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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Environmentalist flays Forest dept for not adhering to CZA guidelines
Noted environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar has lashed out at the Forest Department for not wishing to adhere to the guidelines of Central Zoo Authority over the two elephants in the Bondla zoo.
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Case booked against DLF for excess felling of trees
Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) and Save Our Slopes (SOS) on Wednesday stated that a case has been booked against DLF by the Forest Department for excess cutting of trees at their Dabolim site.
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SC lawyer consulted on CRZ issue, says Aleixo
Reiterating that State government
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Access GSPCB facilities, forms at click of a button
Industries can now access all the facilities and forms of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) at the click of a button. GSPCB launched a new software -
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Officials gear up as CRZ axe looms in Salcete
Starred hotels, restaurants, structures owned by the Railways and the Goa Tourism Development Corporation et al. They figure in the list of structures that may face the axe from the authorities as per the High Court orders.
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Villagers to oppose any grant of mining lease in Balli
Villagers of Balli on Sunday unanimously resolved to oppose any grant of mining lease in the village. Villagers turned up in large numbers for the Sunday gram sabha which was convened specifically to discuss the permission sought by a mining company for a lease to carry out mining activities in the area.
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Contaminated Saipem Lake dominates Navelim sabha
The contaminated Saipem Lake dominated the gram sabha meeting of Navelim Village Panchayat on Sunday with villagers demanding that the Margao Municipal Council stop issuing occupancy certificate to housing projects not connected to the sewerage project.
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Centre decries illegal mining
For over nearly two years now, Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar has been demanding that the Goa government should take action against illegal mining of iron ore. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has pointed out that close to one-third of the ore exported from Goa is from illegal mines.
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Climate Change: Threats and Opportunities
India is ideally positioned to grasp the opportunities offered by the Copenhagen Conference next month, says FREDDY DIAS E nvironmentalists and nature lovers worldwide have been warning that time is ticking away
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Spring, well water at Padeli polluted: PWD
Confirming that the spring water and well water at Padeli-Sattari had been polluted, authorities on Thursday reiterated that tap water supplied from the Dabose water plant was safe for consumption. When contacted, Valpoi PWD Assistant Engineer (water supply) Vijay Kumar Joshi confirmed that the report by laboratory at Assonora declared that the tap water is safe for consumption.