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Goa: Public hearing on critical wildlife habitat status arranged

It is proposed to declare Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary and Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and the adjoining mangrove areas at Chorao as critical wildlife habitats for the purpose of Scheduled Tribe and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006, says a press communiqué issued here.
The public hearing of the State Level Expert [...]

India to make ship owners pay for Mumbai oil spill

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a report from the Shipping Ministry on the oil spill that continues to ooze out of Panamanian cargo vessel MSC Chitra which collided with another cargo vessel MSC Khalijia on Saturday.
The Centre said legal action has been initiated against the owners of the two cargo ships.
“Maharashtra State Pollution [...]

Rs.2oo Crore will be given to Goa After receipt of plans

Union Minister of  State in the ministry of Planning Shri V.Narayanasami   informed Mr. Shantaram Naik, M.P.  in the
Rajya Sabha today that as per the package of Rs.200 crores announcedby the Central Government for Goa,    a provision of One-time .Additional Central Assistance of Rs.200 crore  has been made in the Annual Plan 2010-11 of Goa [...]

841 cases of damage by wild Elephants in Goa till date

Union Minister of Forest and Environment informed Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. in a written reply to his his question that as reported by Forest Department of Goa, 841 cases of damages by the wild elephants have taken place during 2005-06 to 2009-10 including death of 2 human beings. He said most of the incidences have been reported from villages in [...]

Goa: Towards an eco-friendly festival

Celebrations bring people together, breaking barriers of caste, creed and religion. On these auspicious days, the religious fraternity comes together and celebrate the festival as one big family.  As the grand festival of Hindus, Ganesh Chaturthi nears one will see many Hindu families busy gearing up for it. The celebrations extend beyond families as the festival [...]

Govt joins rush to make money from ore reject

Almost 1,000 million tons of very low grade iron ore in the form of reject-dumps lying neglected for decades in Goa’s mining belt have suddenly attracted interest of miners and the government alike.
With the boom in the China market for low grade ore, people are now claiming the dumps intending to export the ore. The [...]

Rampant mining activity puts Arvalem fall in the red

Goa’s second most popular waterfall after Dudhsagar transforms into a scenic cascade during the monsoon. However, villagers and environmentalists now fear that rampant pollution from mining activity in its catchment areas may lead to its eventual death.

The pleasant hum of the Arvalem fall 24-feet below into the Bhimkund from the northern cliff throws up a [...]

BSNL Call centre to be re-opened in Goa soon:Shantaram Naik

Call Centre of the Communication Department  functioning in Goa ,which was closed a few years back, is going to be re-started and necessary tender process is on, said Mr Shantaram Naik M.P. while inaugurating 3G Mobile Service at Margao today. Mr Naik said that for effective use of landline or mobile services, call centre manned [...]

My dream of a ‘zero waste’ Goa

Based in Goa, where piles of waste are causing disease to spread, Clinton Vaz is passionate about finding solutions to the city’s increasing environmental problems. Whether it is his efforts to create a recycling culture or organising various grassroots campaigns to save local wildlife (he currently champions the ‘Save the Frogs’ campaign to protect Goa’s [...]

39 new dragonfly species found in Goa

The whir of tiny dragon flies and damsel flies was not heard much amidst the recent din about turtles and tigers. But a 19-month long study carried out in Goa some time back is likely to bring them into sharper focus as the number of their species has now gone up to 74.

In an extensive [...]