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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Stop polluting or quit business: Arlekar to coal handlers
VASCO: Environment and Forest Minister Rajendra Arlekar has warned the coal handling units at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) as well as bauxite exporters and wood-chip importers to either adopt stringent measures
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GSPCB issues notices to two companies over waste disposal
MARGAO: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Taj Exotica, Culwada-Benaulim, and Tata Motors, Arlem-Fatorda, for disposing waste through unauthorised persons.
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Coconut farmers hail declassification of coconut tree
PANJIM: Goa Coconut Farmers Association welcomed the notification through which the coconut tree has been excluded from the list of forest trees as it will facilitate farmers to cut diseased and unproductive
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Mining industry welcomes reduction in export duty for iron ore below 58 grade
PANAJI: Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) on Monday welcomed the withdrawal of export duty of iron ores of below 58 grade by finance minister Arun Jaitley in its budget. The GMOEA appreciated
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Pernem pupils battle loud music
MAPUSA: Opposition to loud music played along the coastal belt at Morjim is growing with locals and the high court appointed a noise pollution monitoring committee taking up the case of the students community
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Scientists raise concern over marine pollution by plastics
The problem of marine pollution by plastics can be resolved through a combination of actions like enforcement of rules, stressing on recycling and finding an alternative to plastics, say experts. "Resolving
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dredging of Baina Bay, Vasco da Gama, Goa, 22/02/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Old Cross Fishing Canoe Owners Co-op Society Ltd & Others Vs. Mormugao Port Trust through its Chairman & Others
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SEAC keeps EC granted to Fomento in abeyance
Environment clearance was for construction of rail freight terminal at Xic-Xelvona; Assolda panchayat and locals opposed the grant of EC PANJIM: The State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) of the Environment
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Health alarm: Goa's oysters have high cadmium traces
Traces of cadmium, a chemical found in car batteries and used in the nuclear fission processes, are showing up in edible salt-water oysters in Goa, a tourism-oriented coastal state known for its beaches
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Govt orders scrapping of buses over 15 years old
Buses to be replaced by March 2021; buses with seating capacity of 37 and above to be eligible for replacement scheme subsidy PANJIM: The State government on Thursday ordered the scrapping of all private