Dengue surge in Goa: Don’t let the fight go down the drain
Goa is facing a sharp rise in dengue cases, with recent surveillance data pointing to a sudden escalation. In August and September alone, the State recorded 112 confirmed cases, compared with just eight during the same period last year—a sixteen-fold increase. That surge has taken Goa’s year-to-date total to 136 confirmed infections. The increase is surprising because the year had a quiet sta
Goan tail wagging an Indian dog
Like the history or not, the fact that a tiny region has indeed played a significant role in various ways cannot but be noticed
No sewage discharge recorded, but gaps in system are showing
A report by the Goa State Pollution Control Board shows that 11 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in the State, with a combined listed capacity of 73 MLD, are linked to rivers, creeks, nallahs or the sea. These include the Zuari, Mandovi, Sal, Valvanti, and Tar rivers, as well as the...
CoP infra ownership not the whole story
Barely months after Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the `48.87-crore, ship-shaped Captain of Ports (CoP) terminal in Panaji as a symbol of Goa’s modern maritime infrastructure, the State has floated a Request for Proposal to hand over its operation and management, along with a network of riverfront jetties, to a...
Games cannot sacrifice welfare of athletes in the name of innovation
As the curtains rise on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, what should be a celebration of sporting excellence is being clouded by reports of administrative chaos. Athletes sleeping on floors, delays of up to 12 hours during check-in, cramped accommodation and even cross-gender room assignments have raised serious questions about organising...
