Goa to host International Biological Diversity day on May 22
Goa: This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) will be celebrated in Goa on May 22, with Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism’ being the theme. The national level event will be presided over by Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Anil Dave, Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and others. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) with…
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Increasing incidents of King Cobra entry into areas of human settlement
Rajendra P. Kerkar Goa: As death from a bite by a king cobra can take place within 15 to 20 minutes and since no anti-venom is manufactured in India, there is a lot of fear about this deadly snake. Taking risks, Amrut Singh and his teammates of Animal Rescue Squad have successfully caught the king cobras and returned them to…
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Garbage free Goa by the year 2020
With an aim to make Goa ‘Garbage Free’ by 2020, the State Government has in-principle agreed upon imposing fine on littering in public places and banning use of plastic in the State. The Government on Thursday constituted the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) under chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who held the first meeting this morning. The meeting decided to…
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INCREASING HUMAN–BISON CONFLICTS IN GOA
The state animal of Goa – the majestic gaur – has been fighting a life and death battle in various areas in the state, ever since the manbison conflict escalated in Goa. Cases of bison intruding into agricultural and horticultural fields are continuously on the rise. However the State Forest Department as well as other concerned government authorities have…
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GFP to include Coconut issue in Common minimum program
As the withdrawal of controversial amendment to the Goa Preservation of Trees Act- that declassified coconut as ‘tree’ being the priority of the BJP-led coalition government in its soon to be drafted Common Minimum Programme (CMP) – the allies Goa Forward party (GFP) wants Government to declare Coconut Tree as ‘State Tree’. The first meeting to chalk out CMP of…
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