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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Polem coast haven for timber smugglers
Makadshew is a small stretch of rocky coast on the Arabian sea and adjoining the Polem beach on the borders of Goa. The coast is isolated, remote and surrounded by lush green forest cover and is
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Embrace small industry for eco progress, Rao to Goans
Shun economies of scale, instead, embrace small industry for progress was the message delivered by formers Prime Minister, PV Narasimha Rao, to Goans and the peoples of ecological fragile regions of
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Goa's fertility rate is 1.8 children per woman: Survey
Goa has already achieved the fertility target of 1.8 average children per woman set for the year 2010, while 36% of women and 53% of children between 6-35 months are anaemic. These are the findings
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Goa's fertility rate is 1.8 children per woman: Survey
Goa has already achieved the fertility target of 1.8 average children per woman set for the year 2010, while 36% of women and 53% of children between 6-35 months are anaemic. These are the findings
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Dolphins facing major threat off Goa
Dolphin sightings along the Northern belt of Goa's coastline which had come alive as a tourist attraction now seems to be a matter of concern with dolphin deaths reportedly increasing. Just last
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NGOs warn over improper disposal of bio-medical waste
The civic bodies as well as the hospitals in Goa will no longer be able to disown their responsibility for disposal of bio-medical waste as the NGOs will now take up this this issue and force the
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40 teakwood trees axed in Cotigao
Despite concerted efforts by forest officials to track down illegal felling of trees in Canacona taluka, Goa, about 40 teakwood trees were illegally chopped in Cotigao in the past few days. The
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Licenses of 35 vessels suspended, fines imposed
The registration licenses of 35 fishing vessels in Goa have been suspended for a period of one month and hefty fines imposed for blatant violations of the ban on fishing imposed during the monsoon
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Meet called to resolve problems affecting Khazan land at Rachol
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Margao Dipak Dessai has convened a meeting of concerned parties to take stock of the nuisance created by the stagnated waters in the khazan land at Rachol village in