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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Six North Goa villages resolve to implement ban on plastic bags
SALIGAO/CALANGUTE: Reeling under the growing menace of plastic waste, Aldona, Nachinola, Moira, Colvale, Camurlim and Calangute on Sunday resolved to ban the use of plastics, especially plastic bags, at
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Garbage-free Goa: Parrikar’s 2020 target in the bin as Sawant says ’24
Panaji: Two years after former CM Manohar Parrikar laid out a roadmap to make Goa garbage-free by 2020, his successor Pramod Sawant pushed that target back by at least four years. “It is not possible to
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Land rights issue: Sattari villagers set Mhadei forest checkpost on fire
Valpoi: An eight-hour-long protest staged by over 200 villagers of Sattari taluka on Tuesday to legitimise their encroachment in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary took an ugly turn by evening after they set
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IMA holds meet with GSPCB over bio-medical waste
SALIGAO: The biomedical waste management cell of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Goa had a detailed meeting on the issue of biomedical waste and authorisation/consent to operate under the ‘Biomedical
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175 notices issued to people for polluting Bicholim River
BICHOLIM: The Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) and the Health Department have issued around 175 notices to the people for polluting the Bicholim River and have stated that if precautionary measures are
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NGT appointed panel proposes Talpona River rejuvenation
CANACONA: River Rejuvenation Committee constituted by the order of the National Green Tribunal has proposed the implementation and execution of the action plan to rejuvenate the polluted stretches of Talpona
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Greens upset over PVC pipes being marketed sans warning, despite NGT’s directives
CANACONA: Even a year after National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed PVC pipe manufacturers to print a warning about the presence of harmful chemicals, including lead, in the pipes, evniornmentalists allege
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Positive signs for Goa mining to be visible in six months: CM Pramod Sawant
The five-decade-old mining industry in the coastal state came to a standstill in March last year, after the Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases. Goa Chief Minister
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Polluting industries to be fined up to Rs 10 lakh
PANJIM: In a move towards implementation of Polluter Pays Principle as directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the industries causing “substantial damage” to environment would be fined between Rs
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NGT suspends directive to deposit Rs 1cr
Panaji: Following an appeal by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended its May 1 order directing the coastal regulator to deposit Rs 1 crore for