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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NGO to move NGT on rejection of Gadgil report
Goa Foundation has decided to contest before the NGT a MoEF decision to reject the Madhav Gadgil report (Western ghats ecology expert panel report), on the Western ghats. Claude Alvares told TOI on Thursday
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Goa government suppressed assessment report on mining impact: Madhav Gadgil
Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil today alleged that the state's BJP government has "suppressed" his report assessing the impact of mining on environment in Goa. "State government had commissioned a committee
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NGT orders developer to pay 24L for reforestation
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a developer to pay 24lakh within four weeks towards reforestation in connection with allegations of large-scale felling of trees to develop a property at
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Goa's rivers to be declared national waterways soon, tourism to get a boost
The government wants to quickly act on declaring the 117km stretch of Mandovi and Zuari rivers and Cumbharjua canal as national waterway in Goa to promote transport and tourism. During UPA-II, a request
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All coal allocations since 1993 illegal: Supreme Court
In a move that could either derail large investments in steel and power or help clean up the process of allocation of natural resources, the Supreme Court on Monday declared as illegal all coal mines allocated
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NGT directs GCZMA to furnish inspection reports
The national green tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) to file an affidavit in reply and furnish the inspection report related to the construction of steps and some
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GSPCB nod for Panaji's Rs 1.20 crore air pollution monitoring station
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has approved a decision to set up a continuous ambient air quality monitoring station in Panaji to measure air pollution in the capital city at a cost of Rs
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Govt plans to make Goa garbage free by Dec 2015: Parrikar
Porvorim: The government is making efforts to make Goa totally garbage-free by December 19, 2015, chief minister Manohar Parrikar assured the Goa legislative assembly on Tuesday. Replying to the discussion
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Expert to study tigers in Mhadei: Alina
Porvorim: Environment and forests minister Alina Saldanha, while referring to the demand to declare Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as a tiger reserve, said that apprehensions have also been expressed by people
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Activists not thrilled by govt’s decision to renew 27 mining leases
Panaji: The proposed renewal of 27 mining leases has not gone down well with social activists and others, who suggest that the government auction the leases directly and challenge the order of the high