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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Draft GLDBCR 2008 finalised, govt tells court
The State government on Monday told High Court that the draft Goa Land Development and Building Constructions Regulations (GLDBCR), 2008, has been finalised. The State government in its affidavit stated that GLDBCR, 2008 has been finalised and notified in the Official Gazette on September 9, 2010. It also stated that the suggestions made by amicus curiae Norma Alvares would be also taken into co
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Goa second in fighting air pollution
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has adjudged Goa as the State which was second in the country in taking steps to curb air pollution under the National Ambient Air Monitoring Programme (NAAMP). Mizoram was named the best State in fighting air pollution, while Kerala and Pondicherry followed Goa. These grades were given after examining and investigating the tasks carried out by the Stat
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Alls not well in CCP over move to build waste plant at Taleigao!
Though the Government during Monsoon Session of the Assembly had told the House that the Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) is in the process of setting up an integrated municipal solid waste management facility at the acquired site in Bainguinim, reality is something odd. No progress has been made to build the facility at Bainguinim but steps have been taken to build the facility at a site
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Eco-tourism project on anvil in Canacona
With State
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80 p.c. Goan kids totally immunised
The more educated the mother, the more likely a child is to get proper immunisation.
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Beware! dry fish may be harmful
Dry fish is a popular delicacy lapped up across the country, but consumption of it is also hazardous for human health as the preservative used in keeping them dry is highly toxic. Dry fish traders at Kharinasi, Ramnagar and Paradip on the Bay of Bengal widely use the preservative to keep the fish dry for longer for export to states like West Bengal, Assam and Chattishgarh. Test of samples of a p
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Land compensation at future value?
The National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi may force the Government
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Nuke, thermal power plants under study
A Western Ghats ecology expert panel headed by Madhav Gadgil will be scrutinising proposed nuclear power park at Jaitapur and four thermal power plants in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra from the angle of protection of environment during their 9-day visit from October 4. There will be field visits to the proposed thermal power plants at Bhopam and Dhopave on October 5 and 6 resp
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Mining company denies blocking Adwalpal nullah
Even as irate Adwalpal villagers claimed that the mining firm had blocked the nullah, the lawyer representing mine owner in the High Court refused the same. An hour-long discussion today centered on as to whether the