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
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Forest Dept offered 27 ha in Chorao for compensatory afforestation
PANJIM: The State Government has offered 27 hectares of government (revenue) land near the Chorao Bird Sanctuary to the Forest Department for compensatory afforestation for diverting a similar amount of forest land in the fast tracked South Goa mining corridor project. The land bank identified recently belonged to the Animal Husbandry Department and is currently filled with mangrove forests. Twenty-seven hectares of the larger land bank will be transferred to the Forest Department as part of the compensatory afforestation requirements required to be followed while seeking approval for diverting forests, officials told this newspaper.
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Govt ultimatum to CCP to remove Patto bio-digester
PANJIM: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) which is reeling under the pressure of disposing garbage that has accumulated at Patto area for the past six-seven months has another pressing problem
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Illegal mining: Goa govt to review all files cleared in last 10 years
In an effort to weed out illegal mining activity, the Goa government is reviewing all files cleared by the State Mines and Geology Department over a decade. The Mines and Geology Department Director,
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48 mining firms to attend GSPCB hearing today
PANJIM: Forty-eight mining firms will attend hearing before Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Tuesday, for extracting ore beyond their sanctioned capacity. The validity of the Environment Clearances (EC) issued by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) would also be verified during the hearing. 'Times New Senior GSPCB official said that the board is not satisfied with the replies given by the companies, which were asked to submit documents pertaining to production and EC.
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Steel Prices may Rise 6% in FY13
Rise in demand, input costs and excise duty may push up prices, says think tank CMIE On the back of healthy demand, rise in input costs and hike in excise duty, steel prices are likely to go up by 5.7%
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GSPCB to verify ECs of 48 mining firms on June 26
PANJIM: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will hold a hearing on June 26, to assess the defence of 48 mining firms, which have allegedly produced excess ore, in violation of the permission granted to them by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). The validity of the Environmental Clearances (EC) issued by MoEF would also be verified during the hearing. A senior GSPCB official said that the board is not satisfied with the replies given by the companies, which were asked to submit documents pertaining to production and EC as per High Court directives.
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Mines dept to inspect Damodar Mangalji’s mines before suspending lease
PANJIM: Mines and Geology department will be holding a special inspection of State’s oldest mining company, Damodar Mangalji and Company Limited (DMC) on Monday before suspending its lease, as directed by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). IBM, in an order issued on April 18, has directed the company to suspend the mining operations of its Band Doncol iron ore mine in Pissurlem, for violations of provisions of Mineral Conservation and Development Rules (MCDR), 1988.
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Rules confined to paper as no takers for e-waste management
PANJIM: It’s more than a month that the E-waste Management and Handling Rules, 2012 - notified by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Central Pollution Control (CPCB), Govt of India, has come into force, but till date barely 1% of e-waste manufacturers and users have woken up to the reality of the new regulations. The e-waste handling rules, which came into effect from May 1, 2012, through a gazette notification on May 12, 2011 - has come fixing the responsibility on all stakeholders including mainly manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
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Bicholim environmentalist accuses mining firm of violating DM’s order
BICHOLIM: Accusing a mining company of violating the North Goa District Magistrate's order, environmentalist Ramesh Gawas on Tuesday demanded that the company demolish a compound wall on the road. It may be recalled that the district magistrate had banned public transport along the old road between Bicholim to Sarmanas passing through mining zone at Dhabdhaba-Bicholim. The notification dated October 25, 2011, was issued under Section 115 of Motor Vehicles Act 1988.
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US rights body indicts Indian mining
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based non-government body, has issued a report on major failures of governance and regulation in the Indian mining sector. Explaining how regulatory lapses led to criminality, it has said former Karnataka minister and mining magnate Janardhana Reddy allegedly used his official position to extort huge quantities of iron ore from other operators, using government regulators as part of his scheme. HRW has said Reddy may have run an extortion racket in the state, along with his brothers Karunakara and Somashekara Reddy, usurping mineral production of other miners in return for providing protection from government regulation.