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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Booming tech used to contain oil spill from Qing
VASCO: In order to reduce the gravity of the sludge oil spill that has started seeping out from the cruise liner M V Qing grounded at Western India Shipyard Limited (WISL) premises, the Mormugao Port Trust
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Citizens’ group irked by attempt to reduce NDZ
Colva: United Goans Foundation (UGF), on Thursday, condemned the attempt of the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF) to decrease the ambit of the no-development zone (NDZ) from
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Chapora is the govt’s next target for environmental destruction
Is the Water Resources Department, obviously blessed by the government, actually committing a major fraud on the people of Goa by actually constructing a massive jetty on the Chapora river, possibly for
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Panjim pollution 3 times natl average
PANJIM: Transport, domestic and commercial sectors were found to be the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the capital Panjim – whose gas emission is three times the national average, claims
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Goans have to defeat politician-industry forces that threaten environment
The Pune Bench of the National Green Tribunal has its jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Daman and Diu. Despite Goa being the smallest among the three States in this jurisdiction – smaller
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Lack of political will harming environment, alleges NGT bar association
Association also hits out at MoEF for working against the environment; suggests a branch of tribunal in Goa as 45% of cases in Pune branch are from the State PANJIM: Alleging that a lack of political
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Curtorim PHC conducts major anti-malaria drive
MARGAO: A survey was recently conducted by the Curtorim primary health centre (PHC) under the supervision and guidance of the directorate of health services (DHS), national vector borne disease control
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Water hyacinth in River Sal worries Navelim, Benaulim villagers
Colva: While the dredging of River Sal is on, the people of Navelim and Benaulim constituencies are concerned about the spreading of water hyacinth in the water body. A thick layer of water hyacinth
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Activists fume at culling of Nilgai
Pune: NGOs and activists in the city protested against the environment ministry's decision to allow mass killing of Nilgai in Bihar. A few days back, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi
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New private forest policy on the anvil
PANAJI: The state government is likely to roll out a new private forest policy by next month, which seeks to relax the criteria for identifying private forests. As per the existing criteria, if the