Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Baywatch
Goa s army fights drugs, AIDS, nudism and the various other ills of tourism that threaten to snuff out the local traditional lifestyle
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A sinking feeling
The breaking of protective bunds threaten to submerge a village island in Goa
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Weighing the cost
Goa will become the first state in the country to adopt national resource accounting
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A letter from a villager
A villager in Goa wants to cut a tree growing in his backyard to mend his damaged roof. But he needs to get permission from the tree officer. And how does he get the permission? In a letter to the editor, a forester/villager, who wishes to remain anonymou
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PROTECT COASTLINE
The Supreme Court (SC) has once again upheld the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) guidelines in order to protect the coastline of India: this time with respect to the tiny beach of Palolem in the
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UNITED NATIONS
The United Nations Development Programme has planned to provide a grant of US $280,000 for setting up a conser vation education centre in Goa. The project will be implemented by the Worldwide
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COMBATING MALARIA
The Panjim bench of the Mumbai High Court has given several directions to the state government of Goa to control malaria in the state. The bench comprising of Justice R M Lodha and Justice R K
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Tourism and the environment: case studies on Goa, India, and the Maldives
Tourism plays an important role in the economies of both Goa and the Maldives. For the Maldives, it provides 17 percent of the gross domestic product, over 25 percent of government revenue and around 60 percent of the foreign exchange earnings; and for Goa, it generates 13.7 percent of the state
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Earth s last frontier
India is setting up an ambitious Antarctica study centre on the west coast
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Smoked out
legislations against smoking will hit tobacco companies in Goa. A legislation that bars the sale of cigarettes to persons under 21 has already been passed in the state assembly. Smoking in public