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
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MoEF to State: Non-forest activity cannot be permitted in pvt forests
Conversion sanads and felling of trees not recommended in identified private forest areas, Arlekar tells House PORVORIM: The Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has informed the government
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NIO to train MPCB experts to gauge climatic change
They will be trained to handle auto analyzer, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, mercury analyzer and gas chromatography The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will be training the Maharashtra
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Mines dept cancels import permit issued to Vedanta
Says company violated monitoring process of ore transported from Karnataka; warns company of using any undue influence by resorting to shutting down operations Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG)
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DPR for Zuari, Cumbarjua rivers nationalisation completed: Union minister
The Centre has confirmed that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the nationalisation of Rivers Zuari and Cumbarjua has been completed while the tendering process for fairway development of Mandovi and
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NGT refuses govt time to make further submissions
PANJIM: Staying the controversial construction and repair of bund at Siolim, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) refused to grant State government authorities time for further submission, stating it will
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Plastic washing ashore is major challenge to coastal environment: NIO study
Institute says plastic pellets could have been dropped accidentally during transportation; rules out possibility of terrestrial discharge of plastic through rivers PANJIM: Goa’s coast is now facing
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Booming tech used to contain oil spill from Qing
VASCO: In order to reduce the gravity of the sludge oil spill that has started seeping out from the cruise liner M V Qing grounded at Western India Shipyard Limited (WISL) premises, the Mormugao Port Trust
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Chapora is the govt’s next target for environmental destruction
Is the Water Resources Department, obviously blessed by the government, actually committing a major fraud on the people of Goa by actually constructing a massive jetty on the Chapora river, possibly for
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Panjim pollution 3 times natl average
PANJIM: Transport, domestic and commercial sectors were found to be the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the capital Panjim – whose gas emission is three times the national average, claims
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Goans have to defeat politician-industry forces that threaten environment
The Pune Bench of the National Green Tribunal has its jurisdiction over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Daman and Diu. Despite Goa being the smallest among the three States in this jurisdiction – smaller