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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$5 bn in foreign exchange lost due to mining ban: CM
The country has lost $5 billion in foreign exchange owing to the ban on iron ore mining in the state. Had the ore been exported, it would have mitigated the Rupee fall by 25 paise, Chief Minister Manohar
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Parrikar: law to prevent sale of agri land in next session
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikarhas said he would bring about a law in the next session of the assembly to prevent the sale and conversion of agricultural land as part of his efforts to protect the identity
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336 mining lessees told to file returns
All 336 mining lease holders in Goa had been asked to file their monthly returns, using the e-filing system according to a circular issued by the Directorate of Mines and Geology. The Mines and Minerals Development Regulation Act (MMRD) makes filing of monthly e-returns by mining firms compulsory.
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35 springs will be destroyed for Mopa: GFDO
Goans for Dabolim Only has demanded that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar along with all the legislators visit Mopa and see for themselves the destruction that will be caused to the ecology and the natural
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Industrial units, eateries told to seek Air, Water Consents
PANJIM: All the industrial units, hotels and eateries operating without Consent to Operate under Air and Water Act have been asked by Goa State Pollution Control Board to apply for the same immediately,
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‘Limit 40 microns plastic to carry bags only’
Manufacturers, traders and consumers of plastic bags and plastic packaging material have asked the authorities to limit the enforcement of 40 micron plastic bags only to ‘Carry bags’ as envisaged in the
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Haphazard dumping of scrap at Bethora angers residents
The dumping of waste material outside a scrap yard at Bethora-Ponda has angered the Jana Seva Sangh, amid fears that the waste could have an adverse impact on the environment. According to reports,
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Two wells in Sirvodem are contaminated
MARGAO: It’s official. Water samples of the two drinking water wells at Sirvodem ward have revealed that the water is unfit for human consumption. However, contamination of the water due to seepage of
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Margao Comunidade opposes regularisation
MARGAO: In a decision that will have a bearing on the fate of the illegal structures on Comunidade land atop the Talzanzor hillock, Margao, the Margao Communidade on Sunday firmly rejected any proposal
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National Green Tribunal seeks iron ore stocks list
PANJIM: Adding to the pressure on the state government to get its act together on the mining front, the National Green Tribunal has directed the state government through its collectors to make an inventory