Govt assures a new CZMP with people’s views
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
Herald (Panjim)
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Sand mining gets breathing space pending committee reports
PANJIM: In a partial relief to the sand extraction activity, Union government has asked Goa to form a special committee to study the specific sites where sand extraction can be done without harming the ecology.
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D-Day approaching for some as Shah Commission prepares to submit first report
PANJIM: The Justice M B Shah Commission will submit its first report into the Illegal Iron Ore trade in Goa to the Union Mines Ministry on December 1. A senior member of the commission said that two reports would be submitted to the union government and the first one would be given on December 1.
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Mine owners lament MMRD Bill 2011, will fight for amendment
PANJIM: Claiming that the upcoming Mines and Minerals Regulation and Development (MMRD) Bill 2011 will be deterrent to the mining industry in Goa, industry players will be placing their views before Central
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Adamant CM refuses to reverse decision on Dabolim land de-notification
PANJIM: The Chief Minister has thrown his entire might behind the man the government bent over to please by denotifing his land marked for airport parking. In a blatant defiance, in the face of serious
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SC issues notice to State Govt. in Deshprabhu illegal mining case
PANAJI: Supreme Court has issued notices to State Government over illegal mining case related to Jitendra Deshprabhu and others in a petition filed by social activists Kashinath Shetye and others. Shetye,
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No project halt for minor lapses
NEW DELHI: The Environment and Forests Ministry may stop halting industrial and government projects for minor lapses of conditions stipulated under the Environment (Protection) Act to escape the blame
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Buck passing starts, govt on back-foot as land de-notification controversy hits it hard
PANJIM: After doing its job and thinking they had gotten away, the government is on the back foot as Herald is asking serious questions to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on the role he, the revenue minister
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High Level Monitoring Committee takes back seat as Shah Commission investigates.
P ANJIM: Scores of enquiries into illegal mining activities have put a temporary halt to the high level monitoring committee to oversee the safety at the extraction sites. The state government
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CM to decide on order to shut down 19 mines located in buffer zone on Monday
The fate of 19 mines, located near wildlife sanctuaries, would be decided on Monday, when the state government will make its stand clear on the issue of the buffer zone. State Forest Minister
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Shah Commission asks Department of Mines and Geology to get cracking against 101 mining traders
PANJIM: Shah Commission has asked Director of Mines and Geology to identify and take action against 101 mines traders, who are non-traceable even after police launched a massive operation to search their addresses.