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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GSPCB initiates prosecution process against MPT, Adani, South West: CM
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has initiated a prosecution process against Mormugao Port Trust (MPT),
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Vasco welcomes but cautious on CM’s remark on eradicating coal pollution
VASCO: If what the Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said regarding coal handling turns out to a reality, Vasoites can heave a sigh of relief! The CM's statement that his government will ask the Union
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Govt is serious about removing casinos from River Mandovi: Parrikar
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that his government was serious about removing casinos from the Mandovi. “I had opposed casinos, we are serious about
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Minor scare at GMC as 1 tests positive for swine flu
PANJIM: The staff at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) got into a state of panic, as two patients were admitted in the hospital with swine flu symptoms. The panic worsened when one of the patients
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Suggestions invited on draft solar energy policy
PANJIM: The Government of Goa has invited suggestions, views and comments from the general public on the draft prepared by the Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) for its solar energy policy which aims
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Rs 5 cr for creating awareness on waste management
PANJIM: The State government has sanctioned Rs 5 crore to the newly formed Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) towards creating awareness programmes on segregation and treatment of waste at various
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Coconut cannot be State tree: Rajendra Kerkar
Environmentalist and member of the National Wildlife Board (NWB), Rajendra Kerkar, has strongly objected to BJP-led coalition government’s decision to declare Coconut as State Tree, stating that ‘Matti
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Coconut palm to conferred state tree status soon: Manohar Parrikar
PANAJI: The coconut palm, which was controversially shorn off its tree status in Goa last year, may well become a tree, in fact a state tree, a few months from now, said Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar
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Five mining clusters found polluting
PANJIM: It was not just Sonshi, but five other clusters with 20 operational iron ore mines, have been found to be causing dust pollution in their areas due to mining activities including transportation
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MoEF green signals hazardous waste treatment plant
PANJIM: After almost two years, the path appears to be clear for setting up the State’s first Common Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage Facility (CHWTSDF) at Pissurlem industrial estate. The Union Ministry