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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National Mineral Policy may consider unified tax regime
Idea thrown open by NITI Aayog, who proposed a unified tax regime for the industry, where all royalties, levies, duties and taxes will be subsumed into GST PANJIM: In a bid to give relief to the iron
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7 villages to get funds to tackle garbage
VASCO: The seven panchayats around Dabolim International Airport will get Rs 7 lakh every year for cleanliness around the airport, as a step towards controlling the garbage menace in the area, panchayat
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Goa mining: Supreme Court issues notices to Centre, state government
The notices were issued by a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta on an interlocutory application filed by an NGO, Goa Foundation. The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre,
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Parrikar moots SHGs for waste collection
Panaji: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday asked women self-help groups to explore the possibility of taking up door to door garbage collection and segregation in villages. Parrikar said the government
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Locals discuss environmental issues with Greenpeace ship crew
PANAJI: With women at the helm (captain, first officer and second officer), Greenpeace International's campaign sail vessel Rainbow Warrior III made its maiden voyage to India, anchoring off the Aguada
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Mandovi bridge will destroy mangroves, to ‘a certain extent’: EIA report
The GSIDC’s Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) has finally admitted that the construction of third Mandovi bridge will destroy mangroves “to certain extent” and also impact the marine ecology. Following
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24 officers to monitor noise pollution
Panaji: The government has announced the names of 24 officers designed as 'authority' for maintenance of the ambient air quality standards in respect of noise under the Noise Pollution (regulation and
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Tenants slam Tiracol project’s green nod
Panaji: The St Anthony Tenants and Mundkar Association (SATMA) of Tiracol has come out strongly against the environmental clearance granted to the 18-hole golf course and ecotourism resort project by the
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MoEF grants EC clearance to Tiracol project
EC earlier granted kept in abeyance by NGT; CRZ clearance obtained from GCZMA PANJIM: The environment clearance for one of the most controversial projects ever in Goa, the Tiracol golf course and villa
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Experts urge govt to declare sanctuaries as tiger reserve
Panaji: Seeking greater protection for Goa's big cats, two wildlife conservationists recently recommended that the state's sanctuaries be declared a tiger reserve, with a primary core of 150-200sq km in