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In 1997, he and several local colleagues founded Sangath, a mental health research NGO located in Goa, that works with the LSHTM on projects focusing on child development, adolescent health, and mental health.
The Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, popularly known as the G.R. Kare College of Law, and also as the Kare Law College, is a law college located at Comba in Margao, Goa. Kare College is the only centre of legal education in the district of South Goa. [2] It was established by the "Vidya Vikas Mandal" in 1979.
On 5 January 2011, JoeGoaUk was honored with the Goan Volunteer Service Icon Award for the year 2010 by the NGO, Goa Sudharop. This recognition was bestowed upon him in Panjim, Goa in appreciation of his endeavors to raise awareness about various aspects of Goan culture and lifestyle, both within the local community and on an international ...
The governor is the president of the Goa State Environment Protection Council, which is an advisory body, set up by the government of Goa. The council consisting of government authorities and the NGOs engaged in environmental and the related areas meets once in six months and deliberates on various issues on the environment and ecology of the ...
The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) is an Indian federation of 20 non-governmental organisations that was founded during a meeting in Goa in 1992. The first national chairman was Sharad Vaidya, who retained this position until his death in 2000. Currently, the federation is chaired by Shekhar Salkar. [1]
In September 2015, Goa BJP MLA, Vishnu Wagh demanded that Sanatan Sanstha be banned, stating that there was evidence of the involvement of Sanatan Sanstha in the Pansare and Karburgi murders, and comparing Sanatan Sanstha to SIMI. [68] [101] However, next day Chief Minister of Goa, Laxmikant Parsekar ruled out banning Sanatan Sanstha. [22]
Claude Alphonso Alvares is an Indian environmentalist based in Goa.Alvares is the editor of the Other India Press [1] and Director of the Goa Foundation, an environmental monitoring action group that has filed successful public interest litigation cases.
The Goa Human Rights Commission was constituted in the month of March 2011 to perform the functions assigned to the State Commission under Chapter V of the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993. [1] The current Chairman of the Commission is Justice Utkarsh V. Bakre, former High Court Judge.