Time to act before we face Bengaluru-like crisis
This is in reference to your article “Goa Records Driest Monsoon”. The report is alarming and should serve as a wake-up call for all of us. We all know the root causes - unchecked deforestation, concretization, hill cutting and over-exploitation of groundwater. We do not want to end up like Bengaluru, facing a severe water crisis in our own Goa. After this report and alert the situation has to be...
Regular drills needed for hostile pilots
Apropos the news report 'Pilot fights off co-pilot, saves flydubai flight' (October 1, 2026). A cockpit is meant to be the calmest room in the sky, so a fight inside it unsettles us more than turbulence ever could. Captain Smit Machchhar, wounded yet unyielding, helped save 174 lives, including 27...
Capt Machchhar symbol of resilience and hope
The world witnessed extraordinary bravery when Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying Flydubai Flight FZ21 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, heroically saved 174 lives. Despite being brutally stabbed by his co-pilot in a shocking mid-air attack, Captain Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit and regain control of the aircraft,...
Diesel buses and not EV buses for KTC
Goa government’s Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) has a proposal to buy 30 diesel buses besides the 10 that joined the existing fleet of 450 diesel and 150 EV buses (48 plying in Panaji). The KTC chairman categorically stated that no more EV buses would be bought (TGE Sep 27, 2026)....
Strictly monitor effluent discharges at State IDCs
Goa has at least 19 industrial estates spread across the State, with several industries discharging liquid effluents into rivers, streams and lakes. It is therefore essential that all such effluents undergo thorough treatment before discharge to prevent pollution of our water bodies.Industries must strictly maintain prescribed standards for pH, chemical...
