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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Goa ideal to grow sweet corn: ICAR
Researchers at India’s premier agricultural institute have found the Goan climatic condition suitable for the farming of sweet corn, the cash crop that is in good demand. Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) senior horticulture scientists Dr K Ramachandrudu and Dr M Thangam culminating their two-year long research have come out with this encouraging finding for the farmers who want to go for alternate cropping.
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State must protect life, ecology: SC
Even if there is no notification of wildlife sanctuaries and buffer zones, the Supreme Court can say that you (state government) are obliged under Article 21 (right to life) of the Constitution to protect life including the environment and that you can’t exploit within this area. ” These were stern observations of the Supreme Court, while hearing the lessees who were arguing why and how it was legal for them to be mining within one kilometre of wildlife sanctuaries, on the eighth day of hearing of the Goa mining case.
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Mining Policy: No fresh ore extraction till NEERI report
Recommends 45 MMT cap on exports Even if Supreme Court lifts the ban on mining operations in Goa, fresh extraction will not be allowed for the time being, and only ore which is extracted and stacked would be allowed to be shipped, says the State Mining Policy 2013, notified on Monday.
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Mining Policy allows handling of dumps outside lease area
Even as the Union Mines Ministry is in the process of framing dump policy for the iron ore producing States across the Country, the Goa Mining (Major Mineral) Policy 2013, has decided to allow dump handling outside the mining lease area provided the land can be converted to agricultural use and removal of dumps are in the interest of the environment.
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Mining resumption: When and how much ~ that is the question
Despite the clamour in Goa to restart ‘legal mining’, the prognosis on the timing and quantum of mining that will be allowed is still unclear, especially, as most of the respondents - save for the state
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GSPCB to carry out study of St Inez creek
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will carry out a special environmental degradation study of the putrid St Inez creek, after the monsoons, over a period of one year. The study would explore and establish the sources responsible for degradation of the creek. The Board has decided to clean the creek under its ‘cleaning of water bodies of Goa’ endeavour, following which study of other water bodies across the state would be taken up to identify the source of pollution and measures for their restoration.
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Who has contaminated Cuncolim quarry?
Mystery shrouds contamination of the abandoned stone quarry at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate with the authorities unable to identify the source and the units responsible for discharging untreated effluents
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SC questions basis of mining cap on leases
Says committee of experts must decide capping The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Goa government on what basis it had placed the mining cap on leases at 45 MT in its draft mining report even as it did not accept the contention of the State government advocate that the case filed by the Goa Foundation should be dismissed.
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SC to resume hearing
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will resume its hearing of the Goa Mining case on Tuesday, with counsel for the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) Adv ADN Rao continuing his submissions and arguments before
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Third report on illegal mining soon, says Justice Shah
PANJIM: As the mining case is being fast tracked in the Supreme Court, the third and supposedly final report of Justice MB Shah Commission could hit stakeholders where it hurts ~ their financial links.