Goa Dairy will give you free milk packets if you recycle
Milk is such a staple at home. The average Goan household goes through hundreds of packets of milk a year, with Goa Dairy being the most popular supplier in the state. These milk packets, once used, are often disposed of as dry waste with barely a thought for the environment. Even though the packets can […]
TeraMeraBeach public awareness campaign comes to an end
150 days ago, Dristhi Marine started the TeraMeraBeach public awareness campaign. The campaign comes to an end this weekend. It was aimed at educating people, especially domestic visitors, on cleanliness and beach management along the coastal stretch of Goa. TeraMeraBeach campaign The state of Goa’s beaches led to them roping in Drishti Marine in 2016 […]
Could we be seeing the last of plastic bags in Goa?
The population of India is over a billion. There are people everywhere, whether it’s in the cities or even rural areas. There are the educated and literate and others that are neither. Almost every household has a car, sometimes even two. This is a major contributing factor to the pollution problem that we are facing. […]
Common Effluent Treatment Plant to solve Cuncolim issues?
There has been slight progress on the clearing up of contaminated water around the Cuncolim Industrial Estate. The Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) has decided to opt for a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) as a permanent solution for the Industrial Estate. Mumbai-based Aditya Environmental Services has been appointed as the agency to prepare a […]
Rag-pickers of Goa – A disappearing breed ?
Goa has been visited by many types of visitors. Among them are the rag-pickers who come to the state to provide a service unlike any other. They clean out the area of its waste while making a profit. Many questions have been raised as to whether they should be allowed to continue to operate. Given […]
