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 …
A fish-processing unit has been accused of releasing effluents into the Cumbharjua canal at Marcel for the second time since February. Local fishermen on Tuesday complained that various types of dead fish were seen floating in the river and attributed the incident to the effluents discharged by the unit. Following …
The Betul, Naqueri & Canaguinim Citizen Action Committee has threatened to intensify its ongoing agitation if the government fails to immediately scrap the Food Park and Auxiliary services for the Food Park, besides mining at Betul-Naqueri. A delegation of the Committee on Thursday morning called on Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat …
Around 20000 rural unemployed are expected to benefit from National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) that came into effect from April 1. The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) which is a nodal agency to implement this scheme has worked out a plan by which at least 100 unemployed in every …
The Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) finally lifted the garbage from Quepem town late Wednesday evening and dumped it at an undisclosed location. It is not known whether QMC's decision to remove the garbage was prompted by threats from opposition councillors to dump garbage outside the council building on Thursday or …
The oily sludge that spilled along a one-km stretch of road in Vasco on Monday has been identified by Vasco police as phosphoric acid sludge, prompting residents to wonder how an open truck was allowed to transport phosphoric acid sludge in the port town. In a related development, the Mormugao …
The Bombay High Court at Panjim on Monday directed both the Centre and the Goa government to take a final decision on scrapping Special Economic Zone (SEZs) projects in the State within next six weeks and convey it to the petitioner
The Cunchelim Action Committee (CAC) has voiced dismay over Mapusa MLA Francis D'Souza's indifferent attitude to their struggle against the proposed garbage disposal site in Cunchelim. The views were expressed when residents of Cunchelim met at the football ground on Sunday, to take stock of plans to acquire 32050 sq …
Cleanliness and maintenance of Panjim city is proposed to be monitored by a special enforcement squad that will operate round-the-clock and work in tandem with various departments concerned. The squad is likely to be constituted within the next two days under the co-ordination of the Corporation of the City of …
Expressing his dismay over the opposition to garbage disposal sites across the State, Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat said a time would come when Goans would have to dispose off their daily garbage within their compounds and verandahs. He favoured that mega housing projects consisting of 25 or more flats should …
The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) came under heavy fire from the High Court on Monday over sanitation and garbage litter in the city. Commenting on CCP inaction, the Court directed the Chief Secretary to convene a meeting on April 1 and decide exactly what will be done …
Come April 1 and Goa will finally implement the National Employment Guarantee scheme for the unemployed adults around the State's countryside. A seven-member monitoring committee has been constituted to oversee the implementation of the scheme in the rural areas. Rural Development Minister, Churchill Alemao along with DRDA Project Officers in …
Government plans to dump dry waste from Sonsodo to the KTC bus stand for land filling came in for strong opposition from the BJP, even as the Margao Municipal Council floated a tender of Rs 17 lakh for transportation of the waste. BJP's Fatorda MLA, Damu Naik on Sunday warned …
Evidence against the efficiency of private transport system is mounting. Latest is a study of the transport system in Goa that punctures the perception that private operators provide better services than public undertakings. The Gujarat-based Institute of Rural Management Anand (irma) compared the services of the state undertaking Kadamba Transport …
Earth Hour (8 pm to 9 pm) may have gone unobserved in many parts of the State on Saturday, but not for Aaron Pereira, a first year BA student residing at Fontainhas in Panjim. Aaron was kept busy for most part of the day sending e-mails and contacting friends to …
A meeting convened to discuss the preparedness of monsoon and to adopt preventive measures in future and action to be taken before the onset of monsoon was held at South Goa Collectorate building in Margao. Senior officials attended the meeting that was chaired by Vanancio Furtado, Dy Collector. The meeting …
GPCC President Francisco Sardinha has expressed his reservations over the budget proposal to extend Mid-Day Meal scheme to secondary school students and the hike on excise duty on liquor consumed by the common man. While welcoming the government's budget as a "good' one in keeping with the trend set by …
Plans by the Urban Development Ministry and KTC to dump Sonsodo's dry waste at the KTC bus stand evoked strong criticism from the Goa Congress Mahila Congress chief Monica Dias. Taking note of a news item appearing in the Herald, Dias said she would never allow land filling of the …
The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) imbroglio in Goa has taken a legal turn. Meditab Specialities Pvt Ltd, developer of the SEZ in Goa where Cipla was to set up its plant, has filed a petition at the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging the Goa Government on its …
The North District Administration has flagged down cruise boat operations along River Mandovi for alleged noise pollution and has curtailed use of sound permits to a weekly basis. Additional Collector Swapnil Naik disclosed that a monitoring station is being set up near Miramar where sound decibels would be checked and …
The Government has sanctioned a grant of Rs 35 lakh to Bicholim Muncipal Council (BMC), to purchase space for the disposal of garbage at Lakherim in Bordem-Bicholim. Speaking to reporters, BMC Mayor Satish Gaonkar stated that the garbage disposal site selected by BMC belongs to Bordem Comunidade. "The Bordem Comunidade …
