The WRD began lifting 40 MLD of water from the Kushavati river on July 24 Margao: Days after the state govt began pumping water from the Kushavati river at Deumol in Quepem, villagers of Rivona have opposed the move. The recent gram sabha unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the water resources department (WRD) halt…
Agriculture officers confirmed that while standing nurseries have not suffered damage so far, the situation could worsen rapidly if the dry spell persists Margao: A prolonged dry spell coupled with scanty rainfall has left farmers across South Goa staring at the prospect of a poor harvest this season, with paddy transplantation stalled in large swathes…
Margao: Over a year after state govt rolled out the Goa State Amritkal Agriculture Policy, 2025 (GSAAP-2025), stakeholders say implementation on the ground remains slow, with progressive farmers and agro-entrepreneurs calling for speedier execution and fine-tuning.TOI had repeatedly flagged Goa’s long-standing absence of a comprehensive agriculture policy. Reports had pointed out that without a well-designed…
Panaji: Until a few years ago, Rebekah Lobo was a college student making a three-hour commute involving five bus changes each way from her home in Rivona to Don Bosco College in Panaji. That ordeal inspired her and her now-techie husband to develop the Mhaje App, a digital platform for Goa’s motorcycle taxi pilots, launched…
The confrontation was triggered after forest officials attempted to stop villagers from carting away mining ore rejects from the dump, threatening to lodge a police complaint against those involved Margao: Tense moments were witnessed at Kevona in Sanguem taluka’s Rivona on Saturday after locals clashed with forest department personnel over the transportation of mining ore…
