Drishti to declare 24 unsafe locations as No Selfie zones in Goa
Goa’s monsoons are underway and the state has seen some heavy rainfall in the last two weeks. This still hasn’t stopped tourists from flocking to the state in large numbers. However, lack of understanding on their part has led to some tragic occurrences of drowning in the last week alone. This is no surprise given […]
Monday’s sea surge was worse than the weekend
The weekend’s high energy sea surge left North Goa’s beaches in a state of fear, confusion and complete disarray. India meteorological department (IMD), Panaji, had issued a high wave alert following inputs by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, about the storm surge for two days on April 21 and 22. But […]
Mysterious seashells found in the hills of Goa
When work on widening a section of the road began in the village of Chicalim, little did workers, locals or scientists expect to discover extensive deposits of oyster shells and other shell deposits in the hillside at Chicalim. On making the discovery, scientists at National Institute of Oceanography, visited the site and carried out a […]
Once upon a time: Mandovi and Zuari were one River!
History never fails to surprise. Goa although a small state with a unique identity has much more to uncover about it than is currently known. According to a recent report by A K Chaubey, Mandovi and Zuari Rivers flowed as one river thousands of years ago. “The sea level was lower during the last glacial period, […]
