Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
All hazardous waste generating industries in Goa have been via a notice issued by the Goa State Pollution Control Board directed to make an application to the Board on or before January 4, 2010, for obtaining authorisation as required under the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2008, notified under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Monday directed the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to conduct a fresh inspection of Curchorem Railway Yard (CRY) within two weeks to ascertain the level of dust pollution in the area.
A storm is brewing in the Scheduled Tribe dominated areas of the hilly villages of Balli and Fatorpa and surrounding areas over plans to seek mining leases in this green belt.
President of India Pratibha Devsingh Patil today called for measures for improving green cover in the areas affected by mining and for maintaining Goa
Food and Drugs inspectors visited the St Teresa of Jesus High School, Chaudi-Canacona on Friday morning to inspect the meals supplied by the contractor, accused of preparing contaminated meals to the school on Tuesday. The FDA inspectors also checked the school surroundings, before making a second visit to the kitchen of the self-help group that prepared the meals.
Chief Minister Digamabar Kamat today said that the Centre will not force the Special Economic Zones on Goa against the wishes of the citizens of the state.
The Corporation of the City of Panaji today maintained that the garbage generated during IFFI would be segregated and treated within city jurisdiction.
The once Picturesque Saipem lake bordering Margao and Navelim will be finally desilted by the government. PWD Minister, Churchill Alemao has disclosed that the Saipem lake would be desilted by the Water Resources department in the near future.
Education Minister Babush Monserate on Thursday sought details from the three Assistant District Education Inspectors (ADEI) of Canacona in connection with the contaminated mid-day meals at a school in Canacona, even as Food and Drugs officials raided the kitchen of the self-help group that prepared the meals
The mining industry has forgotten cultural memory and its lessons about working in consonance with nature, says HARTMAN DE SOUZA In the thickly forested hills between the villages of Maina and Kawrem, south-east of Quepem town, a poignant story, once fortunate enough to have had a happy ending, is now destined to end sadly.