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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Goa state pollution control board warns Corporation of the City of Panaji over 'haphazard' dumping at Patto
PANAJI: Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) directed the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) to stop dumping biomedical and non-biodegradable waste and carcasses of dead animals at the open site
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Nuvem locals demand industrial waste report
MARGAO: Locals from Nuvem have warned of carrying out an agitation and a hunger strike if the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) fails to provide them a copy of its inspection report on the use
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Tar balls in Goa could be result of oil exploration: Prakash Javadekar
The tar ball phenomenon in Goa could be due to oil exploration activities from offshore oil installations, natural phenomenon from sea bed or from sea going vessels passing through the area. In a written
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Govt to let SEZ promoters keep 30% of their “illegally allotted” land
State has enough land says CM; specifies that 70% land of SEZ promoters, another 35 lakh square meters plus one crore square meters of private land available; promoters have invested money so we should
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‘35% drinking water in Goa unaccounted’
PANJIM: Even as PWD Minister Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavalikar announced that there would be a reduction in the non-revenue water (NRW) from the present 35 to 20 per cent by December 2014 end, the Government
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Tourism department lost interest of Rs 87.88 lakh: CAG report
The Goa tourism department lost interest of 87.88 lakh by keeping 4 crore of central government funds in a current account of State Bank of India for a period of 38 months, the CAG report for the year
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Bio-diversity Board inspects Sapu lake
Locals against move to build concrete wall around lake; say drinking water could be supplied from the lake MARGAO: The Goa State Bio-diversity Board on Wednesday inspected the Sapu Lake at Ambelim,
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Not a single case of polio reported in last 17 years
In a major achievement for Goa’s health sector, not a single polio case has been reported in the last 17 years with Health Department dishing out regular oral polio vaccine doses as part of the nationwide
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GSPCB orders inspection of sewage discharge into Sal
MARGAO: In a bid to check sewage and waste discharge into River Sal which had led to large scale death of shell fish, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued directions to the Chinchinim
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Plastic menace hits Benaulim beach
MARGAO: Thanks to indifference of the Tourism Department, Salcete’s coastal belt plays host to tons of waste washed ashore on the beach belt since the last few days. The worst affected is the Benaulim