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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Suspension of mining ECs to be revoked: CM
PANJIM: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday said that the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has assured the State that it would revoke the suspension of environment clearances
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Centre has assured to revoke EC suspension
Union minister for environment, forest and climate change (MoEF) Prakash Javadekar has assured chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar that the Centre will revoke environment clearances (EC) which has been kept
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Govt keeps Gadgil’s report on flawed Environment Assessment reports for mining leases under wraps
Goa govt blatantly asks MoEF to remove suspension of ECs, even though Gadgil report indicts the manner in which the EIAs were done; Gadgil recommended that ECs should be reviewed every five years, Govt
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NGT Delhi takes over waste facility case
Panaji: The principal bench of National green tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, on Thursday has taken over the NGO's case challenging the setting up of a solid waste management facility (SWMF) on Saligao plateau
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CM extends Delhi stay after MoEF refusal to revoke suspension of mining ECs
Under pressure from owners, Parsekar will ‘beg’ for renewal of 10 ‘big daddy’ leases on a case-by-case basis PANJIM :Following an uproar by the iron ore mining industry players after the Union Ministry
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River Sal to get new lease of life
The central government has come to the aid of River Sal—once the lifeline of Salcete—which now suffers from high levels of contamination. Union minister for surface transport and river navigation Nitin
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding collection and disposal of MSW on all India basis, 05/02/2015
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saligao Civic and Consumer Cell (SCCC) & Anr. Vs. Goa State Infrastructure Dev.Corp. Ltd. & Ors. dated 05/02/2015
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Environment Ministry refuses to revoke suspension of ECs for mining leases
MoEF tells Goa government that fresh ECs have to be got for all renewed leases; fresh EIAs after public hearing required; body blow to mining resumption as new EC process may take close to a year, EC renewal
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Houses, commercial units polluting St Inez creek
A report by Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on pollution in St Inez creek has indicated that a section of residential and commercial complexes have been polluting the water body. This is contributing
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Unruly scenes at Mopa airport’s EIA hearing
A public hearing on environment impact assessment (EIA) study on the Mopa airport was held at Simeche Adven here, amidst noisy scenes with opponents and supporters deposing on a host of environmental and