Govt assures a new CZMP with people’s views
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
Herald (Panjim)
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London-based Goan develops technique to cure breast cancer
A Goan physician has developed a new technique with which women could receive complete cancer treatment for early breast cancer including radiotherapy. For the last five years Dr. Vidya, son of late
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Disposal of garbage major headache to panchayats in Salcete
A boom in the tourism industry coupled with fast pace of urbanisation in Salcete (Goa) has thrown up a common problem for the taluka's panchayat bodies - the collection and disposal of garbage. As a
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Miramar beach management, development project: a geological viewpoint
A beach is an ecological unit that belongs to all. As such, the proposal to privatise Miramar beach, a common asset, has come as a surprise to many. A coastal management plan is generally proposed
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People preserve forests
Who has rights over the forests? A convention organised at the Pench Tiger project called the Abhay Aranya Parishad, attempted to answer this question and brought into focus the problems of those
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Sanvordem residents block mining trucks
Tension flared up in the city today when nearly 600 residents form Sanvordem blocked the movement of trucks transporting unprocessed iron ore from the Curchorem Railway Yard. The residents complained
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Govt. contemplating to make HIV test compulsory before marriage
The Health Minister, Dr. Suresh Amonkar today told the Goa legislative assembly that the government would consider making HIV test compulsory for couples before registration of marriages and added
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Miramar panel opens a 'can of worms' over Panjim's eco-neglect
In the process of studying the Miramar privatisation issue, the one-man committee has stumbled across a 'can of worms' involving shocking civic neglect and official apathy towards the ecology of the
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Working towards gender equality
Of the 24 million children born in India every year, not all survive to celebrate their first birthday - out of every 1,000 children born, almost 70 die within the year. And more than the boys, it is
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20 turtle hatcheries set up to Agonda
The Goa State government has taken keen interest to preserve turtles by setting up 20 hatcheries in Agonda, during the last two months. According to Minister for Information Sanjay Bandekar, whose
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Miramar beach project not eco friendly: scientists
The much talked about Miramar Beach Management Project will not lead to the preservation of environment but will infact reduce environmental value, was the general opinion at the multi-stakeholder