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 notice to Reliance Jio to close mobile tower operation
Declaring the 4G WiFi towers erected by Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio across the State as illegal, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the company directing
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MoEF lifts EC abeyance of two more leases
The Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has lifted the abeyance on the environment clearance (EC) of two more iron ore mining leases after State Forest Department clarified that the leases
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Union Mines Ministry seeks list of mines wanting EC and FC
PANJIM: The Union Mines Ministry has directed all iron ore mining States, including Goa, to submit a list of cases, wherein the environmental clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
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Lease located on forest land gets clearance from environment dept
EC comes after forest clearance from chief wildlife warden; three leases apply for consent from GSPCB PANJIM: The iron ore mining lease belonging to Geetabala Parulekar (currently operated by Fomento),
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Warming Indian Ocean weakening monsoon circulation, says study
PANJIM: Monsoons in the country may be in for bad news as scientists predict a significant decreasing trend in the monsoon rainfall over central India. Dr Roxy Mathew Koll, scientist at the Indian Institute
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SEAC nod for ECs to sand extractors
The State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) on Monday completed all formalities and has recommended granting of Environmental Clearances to nearly 300-odd sand extractors for undertaking mining manually.
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GSPCB to collect water samples from idol immersion spots
Nodal agencies – Environment Department and District Collectorate have not been able to control the sale & transportation of Plaster of Paris idols efficiently PANJIM: Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, Goa
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El Nino caused rainfall deficit, says expert
PANJIM: Despite receiving some respite from the dry spell the State has witnessed since Friday, Goa’s rainfall deficit is still 25 percent. While the normal rainfall is 2788.33 mm, the State has so far
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Govt appoints committee to set up bio-medical waste treatment facility
PANJIM: Even as the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is yet to identify 10,000 sq mtrs of land in the industrial estates for setting up of Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBMWTF)
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MoEF: No need of EC for marinas in CRZ areas
PANJIM: In a major setback to the anti-marina protesters, the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) has permitted marinas in coastal regulation zones (CRZ) across the country. Provided the