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 …
PANJIM: Stepping up their campaign against ‘illegal’ land-filling of the mangrove khazan land, behind the Heera Petrol pump near the Kadamba Bus-stand, Panjim, Goa Bachao Abhiyan, has complained to the Town and Country Planning Department and to other authorities, expressing frustration at the lack of action. In a letter sent …
BELGAUM: After strong resent to the proposed by-pass connecting Panjim-Belgaum NH4A to Halga, it is now the turn of proposed Hyderabad-Panjim bypass. After getting news of the implementation of this new by-pass connecting the NH4A to Hyderabad road, farmers in the region have organised themselves against the proposed by-pass citing …
PANJIM: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) which is reeling under the pressure of disposing garbage that has accumulated at Patto area for the past six-seven months has another pressing problem staring in its face. The government has issued an ultimatum to CCP to immediately remove redundant bio …
PANJIM: Desperate efforts are on to plug the entry of sewerage into Panjim’s water supply line which is already suspected of being contaminated within an area of one kilometre in the heart of the city. The affected area is between Sky Lark apartments and Ding Dong Bar on 18th June …
Panaji, 6 April: Over 40 mine operating firms have been issued notice by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) for extracting iron ore beyond the limits stipulated in the environmental clearance (EC) granted to them. GSPCB chairman Simon de Souza told reporters here that the errant companies had been …
PANJIM: As the government goes back on its promise of giving funds to set-up the garbage treatment plant at Baiguinim, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) decided to stick to its original plan, of availing of Rs 35 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Development Mission (JNNURM) …
PANJIM: After a long wait, Corporation of the City of Panjim has secured a Rs 168 crore grant from the Centre under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to augment its 24-hour potable water supply proposal. Speaking to Herald, Mayor Yatin Parkeh said that the grant was released last …
Around 15,000 people from the state’s ore-rich belt took to the streets of Panjim demanding assurance from Chief Minister Digambar Kamat that there would not be a ban on mining in the state In a novel protest, barges had blocked Mandovi River channel adjacent to the Capital city while several …
Panel Likely To Recommend CBI Or Lokayukta Probe Panaji: The Manohar Parrikar-chaired Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is likely to submit its report to the Goa assembly speaker on Wednesday, has reportedly blamed the state government, secretary (mines), secretary (forest), director (mines) and politicians for illegal mining activities. Sources said …
PANAJI | NEW DELHI: While attention has been riveted on illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, thanks to the Supreme Court-ordered probe into the activities of key players, environmental activists and political parties have now turned their gaze to Congress controlled Goa. The western coastal state, which has rich …
PANJIM: In a bid to improve segregation of dry waste, Corporation of the city of Panaji has introduced further segregation of dry waste at source itself through the ‘four bin system’. The system that CCP has already begun implementing includes installation of four separate bins in each residential complex --one …
The fourth ‘Global Initiative for Restructuring Environment and Management’ (GIREM) leadership summit that started in Goa yesterday, will conclude on October 1. The topics of the summit include waste management, land use policies and choice of appropriate business destinations, which will be discussed by industry experts at the conference. The …
PANJIM: Goa Government has refused to fund Corporation of the City of Panjim’s proposed garbage treatment project at Bainguinnim this year, although Goa Government steering committee had trumpeted that there was no need to apply for funding under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and instead state government would fund …
While the Goa Government repeatedly assures that environmental concerns from the large quantities of tar balls washed ashore on several beaches in the State will be dealt with quickly, it remains clueless on combating another crisis: the ongoing disintegration of a cargo vessel that has remained grounded off the shore …
PANJIM: Finally, the State government has decided to act tough to contain traffic jams and dust pollution caused by mining trucks especially in Sanguem and Quepem. At a meeting with mining stake holders, the government proposed couple of measures to reduce dust pollution caused by transportation of ore through Sanguem …
Mineral ore exporters ready to create infrastructural facilities PANJIM, FEB 23 Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) today told the government that they are willing to put in funds to build infrastructural facilities like roads in the mining belt provided land is given to them free of all encumbrances. This …
As many as 49 species of Indian mammals are facing extreme levels of danger from problems ranging from poaching, habitat destruction, alteration and pollution, a study conducted by an international environment agency has said. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in its 2008 red data list, has mapped …
Mining waste jams water treatment plants lakhs of people in Tiswadi and Ponda talukas of North Goa are facing water shortage because mining activities in the catchment area of Opa Water Treatment Plant in Ponda are hampering the plant
SEZ Virodhi Manch, a non-government organisation, opposing special economic zones in the state on Tueday threatened to revive its agitation, if the state government fails to denotify the three industrial enclaves which are approved and notified by the union government. "The worst fears of the SEZ Virodhi Manch are confirmed …
