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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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise pollution by resorts on the Morjim beach, Goa, 16/04/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jeff Clarks Vs State of Goa dated 16/04/2019 regarding noise pollution by resorts on the Morjim beach (Rockwater Station, Somalife, Refresh, Marbella,
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State gears up to junk single-use plastic
PANJIM: Plastic bags, straws, cutlery and other disposable plastic items will soon disappear from Goa, as the State government is mulling a complete ban on single-use plastics from September 2019. The
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GFP demands relaxation of noise rules for religious festivals
The Goa Forward Party has written a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking relaxation of the Noise Pollution Rules during traditional religious activities. Goa Deputy Chief Minister
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Goa Mining People's Front starts 3-day protest in Delhi
Members of the Goa Mining People's Front, a collective of workers, truck and barge operators dependent on the now-banned iron ore mining industry, started their three-day protest in the national capital
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Form STF on minor minerals, NGT suggests to govt
PANJIM: The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa Government to consider constituting a Special Task Force (STF) to deal with the illegal mining of minor minerals in the
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding status of compliance of orders of the Tribunal on the subject of solid waste management and allied issues, Goa, 10/04/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (State of Goa) dated 10/04/2019 regarding status of compliance of orders of the Tribunal
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NIMBY puts the brakes on waste management
PANJIM: With over 50 per cent of the village panchayats (VPs) in Goa failing to identify land for storage, segregation and waste treatment facility, the State government is working on a plan to set up
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Activists protest felling of coconut trees along highway at Guirim
Say with destruction of the trees, the identity of Goa is at stake; Slam Rohan and Vijai for their silence GUIRIM: Activists, youth and concerned citizens were up in arms against the rampant felling
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining and failure to close mines after the operation, Goa, 03/04/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs The Deputy Collector/SDM, Pernem & Others dated 03/04/2019 regarding illegal mining and failure
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Pollution in Vasco ‘many times better’ than other towns: IIT-B
PANJIM: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, which is undertaking the Source Apportionment Study of Vasco, with regard to the pollution caused due to handling of coal at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT),