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 physical formatting of a city is done not by accident but by definite purposes and logic that its dominant groups intend to transcribe in space. The Portuguese, who developed Goa as their seat in Asia, transferred a large set of meanings of power into its urban space by resorting …
The much-delayed National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme finally made a beginning in the state, with the Rural Development Agency providing daily wage jobs to 17 persons from Gaondongrim village in Canacona taluka from December 30. These 17 daily wage workers, who had applied for jobs under the scheme were provided …
Over 65 pe cent of elementary schools in Goa have no headmasters. This dubious distinction is also shared by our neighbouring states, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Others are even worse off. Over two-thirds of elementary schools in Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh function without headmasters, a study has revealed. The …
The implementation of much heralded National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has been delayed even as the scheme was widely advertised by Rural Development Agency (RDA) through out the year. Takeoff of the scheme was stalled as a result of non issuance of the notification that ought to have declared …
Goa Foundation has once again threatened to walk out of Sonsodo dumping yard, with the much-promised government funds of Rs 4.6 crore to set up a landfill site at the dumping site yet to come in. Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat had last week announced during his visit to the Margao …
Mining industry has contributed immensely to the economic development of the State but in its wake has also caused environmental degradation. Since humans have to live within their environment, the process of development should be sustainable so that environmental quality is maintained within safe limits. The value of emphasizing sustainability …
While the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to start door-to-door garbage collection in some wards, city hotel owners are finding it tough to dispose off its waste with citizens objecting to dumping of the waste in the Municipal bins. This hard reality was brought to the notice MMC Chairperson …
The Water Resources department has finally managed to plug saline water from gushing to the low lying fields of Ambelim and Velim late Monday night. Taking note of the gravity of the situation, workers deployed by the Water Resources department worked till late last night and built a wall like …
Even as the government tries to walk a tight rope between the demands of industries and employees on a hike in the minimum wage rate, the fate of two important employment generating schemes hangs in balance for want of an enhanced wage rate for daily workers. A hike in the …
Large tracts of low lying fields in the Velim and Ambelim villages have been left inundated after saline waters entered the area through the sluice gate under construction. Saline water made its presence felt in the fields since Sunday evening and inundated low lying fields in the areas of Pedda, …
While strict ban on hilling cutting brought smiles on faces of environment lovers, it has affected repairs of bundhs in the Khazan land. The Soil Conservation Section of the Agriculture Department, in-charge of repairs of bundhs, has not been able to undertake repairs of bundhs during last six months for …
The Mhadei Bachao Abhiyan (MBA) today alleged that the Karnataka Government is continuing with the Mhadei water diversion at Kankumbi against the direction of the Supreme Court. MBA convenor Nirmala Sawant, who earlier in the day conducted a site visit at Kankumbi, told Herald that the work is on round-the-clock …
Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has announced that the government would come out with a scheme to subsidise sewage connections to the citizens of Margao as he made an impassioned plea to the household owners to connect their septic tanks and soakpits to the sewage plant and avoid a health hazard. …
Fomento, which is operating the Khodidas mine in Colomba, Sanguem, said it was as much disturbed about illegal mining in the area as much as any other activist or environmentalist and maintained a small group of people was tarnishing the name of the company alleging it of illegal mining. Citing …
Residents of Guleli-Satteri have decided to protest against the proposed mining activities at Kankeri and Murmune in Guleli. A resolution to this effect was passed at the recent gram sabha and a meeting has been convened on December 15 at the Guleli panchayat hall at 11 am to discuss their …
Mineral Foundation of Goa (MFG) came into existence in December 2000 to effectively address the social and environmental issues in the mining belt of Goa. Funded entirely by the mining industry in Goa and registered as a non-profit society, the foundation was conceptualized to be a tripartite organization with involvement …
