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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AITUC wants immediate resumption of mining
PANAJI: All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre to take proactive steps to ensure immediate resumption of mining operations in the state in a sustainable
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Review one km mining ban: Govt to MoEF
Seeks 10-year phase-out of mining within wildlife sanctuaries. Govt rejects ESA specified for Cotigao, Salim Ali bird sanctuary. One km buffer zone for all wildlife sanctuaries. Proposes National Green
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Water pollution killing Goa's marine population
The next time you want to dig into a spiced, crunchy fried mussel or fancy some coconut-laced clam gravy while lounging in a Goa beach shack, you might have to look harder for it. An alarmed Goa forest
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Policy needed to resume mining, say stakeholders
The mining stakeholders have demanded that the state government should immediately frame a mining policy aimed at early resumption of mining activities in the state. Perhaps, for the first time in recent
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Dumping industrial waste along Nuvem bypass road irks locals
Given that the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) recently pulled up industrial units for dumping their waste outside the Cuncolim industrial estate, Nuvem villagers have questioned how the same
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MoEF assures revisit of Dr Kasturirangan report
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that Union Minister for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar has assured that he would revisit Dr Kasturirangan committee report on Western Ghats.
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Goa launches measles programme for total elimination
PANAJI: Goa is set to launch a 'measles surveillance' programme as part of a nation-wide drive to eliminate measles and Rubella by 2020. The programme was launched on Tuesday by health minister Laxmikant
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Government to review ban on mining in buffer zone in Goa
In what may be a big relief for miners in Goa, the Centre will review its earlier notification banning mining activity within one kilometer of wildlife sanctuaries in the state. The indication came
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River Sal reports stuck in the muck
How many inspections would it take for the government to implement Mission Cleanup River Sal and restore the pristine glory of Salcete’s life line? This question has come to the fore as Monday’s inspection
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Parrikar directs GSPCB to study tar ball menace
PANAJI: Taking note of the TOI campaign on tar balls washing up on the beaches of Goa, chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday directed Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to conduct a study on