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 law enacted to check the illegal sale of water in villages located in the northern parts of Goa has proved to be a damp squib. Tanker operators are openly flouting the state's Groundwater Regulation Act, which was passed in 2002 and notified in 2003. The main objective of the …
Here's news that will be music to the ears of Christmas revellers. For others, however, it may well be a harbinger of sleepless nights. The Goa government is considering relaxing its ban on late-night music in an effort to woo more tourists to the state. "We are working out a …
The heavy influx of tourists into sleepy, coconut tree-fringed Saligao is no longer welcome. This Goan village has not been able to live down the reputation it acquired in the late 1960s as a popular hippy haunt. To this day, it is a riotous and overgrown tourism centre. It is …
FLY BY GOA - THE CHANGING SHORES . P V Sathe . 30 Minutes . August . 2002 . Price: Rs 500 This gripping film captures the changes that have taken place in Goa in the last 30 years in just 30 minutes. Says its director PV Sathe, "It seeks …
Picturesque Goa does not wish to lose its money-spinning charm as a tourist haven. The state government has issued a notice, under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, banning the sale and use of plastic bags and bottles on beaches and in wildlife sanctuaries. The ban comes into …
in what is turning out to be an annual ritual, trawler owners in Goa tried to water down the monsoon ban on fishing. But their efforts proved futile. The trawler owners, agitated over the ban which prohibits the use of mechanised vessels for fishing during the rainy season, had threatened …
after a series of agitations demanding the protection of rights of the traditional fisherfolk community of India, the National Fishworkers' Forum (nff) has finally been assured by Prime Minister (pm) Atal Bihari Vajpayee that its demands will soon be looked into. Even as the nff delegates were hopeful that their …
can one steer clear of pollution while commuting? Goa may soon have an answer to this poser if the state government's ambitious sky bus project takes off. A self-propelled vehicle, the sky bus is devised to work on suspended cables. As it is run on electricity, the bus promises to …
The persistent honking of a car stuck in a traffic jam. The blaring music playing at a wedding in the nearby community hall. The mind-numbing splutter of gensets every time power breaks down in the neighbourhood, or the noisome grating of gravel at a construction site next to your house. …
EVER since BJP's Manohar Parrikar became the chief minister (CM) of defection-prone Goa, he has managed to win over several potential critics - ranging from a section of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and one-time rivals, to former student radical groups. But his plan to get an apolitical environmental campaigner to approve …
in its apparent haste to avoid public debate, the Goa government pushed through its groundwater law recently. Now, doubts have arisen about how effectively the regulation would plug prevalent problems such as rampant commercial exploitation and inequitable distribution of water. The state's villagers have for some time now been complaining …
• The Supreme Court recently slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on the Union environment ministry for showing laxity in probing the disappearance of huge quantity of hazardous waste oil from major ports. • The Sikkim Forest Department arrested a person on charges of smuggling medicinal plants from Borong recently. …
there's an old belief in the coastal fish-eating state of Goa: if you don't want to spoil your holiday, beware of what you eat. Now, the state health department has issued a similar warning. Goans, particularly those from the southernmost taluka of Canacona, have been cautioned not to consume any …
Fish curry and rice is designed to teach, to provoke and to stimulate people--young and old--not just to discover the astonishing beautives of Goa's diverse ecosystems, but to delight in its life-style as well. This volume tells all: Goa's natural history, agriculture, eco-traditions, biodiversity, sand dune and mangrove ecosystems, wildlife …
goa' s rivers criss-crossing the picturesque state lie neglected and almost forgotten today. And campaigners working to highlight the importance of the local riverine network say it's high time that these rivers are given a fresh lease of life. There are nine rivers in Goa namely Terekhol, Chapora, Baga, Mhadei, …
campaigners who waged a pitched battle against the proliferating plastic menace in this tourist state are left holding tonnes of plastic. They now pin their hopes on the changes in the law that could help tackle this problem. The government is planning to pass a law banning plastic bags below …
Thin is ugly. The people realised this when dealing with the scourge of plastic bags in the environment. But this realisation failed to be converted into concrete action. The Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules 1999 were supposed to do away with the menace of plastic bags, but on hindsight …
the Delhi assembly passed the Right to Information Bill 2001, which proposes to bring about more transparency in governance, on April 9. "The bill seeks to provide each citizen the right to information,' said Sheila Dixit, Delhi's chief minister. But this right is subjected to certain conditions
