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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17 sites identified in Sonshi area to monitor air quality
PANAJI: : The Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, has identified 17 locations in the Sonshi mining cluster to install ambient air quality monitoring (AAQM) stations along the ore transportation route
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Strict building norms to curb air pollution
Panaji: In an effort to tackle air pollution in towns and cities, the central government has set out to ensure that dust mitigation measures for construction and demolition activities are compulsorily
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Centre rejects Goa delegation’s demand on mining
PANJIM: In a major disappointment, the all-party delegation had to return empty-handed, after the Central government refused to heed to their demand to promulgate an ordinance to amend the Goa Daman and
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Close to 1900 persons sign online petition to keep mining in operation
PANJIM: Nearly 1900 persons from across the globe have signed a special petition seeking the intervention of the Chief Justice of India in ensuring that iron ore mining activities continue in Goa after
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Downer of a system makes toxicity a real threat
Panaji: The increasing ubiquity of technology, and the toxicity of the waste it generates, may make for a perilious future for Goa. The actual toxic content in many commonly-used products may be very little,
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Hold public hearing on new projects, MPT tells GSPCB
PANAJI: The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has asked the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to conduct a public hearing on the issue of development of a fishing jetty, a passenger jetty, and handling
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State for zero malaria transmission by 2020
Panaji: After battling to reduce malaria cases for almost a decade, the state government is aiming to achieve zero indigenous malaria transmissions and zero malaria deaths by 2020. In 2007, Goa registered
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Humiliated mining dependents threaten massive agitation on March 16
Failing to obtain a satisfactory reply from the government on floor of the House, the protesting mining dependents on Wednesday threatened a massive agitation on March 16. They are also expecting a resolution
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Sonsoddo festers as successive waste management projects fail
Margao: When the state-of-the-art solid waste management plant at Sonsoddo managed by Fomento Green became operational in December 2012, it was believed that the ordeal of the residents of the vicinity,
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No NGT relief for duo who sought ban on mega shows
PANJIM: National Green Tribunal (NGT) declined to grant relief to two locals who had sought a permanent ban on hosting of mega events like Sunburn in a property at Anjuna. The Tribunal also refused to