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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Restart mining if you need our support for LS polls: Vijai to BJP
Panaji: If the government doesn’t resolve the mining issue, the GFP will rethink its support to the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections, GFP president and TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said. Bringing in an
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17 years of spreading green knowledge in schools
PANAJI: Before environment consciousness could sweep through Goa, in 2001, an organization made a quiet entry into the state, starting a movement of sorts among school children, making them aware of the
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Goa’s bio-conservation process slow, threats loom large
Panaji: Goa’s rich brinjal biodiversity faced a threat after a Karnataka-based University proposed trials for evaluating genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt brinjal) gene on the highly-prized
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Preserve 3.5m width for St Estevam bunds: Coastal body
Panaji: The width of three important bunds, Palni, Pachlai Palni and Caujo-Cantro in St Estevam will be maintained at 3.5 metres, but no rubble soling and asphalting will be allowed on the road above these
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Cuncolkars adamant on shutting down polluting fish meal plants
Agitated Cuncolkars are now planning to come out with all force to close all polluting fish meal plants in Cuncolim Industrial Estate. Recently, an international organisation had listed Cuncolim Industrial
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PUC centres face surprise checks by transport dept
Panaji: The state transport department has launched surprise checks on centres that test vehicle emissions and issue pollution under control (PUC) certificate without actually inspecting the vehicle.
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Satellite port in Maharashtra as MPT looks for new revenue streams
Panaji: After scrapping its plans to build a satellite port at Betul, Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has now turned to Vijaydurg in Maharashtra, where it plans to construct a greenfield port to cater to container,
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Green board for assessment of lake at Colva
Margao: The Goa State Biodiversity Board has invited expressions of interest (EoI) from authorised agencies to prepare a biodiversity assessment of the Colva lake, an area that encompasses close to 31,000
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Census reaffirms tiger presence in Mhadei reserve
KERI: The recently concluded six-day field exercise of the All India Tiger Estimation has confirmed the presence of the big cat in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. Forest officials have now launched the
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Survey drinking water scarcity in mining areas, HC directs govt
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the State to conduct a survey of all mining areas facing drinking water shortage and submit the report before the end of this month. The Court passed