The highest seasonal rainfall in the state continues to be recorded at Canacona, followed by Dharbandora and Sanguem Panaji: Even as Goa continues to grapple with a significant monsoon rainfall deficit, eight rain gauge stations across the state have recorded more than 1,000mm of cumulative seasonal rainfall since June 1.The highest seasonal rainfall in the…
The highest seasonal rainfall in the state continues to be recorded at Canacona, followed by Dharbandora and Sanguem Panaji: Even as Goa continues to grapple with a significant monsoon rainfall deficit, eight rain gauge stations across the state have recorded more than 1,000mm of cumulative seasonal rainfall since June 1.The highest seasonal rainfall in the…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has approved the conversion of 17,518 square metres of land into settlement zones across Goa, while simultaneously inviting public objections and suggestions to proposals seeking the conversion of another 30,034 sqm, according to notifications issued by the department.The land-use changes, processed under Section 39A of the Goa…
Panaji: Within a week of obtaining Centre’s nod to establish a permanent campus for IIT Goa at Farmagudi, the state cabinet on Wednesday decided to transfer five lakh sqm of govt land to IIT Goa. Chief minister Pramod Sawant said an additional two lakh sqm of adjoining privately owned land has also been identified for…
Panaji: Nearly two years after the Goa College of Engineering (GEC) recommended demolishing the structurally unsafe Panaji municipal fish market, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has initiated steps to rebuild the facility.The civic body on Tuesday floated a request for proposal (RFP) to appoint an architect for designing a “modern, efficient and…
State Congress president Girish Chodankar briefs the press about his letter to SEBI urging it to withhold listing permission for Vedanta Iron & Steel Limited Panaji: Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar has written to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), urging it to withhold listing permission for Vedanta Iron & Steel Limited (VISL)…
More than 130 village panchayats have already issued permissions for the installation of reverse vending machines Panaji: Goa’s first reverse vending machine to collect specific items under the deposit refund scheme was installed at the naval base INS Mandovi, at Verem, in partnership with the naval station’s environment wing.Recykal, the private agency appointed to implement…
Panaji: This year’s World Environment Day theme for June 5 emphasises on conservation of natural habitats to combat climate change. In Goa, plateau formations have been experiencing the most drastic change, once considered barren lands and thrown open for developmental activities. But a new extensive study of a single plateau in Goa has shed light…
Panaji: Biometric authentication of 98% or 1.58 lakh school students in Goa has been carried out by their schools, as per Centre’s school education department’s data. From nursery level up to Class VIII, there are 1.61 lakh students enrolled in the state and the Centre has directed Goa govt officials to complete authentication of data…
