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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Tar balls still found on Colva shoreline
Contrary to reports that the authorities have lifted away the tar balls from the affected beach belt, large traces of the oily substance was still found along the Gandaulim-Colva shoreline till date. Local activists cried foul over the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities to lift away the collected tar balls from the Gandaulim stretch of the Colva beach.
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Now, tar balls on Alibag beaches
Tar balls have appeared on the beaches of Kihim, Murud-Janjira, Rewas-Mandwa and Kashid, near Alibag in Konkan. This follows the appearance of tar balls on Mumbai
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Rare amphibians found at Keri
As many as 42 young Caecilians were recently found at Talacho Kungo in Keri-Sattari. The presence of the rare amphibians in the area in recent times has evoked great interest among wildlife lovers from other parts of India and the world. Caecilians are legless, burrowing amphibians which mostly live in leaf litter, loose soil, under rocks and decaying logs. The smaller caecilians superficially
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Seminar on RP-21 to be held in Delhi
Goenkarancho Ekvot1- New Delhi will organise a day-long seminar on the Regional Plan 2021,
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Anti-plastic drive held in Colva
Non-governmental Organisations, students, church organizations and Panchayat Raj institutions joined hands in Colva on Sunday to tackle the plastic menace in the tourist village. The anti-plastic drive on the theme
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Selfish eyes on a sacred hill
Can a mining company dig up a hill that tribals worship as sacred? ERVELL E MENEZES outlines the issues When the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) last week rejected the Vedanta bauxite mining proposal in the Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa, it most certainly struck a blow for ecological consciousness.
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Software to measure mobile phone radiation
Israeli start-up firm Tawkon (pronounced talk-on) has developed a software to measure mobile phone handset radiation, to help users reduce exposure to emissions without giving up their phones. Tawkon
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Start process of removing Princess, HC tells govt
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday directed the State government to start process of removing River Princess vessel from Candolim shore within two months. The Division Bench comprising of Justice D G Karnik and F M Reis also asked the government to make sure that the vessel is removed before onset of next monsoon. Pointing out to the report submitted by the Ministry of Earth Science, the
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Govt firm on acquiring Davorlim land
The Digambar Kamat-led government appears determined to acquire land admeasuring 1.20 lakh square meters for the proposed multi-utility project despite stiff opposition from the villagers. This became evident on Wednesday when the government ordered the South Goa district Collector to acquire the land in question.
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Permitting N-plants along coastline will disturb environment: Matanhy
Expressing strong resentment over the draft Coastal Regulation Zone notification 2010, National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) have alleged that granting of permission for setting up nuclear plants along the coastline would have adverse effect on the environment. Speaking at a one-day seminar on