Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Relief to PUC centres as harsher penalty may go
PANAJI: Pollution under control (PUC) centres in state soon may not face the consequence of cancellation of their licence in case of norms violation as the transport department has proposed a fine of Rs
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Anti-CRZ notification movement gains momentum
PANJIM: NGO Goencho Avaaz has expressed grave apprehension and protested the draft coastal regulation zone (CRZ) notification 2018 claiming it will prove detrimental and destructive to the fragile socio-economic
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Draft CRZ blatantly violates principles of legislation, logic and science: VAG
With the June 18 deadline to raise objections to the CRZ Draft Notification just 3 days away, environmentalists, NGOs and various Goans associations have termed it a document without scientific validity
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Fishing community opposes draft CRZ notification
PANJIM: National Fishworkers Forum (NFF), along with its affiliated union, Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE), on Monday protested the draft CRZ notification 2018 claiming that it is scaling back on safeguards
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Vehicles, sewage pollute air, water and beaches in the state
Panaji: The sunshine state is grappling with pollution on all fronts—air, rivers and beaches—not sparing even Goa’s major towns and cities. While mining areas witnessed increasing dust pollution due to
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Pollution level in major cities in Goa above normal: Govt
PANAJI: Pollution levels in major cities in Goa have exceeded permissible limits with the port town of Vasco emerging as the most polluted city in the coastal state known for beach tourism, as per a state
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In 2018’s first trimester, 1 HIV+ person detected per day
PANAJI: Ninety-two people tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Goa in the first three months of 2018, translating into one case being detected each day. This is a significant improvement
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Inspection of all 88 mines completed
Bicholim: Directorate General for Mines Safety and Goa State Pollution Control Board have inspected all 88 mines for monsoon preparedness, Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) said. In its report
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Disease-ecology approach must to tackle Nipah’
The global epidemiological trends of many viral diseases clearly indicate resurgence of some hitherto quiescent yet virulent pathogens and emergence of new strains that pose a challenge to medical science.
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State plods along in recovering mining loot
PANJIM: Not only has the State government not recovered even a miniscule percentage of the Rs 35,000 crore mining loot pointed out by Justice M B Shah Commission in its inquiry report on illegal mining