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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Rise up Against Pollution!
PETER FERNANDES calls upon the people of Goa to raise their voices to ensure that industrial pollution is curbed
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Thermocol waste washed away into paddy fields
Thermocol waste lay scattered all over the paddy fields behind Margao
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Goa continues to mine illegally
A government inspection of 48 mines in Goa found 35 of them operating without a lease. Some of them did not have mandatory clearances. A committee chaired by the state
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Court restrains Sesa Goa from mining at Advalpal
While Government turned a blind eye towards mining excesses in Advalpal, villagers today obtained relief from the High Court by virtue of a petition filed by a nine-year old boy who raised the question of sustainability.
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Goa continues to mine illegally
State government report stops short of taking action a government inspection of 48 mines in Goa found 35 of them operating without a lease. Some of them did not have mandatory clearances. A committee chaired by the state
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Irked Ladfe-Bicholim locals block mining trucks
Irked with pollution caused in the village due to mining transportation, residents of Ladfe-Bicholim on Tuesday blocked mining trucks from Kalne-Dodamarg, Maharashtra. It may be recalled that the residents had last week submitted a memorandum to Bicholim Deputy Collector D H Kenaudekar demanding a halt on mining transportation through their village.
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Quepem, Curchorem locals assured on halt in mining traffic till April 10
Curchorem MLA Shyam Satardekar and Quepem MLA Babu Kavlekar have assured residents of Quepem and Curchorem that mining traffic plying via Quepem and Curchorem will remain off the road till April 10. They were addressing the people gathered during the rasta roko agitation at Tilamoll-Quepem on Monday.
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Iron, manganese contents have increased due to mining: Parrikar
Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday stated that iron and manganese contents have increased drastically in the atmosphere due to the mining activity around the Salaulim project. He was addressing the gathering at a meeting organized at Curchorem to find a solution over ongoing mining traffic issue.
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Legal loopholes barrier to curbing maritime pollution
Under Environment Protection Act, Penalty Can Only Go Up To 1 Lakh New Delhi: The tar balls floating up to Goa beaches and blighting the picture-perfect tourism hotspot have again brought to the fore how weak the environment and liability laws are in India when it comes to checking maritime pollution. The recent collision of two cargo ships off the Mumbai coast, and the consequent oil sp
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Goa grapples with coastal pollution
While the Goa Government repeatedly assures that environmental concerns from the large quantities of tar balls washed ashore on several beaches in the State will be dealt with quickly, it remains clueless on combating another crisis: the ongoing disintegration of a cargo vessel that has remained grounded off the shore for a decade now. Caught in a maze of red tape, the vessel River Princess con