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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Greens conduct tree census in Panaji
PANAJI: You might have recently noticed a group of scribes scribbling down notes and clicking pictures of trees as they strolled along the busy roads, bylanes, back alleys and suburban areas in and around
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding location of Municipal Solid Waste Disposal site of Mormugao Municipal Council, 29/05/2014
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of S.K. Shetye & Others Vs GCZMA of Goa & Others dated 29/05/2014 regarding location of Municipal Solid Waste Disposal
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GSPCB shut down 101 units in 2013-14
PANJIM: In last one year, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has shut down 101 industrial units and hotels for flouting environmental rules and granted consent to establish to nearly 230 new units.
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Goa State Pollution Control Board issues closure notice to 52 massage parlours and spas
After Goa police cracked down on several massage parlours and spas for allegedly running prostitution business in their premises, Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has issued a closure notice to
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New mining policy to be in place by next month: Goa CM
The apex court, in its order last month, cancelled all the mining leases in Goa which were not renewed after 2007 and at the same lifted an 18-month-old ban on iron ore extraction in the coastal State
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Cortalim discusses ways to solve garbage menace
CORTALIM: Seeking a holistic approach to the garbage menace plaguing their villages, the Cortalim-Quelossim Panchayat organised a special gram sabha to discuss ways and means to rid the villages of garbage.
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Bhoma-Adcolna gram sabha resolves to move court over dumping of iron slag
PONDA: Bhoma-Adcolna gram sabha on Sunday resolved to move the court over failure of authorities to stop dumping of iron slag by a steel plant in the Kundaim industrial estate. Villagers alleged that
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Saligao gram sabha expresses worry over garbage plant proposal
Members of the Saligao gram sabha on Sunday expressed apprehensions over the proposed garbage treatment plant on the hill, the widening of the road and the proposed roundabout at Aula and the proliferation
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Notice to MMC over pollution
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued a notice to the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) for failing to tackle and maintain the garbage dumping site at Assagao plateau, leading to environmental
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GCZMA report on Navelim bridge irks NGT
Not satisfied with the report about the cutting of mangroves, reclamation of marshes and existing conditions near the Benaulim-Sinquetim bridge across River Sal, national green tribunal (NGT) has asked