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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GBOA, GMOEA hope to export 50 million tonnes of iron ore
Goa Barge Owners Association (GBOA) and Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) hope to export 50 million tonnes of iron ore during 2009-10, as the mining season kicked-off on Wednesday.
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51 serum samples test positive for chikungunya
Health officials are hoping continuation of the dry spell that would help them in bringing down cases of chikungunya caused by the aedes mosquitoes breeding of which have been facilitated by intermittent rains.
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Mining lobby blows hot as season begins
The mining lobby in Goa appears to be headed for a collision course with the Government over moves to levy surcharge on mining rejects, even as the season kicked off today on an optimistic outlook. The State Government had proposed to levy a green cess of Rs 30 per tonne on mining rejects as a major step towards moping up State
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Traditional Knowledge and Patents
Securing people
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Locals challenge Mopa land acquisition in HC
The task of acquiring land for the proposed Mopa international airport has hardened - some more villagers of Mopa joined the bandwagon in the legal fight against the acquisition of land. A villager Ankush Kambli and 28 others have filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the acquisition of land in Pernem taluka for the international airport at Mopa.
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Board to decide on future course of action in tiger killing case
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat-headed State Wildlife Board will now take a decision on what action to be taken by the state government in the Royal Bengal tiger killing case reported in the Keri village. State Forest Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues said today that he has decided to place the issue before the board as the samples sent to Dehradun-based laboratory tested negative.
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Sewage sullies South Goas coast
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Pyat responsible for village development: GOACAN
GOACAN convenor Roland Martins has stated that the panchayat is a local self-governing authority and the development of the village is required to be planned by the panchayat as per the wishes of the villagers. He was speaking at the citizens awareness drive
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Navelim villagers want govt to save polluted Xelpem lake
Navelim villagers on Sunday demanded the intervention of the government to save the once picturesque Xelpem lake polluted by the discharge of sewage waters from neighbouring Margao city. Agitated villagers sought to know why the government has been going slow in working out a solution to the problem despite the fact that sewage waters flow continuously flow into the lake every day.
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Rampant discharge of untreated sewage continues to haunt MMC
Well at Pajifond contaminated Rampant discharge of untreated sewage in the open has come back to haunt the Margao Municipal Council.