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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River Mandovi unsafe for bathing, fishing:Pollution Board study
Water is full of bacteriological contamination Samples collected from areas where off-shore casinos are anchored show high coliform bacteria Pollution Board gives clean chit to off-shore casinos, says
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Goa's Mandovi river water unsafe for swimming, fishing: Report
High levels of coliform bacteria in the river makes it unsafe Goa's Mandovi river is unsafe for water sports and fishing due to high level of coliform bacteria in it, according to a recent study by
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Not oil tankers, oil rigs behind tar ball menace: Coast Guard
Oil tankers follow Marpol regulations, cannot discharge large quantities of oil' Ruling out the possibility that crude oil tankers carrying South East Asian Crude Oil (Seaco) could be discharging oil-laced
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Goa will be garbage free by Dec 19, 2015: Manohar Parrikar
PANAJI: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the state government will take necessary steps to make Goa garbage free by December 19, 2015. The state government has already decided to establish
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Goa Investment Policy 2014
This Goa investment policy 2014 cleared by the state cabinet intends to attract investors to Goa resulting in facilitation of ` 25,000 crore worth new investment and creation of 50,000 jobs in the next five years. Another key objective of this policy is creating innovative and socially acceptable mechanisms to make land available for industrial development.
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Polluted Sea Water Altering DNA of Snails: Study
BANGALORE: Scientists in Goa have found that pollution of sea waters brings about changes in the DNA of snails. They have discovered that the changes in the DNA is more along the Goan coast as the level
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CRZ violations along Mandovi
OLD GOA: A resident of St Estevam has accused various officials of failing to enforce CRZ rules in connection with illegal sand mining along the banks of the Mandovi River. In a complaint to Old Goa Police,
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NIO pilot study ESI maps 7 talukas for oil spill vulnerability
PANAJI: A pilot study by the national institute of oceanography (NIO) has found that the environmental sensitivity index (ESI) can serve as a road map to combat an oil spill and the consequent formation
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State Dips in Marine Fish Landing Records, Says Study
The estimates of marine fish landings (MFL) in 2013 released by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi, recorded a fall of 4 per cent from 2012. In 2013, 3.78 million tonnes were
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Protest against garbage dumping in Davorlim
As garbage dumped along the road near Maruti Temple in Davorlim has not been cleared for the last two years, the pile of garbage has now blocked access to St Anne's kindergarten school and surrounding