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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Exploring the deep
An Indian scientist was part of an expedition to explore a new world on the ocean floor
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Unwanted guests
Alarmed over the negative impact of tourism in Goa, several citizens' groups have called for a cap on visitors arriving in the country's smallest state where the annual tourist arrivals is about to
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Frozen details
Indian scientists gear up for a new round of experiments in Antarctica
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Going haywire
As land is siphoned off for private buildings, Goa is becoming another urban disaster
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An idyll destroyed
Statistics and studies on mining in Goa are rare, few and far between... for obvious reasons, because the private mine- owners form a powerful interest group in the state, which most politicians
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Rape of the rock
The heavenly idyll of a carefree people, happy to welcome tourists, gay in their carnival, peaceloving and gastronomic, is being devastated due to the avarice of miners
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A salty issue
Attempts are on to save Goa's sinking salt industry which has used traditional production methods since the 10th century
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Eco Activism
On the one hand, Goa, the Western tourist's paradise, has earned valuable dollars, but on the other hand its ecology has suffered. This much talked about problem is the subject of
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Dupont decried
After the Thapar Dupont plant was driven out of Goa, and it found a refuge in Tamil Nadu, a ho,n,t's nest has again been stirred up
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Tourism concerns
Tourism Concern, a London network drawing attention to the rights of people living in the tourist hotspots of the world, recently publiclsed Goa's tourism problems in the UK's mainstream