This paper describes research undertaken in five Indian cities (Shimla, Indore, Gorakhpur, Panjim and Guwahati), to improve the understanding of the vulnerability of urban poor children to climatic risks and the role of peri-urban ecosystems in resilience building. This study contributes to the discussion on urban children's vulnerability and ecosystem-based …
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has approved a decision to set up a continuous ambient air quality monitoring station in Panaji to measure air pollution in the capital city at a cost of Rs 1.20 crore. Chairman of GSPCB Jose Manuel Noronha told reporters that the 114th board …
The Goa medical college (GMC) and hospital, Bambolim, has vast parking space but many times hospital staff find it difficult to park vehicles in their own campus. During the peak hours between 9 am to 2 pm, visitors as well as staff have to scramble for a parking space even …
PANAJI: Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) directed the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) to stop dumping biomedical and non-biodegradable waste and carcasses of dead animals at the open site at Patto, as it is causing pollution andhealth hazards in the vicinity The pollution control board conducted an …
Alvares tags Saligao project as most expensive in the country and that proposal doesn’t speak about collection, transport and proper generation of different types of waste; D’Cruz suggests govt should instead focus on setting up composting plants in every village PANJIM: While Goa government has trumpeted a garbage-free Goa through …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued a show notice to Public Works Department (PWD) for inefficient operation of the sewage treatment plant (STP) at Patto, thereby creating environment and water pollution in the vicinity. PWD has been directed to show cause within seven days failing which legal …
PANAJI: A pilot study by the national institute of oceanography (NIO) has found that the environmental sensitivity index (ESI) can serve as a road map to combat an oil spill and the consequent formation of tar balls. ESI is a colour-coded map that shows a shoreline's vulnerability to an oil …
Panjim’s ambient air quality data shows PM10 to be 43.50 mpmc for the year 2013-14 The data of Panjim city also reveals that the air pollution has decreased in last three years l Margao, Vasco, Ponda and Mapusa too have recorded low air pollution levels GSPCB says the pollution conditions …
Panaji has been concretized in a big way over the last few years. The Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC), designated by the government as a special purpose vehicle (SPV), has drawn up a green project of 39.72 crore which is likely to help keep intact the green face of the …
PANAJI: You might have recently noticed a group of scribes scribbling down notes and clicking pictures of trees as they strolled along the busy roads, bylanes, back alleys and suburban areas in and around Panaji. These enthusiasts recorded a total of 120 tree species, excluding the mangroves and other green …
After Goa police cracked down on several massage parlours and spas for allegedly running prostitution business in their premises, Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has issued a closure notice to 52 massage parlours and spas in North Goa for operating without 'consent to operate' permission under the Water Act …
Members of the Saligao gram sabha on Sunday expressed apprehensions over the proposed garbage treatment plant on the hill, the widening of the road and the proposed roundabout at Aula and the proliferation of gaddas in the village fields. But the village panchayat body did not seem to have much …
Monitoring and reducing man-made pollution by improving sanitation infrastructure for the fisheries sector in River Sal is necessary to ensure sustainable development of both marine bio-diversity and human economic development, a three-member technical team has suggested. The team which studied the mass mortality of 'tisreo' (clams) in Sal recently has …
PANAJI: The cabinet on Wednesday decided to hand over 64,985 sq m of land at Cacora, belonging to the Cacora-Curchorem municipal council, to the state department of science, technology and environment towards the setting up of a technologically-advanced solid waste management facility in the district. The department will hand over …
Mounds of plastic in bags, litter lying in a corner nearby and storm water drains clogged with refuse. The popular tourist spot in the city with the right ambience for recreation had become an eye sore. But on Sunday afternoon at 1pm, regular passersby may have been shocked to see …
Royal HaskoningDHV to prepare sanitation plan for the capital city, which would be later implemented in other parts of the State With Goa striving to meet the target of providing 100 per cent sanitation to the entire state by 2014 end, the Union Urban Development Ministry has come to the …
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday laid foundation stones for two water treatment plants-the 71crore 27MLD Opa water treatment plant and the 115crore 25MLD Ganjem water treatment plant. The entire 27MLD of water is planned to be pumped to Panaji city, which presently gets only around 11.5MLD. Once commissioned, the …
Panaji city and some adjoining areas of Taleigao could be the first to get the government's much-touted 24x7 water supply once the new 27-MLD water treatment plant at Opa is commissioned. The entire 27-MLD of water is planned to be pumped to Panaji city, which presently gets only around 11.5 …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board has decided to make construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) mandatory in all future housing projects with 24 flats or more, failing which they would not be granted construction licences/consents to establish. The proposal passed during the GSPC board meeting on Wednesday, would …
The Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has committed financial assistance of Rs 2130.91 crore for 40 housing and infrastructure projects to Goa, the State Member of Parliament Shantaram Naik was informed by the Union Minister. The total cost of the project was around Rs 2853.72 crore. In …
NABARD has projected disbursement of Rs 3,499 crore in Goa for 2013-14 financial year which is 24 per cent higher than the previous year, a senior official said on Tuesday. "It has been assessed that bank credit of Rs 3,499 crore can be disbursed in Goa during 2013-14 for priority …
