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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GSPCB issues show cause notice to 6 polluting units in Cuncolim
MARGAO: In a strong message to polluting industries, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) served show cause notices and issued directions to six companies in Cuncolim on Wednesday. While the
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Sand mining likely to start next month
Panaji: Sand mining which has been banned for the last two years in the state is likely to start next month. Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar said that the order renewing licences for sand mining will
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11L sq m of Shiroda forest under threat’
PONDA: A huge patch of thick forest land, admeasuring about 11 lakh sq m, at Ambegal, Panchwadi, is being illegally developed by destroying natural forest cover, Generation Next Goa president Durgadas
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Green toilets at beaches hits tech bumper
PANAJI: It is unlikely that even this tourist season beach shacks will have green or eco-friendly toilets. The tourism department is still in the process of finalizing the technology to set up green toilets.
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Keri’s eco warriors stage play on environment crisis
Keri: As a part of the wildlife week celebration organized by the Goa forest department, volunteers of the Vivekanad environment awareness brigade, Keri presented a street play on Saturday evening at Sanskruti
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Building green is now a compulsion
Panaji: Sending a strong message about the importance of protecting the environment, the Goa chapter of the Indian green building council said that the state government should introduce green practices
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14 held for illegal sand mining in River Chapora
PANJIM: In a joint operation on Tuesday night and Wednesday two boats involved in illegal sand extraction in River Chapora were seized and 14 labourers arrested by police. The joint operation was conducted
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction within CRZ area, Goa, 01/10/2015
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Anamika Amerkar & Others Vs. Goa Coastal Zone Management Aunthority dated 01/10/2015 regarding construction within
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Expert panel had recommended revocation of 43 mining lease ECs
PANJIM: The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) constituted expert appraisal committee on Environment Clearances (EC) had recommended revocation of EC of 43 iron ore mining leases, of the
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Goa NGO to challenge renewal of 88 illegal mining leases
The renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases by the Goa government in 2015 is illegal and a violation of a Supreme Court order which cancelled all leases in 2014, a green NGO has said. In a Public Interest