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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Public hearing on Mopa airport EIA on Feb 1
The North Goa collector Nila Mohanan in coordination with the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) will conduct a public hearing on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) study for the proposed
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Report on Western Ghats ‘suppressed’ by authorities
Talking about the status of his Western Ghats report, professor Madhav Gadgil said that the report had been suppressed by the authorities as it affected the interests of certain sectors and gave the example
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Development does not destroy environment, greed does
A balance between development and environment is possible. Germany is a highly industrialized country yet it is a clean country. The political 'Green Party' that is in favour of environment-friendly industries
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NGT declares 12.61 ha of land as pvt forest in Mapusa
Castigating the Forest Department for delay in identifying and demarcating private forests, the National Green Tribunal, Pune, has declared 12.61 ha of land at Xelpem, Mapusa, as private forest. The
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Goa: Environmental clearances awaited to resume mining
Mining firms from Goa are awaiting reinstatement of environment clearances to resume work at their closed mines in the state, company officials said. “Goa government has revoked its order banning mining.
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Cong demands scrapping of Tiracol golf course project
Congress party has urged the State Environment and Forest Minister Alina Saldanha to revoke all green clearances granted to the Rs 5 billion golf course and eco-tourism resort of Leading Hotels Ltd at
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Going green: KR to install solar plant at Ratnagiri
The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has decided to install a solar plant at Ratnagiri as part of its recently-formulated 'energy policy'. The policy resolved to employ solar and wind aero-generators
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Goa municipalities to implement waste management rules
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has directed municipalities to implement the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, as they have failed to treat and dispose of waste.
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Govt notifies Mining Leases Policy
After renewing nearly 43 iron ore mining leases by signing lease deeds in the last one month, the State government on Wednesday notified ‘The Goa Grant of Mining Leases Policy, 2014’. The policy, notified
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Greens’ to make fresh demand for declaring Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as tiger reserve
Call grows louder after Census reports presence of five big cats in Goa region PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests’ survey, which reported the presence of five tigers in Goa’s eastern