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 …
CANACONA, JULY 4 - Though the solution to the garbage problem in rural Canacona is at miniature stage, it has received a boost in four villages with the taluka's BDO forwarding land acquisition proposals to the Directorate of Panchayats. According to sources, better days are ahead for the residents from …
JULIAN D'COSTA The annual drives for greening of Goa could soon be in for a major roadblock, as shortage of land for plantations has already hit the state forest ministry. Data shows that the land area under such drives have already reduced by 40 per cent, and could drop further …
The oil price hike burdens already strained State finances and threatens to jeopardise welfare programmes run by State governments. THE Union government's decision to raise the prices of petroleum products has placed State governments in a quandary. While taxes on petroleum products constitute a significant proportion of a State's revenue, …
If all the rain that fell in Goa during the year was trapped, the entire state would be flooded with water between seven and 10 feet deep, depending on whether it was a bad or good monsoon. That is the bounty nature has blessed this land with. Yet, today, we …
MARGAO, JUNE 30 - Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco has moved the Sub-divisional Magistrate, Margao for a permanent order against dumping of garbage and waste at the Sonsodo dumpyard. The MLA has filed a petition in the Court of the Sub-divisional Magistrate, praying that for a stop to garbage dumping by …
wild elephants that stray into territories that traditionally do not belong to them and affect people and crops may be in for a surprise. The Maharashtra government has, secretly, dug up trenches in two districts, Kolhapur and Sindhudurg, bordering Karnataka. Wildlife activists in Karnataka don
PERNEM, JUNE 28 - Wild elephants have returned to haunt residents of Khutwal and Alorna villages in Pernem taluka, defying efforts to get them driven outside the State. On Friday evening, the elephants destroyed banana plantations of Yeshwant Naik, Gopal Naik and Rama Naik and the sugarcane plantations of Ganpat …
With the High Court getting tough on local bodies to maintain proper collection and disposal of garbage, several panchayats in Tiswadi taluka have begun the process of identifying disposal sites. According to reports, several panchayats in the taluka have started identifying the disposal sites to avoid fine of Rs 1,000 …
The State government has sanctioned Rs 80 lakh to develop Pomburpa spring through the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC). Addressing a gathering while celebrating
Goa's Movement Against SEZs (GMAS) has questioned the move of the government to acquire huge tracts of land for allocation to educational institutions from India and abroad. This issue was discussed among others by GMAS, at a meeting held on Saturday. "Parting with nearly 40 lakh sq mt land for …
Residents of Maina, Cavrem, Pirla and adjoining villages of Quepem taluka on Saturday vehemently opposed the public hearing of two proposed mines and managed to get the public hearing of one proposed mine cancelled on technical grounds. The Goa Pollution Control Board (GPCB) had fixed three public hearings at the …
