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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State trawler owners in troubled waters with fish depletion
With the depletion of sea fish over the last ten years, the trawler owners in Goa have been grappling into the troubled waters. Over exploitation of sea produce in the last 10-15 yeas coupled with
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Traditional salt industry ailing due to government apathy
From a net exporter of salt, Goa today has turned into a net importer as the traditional salt industry which for long had put Goa on the exports map, is now on the verge of collapse. In 1964-65, 200
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High incidence of breast cancer reported amongst young Goans
The incidence of breast cancer in Goa is on the rise, and is increasingly affecting the younger age groups. According to Dr Shekhar Salkar, Cancer and Laparoscopic surgeon, until some years age
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PMC, Herald kick-off campaign against garbage, bin free city
The Panjim Municipal Council in association with Herald Publications today launched a
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Declare fish-famine in State, urge boat onwers
The boat owners of Goa have appealed to the government to declare fish-famine and compensate them by waving off loan installments, saying the fishing season has hit a low this year, threatening their
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Officials ignore mud transportation across Polem
Polem, the bordering region of Goa is famous for all sorts of illegal transportation activities. Illegal transportation of mud from Polem to Karwar has been going on in full swing from
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Arseninc in Ground water, the silent killer
Proper watershed management, harnessing surface and rainwater resources are required to combat arsenic as calamity. One must understand that manmade environmental hazards can be prevented, but it is
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Changing bias towards boy child is need of the hour: workshop
A workshop held to tackle the problem of declining sex ratio in Panjim city has recommended that a composite programme be held in every village in Goa to sensitise teh masses about this problem and
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Dr Nandakumar declared Goan of the Year for 2002
Noted scientists and environmentalist, Dr Nandakumar Kamat was declared Goan of the Year for 2002 by Gulab, a monthly magazine. Dr Kamat was conferred this honour for his pathbreaking work in science
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Poverty and wealth of statistic in Goa
Believe it or not, India's tiniest state of Goa has just 4.4% of its population in poverty, going by official figures. Besides, a couple of expat oriented and commercially important regions