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 …
Voicing its opposition to the proposed Regional Plan 2021, the special gram sabha at Kalay village in Sanguem has passed a resolution seeking a three-month period to place their objections before authorities. During the gram sabha, residents complained that the plan was flawed and was solely based on satellite pictures. …
Even almost a year after the Digambar Kamat government decided to scrap the Special Economic Zones from Goa, the Centre seems to be dragging its feet over the recommendation made by the State government. The State government bowing to the public outcry had decided to scrap all the 15 SEZs …
The Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association on Sunday welcomed the Central governments decision to reduce the export duty on iron ores. According to reports, the Centre on Sunday announced Rs 20,000 crore additional non-plan expenditure as part of the package to stimulate the economy. Reports said, this also included reduction …
Chairman of the Goa Pollution Control Board, Dr L U Joshi has said it has become a fashion to point fingers at the Board for pollution when implementing agencies created under various Legislations are responsible to curb the same.
Margao Municipal Council much-hyped awareness drive on waste segregation at source in association with TERI on Monday turned out a damp squib, with the program evoking lukewarm response from the stake holders, including City Fathers. Even local MLA and Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat, who was scheduled to launch the intensive …
The Cabinet has given its nod for going ahead with the proposal for availing coal block in Chhattisgarh. Disclosing this to reporters, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that Goa was the only State so far, which had not even applied for a coal block. The Centre awards coal blocks to …
Come December 4 and the Margao Municipal Council will kick off an intensive campaign across the Commercial Capital to create awareness amongst the citizens on waste segregation and door-to-door garbage collection. The campaign is intended to bring about awareness on waste segregation as the civic body will start door-to-door garbage …
Residents of Socorro have resolved not to make any suggestions to the draft plan until the technical team of Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department explains the draft regional plan. This was decided at the Socorro Panchayat extraordinary gram sabha on Sunday, which was convened at the panchayat hall to …
The broad objective of this study is to examine various issues related to irrigation potential creation, its utilization, gross and net irrigated areas, including definition, reporting practices and consistencies in estimates. More specifically, the objectives are: to identify the gap between irrigation potential created and utilized from the point of …
For the first time ever, segregation and composting of daily waste commenced at the Sonsodo dumping yard on Thursday with technical expertise from Goa Foundation, with Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat promising all help and co-operation to the Civic body to tide over the situation. A dozen-odd labourers were seen engaged …
Who granted approval for the construction of concrete piles erected in the middle of the river Mandovi which is providing anchorage to the casino vessel
MARGAO, NOV 24 Even as the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to handle the tones of waste on scientific lines, a new problem is raising its ugly head and staring at the Civic body. Miscreants
QUEPEM, NOV 19 Villagers of Copelabhat-Quepem on Wednesday evening gheraoed Quepem Assistant Director of Transport G S Narvekar for the failure to take action against the overloading of mining trucks. According to reports, about 10 villagers barged into the cabin of Narvekar and sought to know what action has been …
Can a municipal corporation refuse to lift garbage even after it has been properly segregated? This is the question the Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) is going to have to answer. Yesterday, the CCP said it would stop collecting garbage from 42 hotels and restaurants in the city, …
The Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP), as per a decision taken Monday, refused to collect hotel and restaurant waste even as the government is trying to make renewed efforts to resolve the crisis. A hotel and restaurant delegation called on Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao at his residence Tuesday …
