Panaji: Goa’s private forest review committee has completed the scrutiny of 3,215 of 3,349 survey numbers under review, identifying 848 hectares as private forest, according to its 13th part final report submitted up to May 2026.The latest report reviewed 83 survey numbers since the 12th part final report was approved by state govt, adding 267.4…
GSPCB has periodically covered the dump with tarpaulin sheets to minimise environmental contamination Panaji: The long-pending remediation and scientific disposal of around 25,000 tonnes of zinc-based hazardous waste abandoned at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate has finally begun.The hazardous waste, generated by Sunrise Zinc Ltd, had remained exposed for several years after the company ceased operations,…
Panaji: Reflecting deft fiscal management, state govt opted not to raise funds through state treasury bonds in the first quarter of FY 2026-27. Chief minister Pramod Sawant had budgeted borrowings amounting to Rs 3,410 crore this year, and the RBI’s calendar of market borrowings for the July–Sep quarter suggests that Goa will raise Rs 1,200…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the state govt has decided to provide fisheries cards to all the traditional fishermen giving them proper recognition. He said the govt would act against those selling fish without such a card.“We will not allow anyone to sell fish in the market without the fisheries card,” CM…
The chief minister said that around 3,500 ‘warkaris’ are registered with state govt at present, but the actual number of those who make the journey to Pandharpur could be around 5,000 Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that state govt has already identified a land two to three kilometers from the temple at…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday called on youth and women self-help groups to take up the mantle of being ambassadors for a clean Goa and a green Goa.Sawant said that the state spends crores to maintain trees, shrubs and saplings planted along the highways. He also said that exorbitant funds are paid to…
Panaji: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that the Saligao waste management facility risks collapse if the current pattern of misuse continues, with waste coming from municipalities and panchayats beyond the plant’s catchment area.Lobo met officials of the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) at the Saligao plant to demand immediate corrective action. He said that trash…
Panaji: With the 2027 assembly elections in sight, chief minister Pramod Sawant said he will return in May next year to inaugurate the new police headquarters building, after laying the foundation stone on Thursday.The building is being built at a cost of Rs 45 crore through the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation.The CM, who also…
Panaji: Four persons, including a Goa police constable, were briefly taken into preventive custody after their car nearly collided with the convoy of chief minister Pramod Sawant at Amona on Thursday night.Police said the incident occurred when the driver of the four-wheeler lost control, coming dangerously close to the CM’s vehicle. Sawant was travelling from…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that Goa is developing the country’s first state-level happiness index, measuring well-being across education, health, culture and community. Union govt should extend centrally-sponsored scheme funding to Goa on a 90:10 basis, on the lines available to north eastern and Himalayan states, the CM said at the Niti…
