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 …
Composting units became a reality in the Commercial Capital on Tuesday as per the orders of the High Court mandating the Civic bodies to set up these units to tackle garbage problem. A total of three composting units were commissioned in the city at the hands of Chief Minister, Digambar …
Goa Federation of Mines Affected People (GOAMAP) has strongly condemned the police harassment meted out to the people of Colomb, Sanguem who are protesting against mining operations there. Seven persons namely rama Velip, Motesh Antao, Egyps D
MARGAO, NOV 17 Come Tuesday and the Margao Municipal Council will not just experiment for the first time treating waste and garbage through composting units, but will set in motion a process with the help of nursing homes and clinics to tackle growing bio-medical waste. And, if newly-elected civic Chairperson, …
MERCES, NOV 17 With the issue of garbage threatening to haunt Curca yet again, villagers resolved to oppose tooth and nail the moves by CCP to get temporary reprieve to dump garbage in the village. The resolution was adopted at a meeting attended by over 100 villagers in the presence …
Goa's post-monsoon iron ore exports season has begun on a dull note, with hardly any significant shipments being booked to meet the overseas orders. That's a sea-change from the last few years, when the Mormugao Port witnessed a flurry of activity and the exporters booked berths and vessels days in …
It has all the potential to nestle cheek by jowl with international brands such as Dom Perignon, Mexico's tequila and the famed Johnnie Walker Scotch. And realising its huge revenue potential, the government of Goa is pulling all strings to ensure that the cashew industry, both kernel and feni, is …
CEC sends notice to Karnataka A SUPREME Court-appointed committee has asked the Karnataka government to clarify whether the Kalsa-Bhandura irrigation project was violating forest and wildlife laws. The Central Empowered Commit tee, appointed to monitor forest related cases, recently issued a notice to the Karnataka government, following a petition filed …
MARGAO, NOV 13 Nuvem village was on the boil again, this time in Cupem, as agitated residents vociferously protested against a housing project in the locality, alleging hill cutting beyond the permissible limit. A large number of locals gathered near the construction site, questioning the workers for carrying on the …
PANJIM, NOV 13 Goa celebrates World Diabetes Day on November 14 even as it is staring at a high number of diabetes cases in the first part of its detection campaign being conducted in association with Novo Nordisk Education Foundation, Bangalore. Health Educator Ranjan Naik of the Directorate of Health …
MARGAO, NOV 12 Foul odour emanating from the sewage treatment plant brought PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao to the plant site at Sirvodem-Margao on Wednesday evening. Expressing concern over the state-of-affairs, the minister later decided to convene a high-level meeting of concerned officials to find way and means to curb the …
OLD GOA, NOV 12 Moves by the City of Corporation of Panjim (CCP) to ask the State government to go ahead with the land acquisition process at Bainguinim for the proposed garbage treatment plant have prompted angry reactions from St Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes. While opposing the proposed garbage treatment …
MORMUGAO, NOV 11: Claiming that contamination of water due to seepage of petroleum is a serious issue, Deputy Speaker Mauvin Godinho has threatened to support public agitation against an oil company located in the vicinity. He was speaking to oil company officials during a joint inspection along with various government …
PANJIM, NOV 11: It is a common sight to see farmers from Belgaum, Bailhongal, Ramdurg and Saundatti talukas at the Belgaum bus stand with baggage, family and kids, waiting to take a bus to Goa, according to a report by Basavraj Havaldar in
MARGAO, NOV 10 Plans by the Margao Municipal Council to set up composting units to treat wet and bio-degradable waste has hit a block. A total of 60 units were planned across the city - three units in each of the 20 wards - but the Civic body has succeeded …
HERALD REPORTER VASCO, NOV 8 Greenpeace, internationally renowned organization, has praised and thanked the members of Chicalim Villagers Action Committee (CVAC) for the help given to them during their protest action programme in Goa, recently. CVAC office bearers Cyril Fernandes and Rui Manuel Costa Araujo were hailed for the helping …
SANGUEM, NOV 8 Goa Governor Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu on his visit to the Selaulim Irrigation Project, Pajimol-Sanguem has stated that eco-tourism is a must for the development of the hinterland. Dr Sidhu said that the hinterland of the State has remained far from development activities. While appreciating the construction …
Throughout Sweet Land of Mine, the destructive role of the MoEF is reprised. This ministry has aided and abetted the overturning of every single piece of legislation designed to protect ecological systems and the communities of Goa. It has done so consistently from the mid-1980s when the Portuguese mining
PANJIM, NOV 5 In a bid to lure Pale electorates, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced that they would demand a bailout package for the residents, affected by the slowdown in mining business. Officially announcing and introducing their candidate for the Pale by-polls, scheduled for November 26, former …
