restaurants Association unanimously agreed to the recommendations from the …
HERALD REPORTER Reeling under a power shortage of around 40 mw during peak hours, the Goa Government can hope to plug the shortfall as it has been allotted a coal block in Chattisgarh that would help generate 240 mw of additional power. The additional power would be generated by a …
HERALD REPORTER Govt to ban sale of agri land to outsiders Asks Centre for special financial package HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 13 With the demand for Special status for Goa not finding much support at the Centre, the Digambar Kamat government has decided to bring a Bill in the forthcoming …
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 13 In a very interesting development which comes days after the High Court took serious cognizance of the menace of bio-medical waste, three major hospitals in the State
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 13 Various village groups from Salcete taluka under the banner of Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) on Tuesday reached a consensus and understanding that each village should plan housing requirements taking into account the demography of the village and the projected growth of population. At a meeting …
NEW DELHI: The Centre has reiterated that the three notified special economic zones (SEZs) in Goa could be denotified only if the state government and the developers of these SEZs agree to it. Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat met commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday to ask for …
The Margao Municipal Council appears literally struggling with the door-to-door garbage collection scheme for want of adequate manpower and machinery. First, the Civic body had announced plans to implement the scheme in six Municipal wards, but the scheme was restricted to only four wards. Now, if Civic officials are to …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 6 After lying low for months now, the Government is finally going ahead to acquire 50,000 sq mts of lush green paddy fields for a sports ground in Nuvem village
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 5 Guidelines for location of industries on river banks have been framed and are referred to Task Force on Regional Plan, the Government said today. The guidelines have been drafted by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on the direction of High Court in suo motto …
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 5 The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) came under scanner on Monday as the High Court demanded to know what action had been taken to ensure that medical waste is systematically disposed off and if, any action was taken against any erring hospitals. The GSPCB …
PANJIM, JAN 5 Any equipment found at the site that was used for the illegal hill cutting should be seized. Immediate measures should be taken to protect the remaining hill, and the work of stabilising the excavated portion of the hill should be undertaken by whosoever has cut the hill …
PANJIM, JAN 5 Why are there hardly any or no tigers in Goa? Well, one may not have a clear answer to this, but eminent wildlife biologist Dr A J T Johnsingh who says Goa had tiger population in the past, has given a suggestion to attract tigers to Goa.
HERALD CORRESPONDENT COLLEM, JAN 4 The Salgaonkar mine at Tatodi-Dharbandoda in Sanguem taluka has been shut down by the management. According to sources, the decision has been taken by the management due to reduction in the demand for iron ores from countries like China. The sources further informed that workers …
After a miserable failure last year, the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) is bracing up to implement the ban on plastic carry bags to make the Commercial Capital plastic free from Republic Day. Days after issuing a notice asking business establishments to exhaust the stock of plastic bags, the Civic body …
