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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Centre asks States to notify buffer zones around landfill sites
PANJIM: To protect people living in areas around landfill sites from health hazards, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed the State Urban Development Department to notify buffer zones
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All OK: Projects started without EC can get them later
PANJIM: In what will shock green activists in Goa, the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the watchdog of India’s environment, will allow 411 projects without Environment Clearance (EC) to seek “fresh
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MPT must come ‘clean’ on PCB report: MMC
'Silence shows their connivance with coal operators'; MMC also blasts GSPCB for failing to take action VASCO: The annual report (2016-17) released by the Goa Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) which certifies
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Citizens slam GSPCB as ‘paper tiger’ for inaction against MPT despite naming it most polluted zone in Goa
VASCO: Hours after Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) certified the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) as the most polluted zone in Goa, the citizens of Vasco while demanding action against the MPT also
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Iron ore transportation led to pollution: GSPCB
PANJIM: Close on the heels of the battle of the Sonshi villagers against dust pollution, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has admitted that iron ore transportation led to pollution in mining
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Raj Bhavan gets Goa’s first grid-connected rooftop solar power plant
PANAJI: The state's first grid-connected 30kW rooftop solar power plant was inaugurated at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday by Goa governor Mridula Sinha. Grid connectivity ensures that surplus solar power generated
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Goa government urges industries to adopt solar energy
PANAJI: In a bit to promote solar power generation in Goa, the state government urged industrial estates to adopt solar power technology, which would help bring down costs for industrialists. Speaking
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61-day fishing ban comes into effect from today
PANJIM: Over 1500 trawlers in the State will drop anchor from Thursday as the annual 61-day-long fishing ban along the western coast comes into force. The uniform fishing ban will be implemented in Goa,
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Pollution board seeks time to review hike in mining cap
Panaji: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB), which is monitoring the ambient air quality in the mining belt, has sought time from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC)
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NGT sends Centre notice on CRZ rule
Panaji: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) on the issue of an amendment to Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2011 to