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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Private forest policy first, demarcation later: Khaunte
PORVORIM: Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte opined that villagers should not allow the government to demarcate their land as ‘private forest’ until the Private Forest Management Policy was framed, all stakeholders
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Ensure there is no destruction of mangroves, NGT tells govt
PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa government to ensure that there is no destruction of mangroves in the project area and the adjoining area while undertaking construction of the
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Parsekar raps SIT for delay in probing illegal mining cases
PANJIM: Following the Herald report that four illegal mining cases have been closed on flimsy grounds, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar held a meeting with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and demanded
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GSPCB alerts agencies on possibility of oil drums hitting State’s coast
PANJIM: Following a notice from the Coast Guard (CG) the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has alerted all government agencies over the possibility of oil drums hitting the State’s coast. GSPCB
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Marina project won’t cause environment damage, says Minister
Project will encourage tourism infrastructure, he says; Will generate employment for up to 450 people In a major submission on the Floor of the House on Thursday, Industries Minister Mahadev Naik said
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Maharashtra has no EC for Virdi dam project, Union minister tells Parliament
PANJIM: In a major disclosure, the Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said that Maharashtra government did not secure environmental clearances (EC) for the controversial Virdi dam, currently in
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Goa govt’s happy new year gift of 62 mining lease renewals in Jan will backfire
Documents with Herald, prove that the govt has no answer to the Accountant General’s query to furnish list of mining renewals which were done with IBM’s mandatory permission; Could put restart of mining
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NGT imposes `5 lakh fine on Leading Hotels for tree felling
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered Leading Hotels to pay Rs 5 lakh as penalty for felling trees on May 14/15 in Tiracol. The amount that is to be deposited in an escrow account, a temporary
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GSBB says no more digging of seabed to trace Princess remains
PANJIM: In what can stop further digging of the seabed to trace remains of MV River Princess, the Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) has warned that any further digging could have ‘widespread complications
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One out of five food samples fail quality test
In 2014-15, 80 food samples in Goa were found ‘adulterated’ and/or ‘misbranded.’ Of these only five cases were lodged of which four saw convictions. This was revealed in the Annual Public Laboratory