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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Trees along Campal route won't be unnecessarily axed : Parrikar
The Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today assured that rain trees along the D B Bandodkar Marg would not be axed unless all options were explored and that clear instructions on this had been given to
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PMC assures to desilt St Inez nullah
The Panjim Municipal Council (PMC) has assured the Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court that the council would take steps to clear the St Inez nullah of all the floating plastics and other material,
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Campal trees to be axed for widening of roads
37 rain trees will have to be sacrificed on the altar of road widening of the Kala Academy to Miramar stretch, in Goa, proposed by the Public Works Department. From the 37 trees for which the Forest
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Divergent stands come in way of garbage scheme execution
Divergent stands by the Marg Municipal Council and the South-Goa hotel owners over the payment of fees by hotel owners in lieu of collection of garbage directly from the hotel premises has come in
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Mineral Foundation of Goa desilts Harvalem water falls
The Mineral Foundation of Goa has restored the beauty and elegance of the Harvalem water falls, which was showing signs of decay due to heavy siltation. The water falls, a pleasant tourist spot and a
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Government to cut age old trees in Campal comes a cropper
Environmentalists, non-governmental organisations, residents of Panjim and all nature lovers today resolved to fight tooth and nail against any move made by government authorities to cut nearly 39
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Eco-unfriendly politicians
We are appalled and aghast at the total an utter insensitiveness of the political class to the ecology of the Goa State. There are many monuments to the ecological irresponsibility of the political
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High court moved by mining damage
Three writ petitions filed by ordinary villagers affected by mining in different parts of Goa came up for hearing before the Bombay High Court in the year 2001. The good news is that in each case,
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Role of women in India
India's population is now over one billion, and is increasing every year. India's planners need constantly to remember this as they juxtapose plans for increasing productivity in many areas with
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GLP flays government's policies on environment
Gomant Lok Pokx (GLP) general secretary, Matanhy Saldaha in a statement issued here on Sunday, strongly condemned the 'anti-environmental' policies of the Goa State government. Saldanha in a GLP