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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State govt at crossroads over Gundia
Implementation of the hydro-electric project will help ease power situation in Karnataka The time has come for power-starved Karnataka to make a tough call on implementing the long-pending 200-MW Gundia Hydro-Electric Project (GHEP) in Hassan and Dakshina Kannada districts.
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Mosquito biting activity on humans & detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles stephensi in Goa, India
Knowledge of the bionomics of mosquitoes, especially of disease vectors, is essential to plan appropriate vector avoidance and control strategies. Information on biting activity of vectors during the night
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Three-layer system for Western Ghats protection mooted
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel has proposed a three-layer system — comprising the (WGEA) Western Ghats Ecology Authority (as the apex body), the State authorities and the district ecology committees
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Mines ministry against iron ore export ban
Iron ore Says Shah commission recommendation faulty; however, accepts other suggestions. The Union ministry of mines has rejected the M B Shah commission’s recommendations for a ban on iron ore and
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‘Entire Western Ghats ecologically sensitive'
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has designated the entire hill range as an Ecologically Sensitive Area. The panel, in its report, has classified the 142 taluks in the Western Ghats boundary
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Carbon dioxide observations at Cape Rama, India for the period 1993–2002: implications for constraining Indian emissions
India has the second largest population, one of fastest growing economies and is ranked third in greenhouse gas emissions by fossil-fuel burning in the world. However, there has been little monitoring
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Ministry of Mines says 'lack of governance' at the State level is the cause of illegal mining.
Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA), has welcomed the Union Mines Ministry’s decision of referring Justice Shah Committee suggestion of banning exports of iron and manganese ore, to the Ministry
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GSPCB to refer EC issue to Ministry of Environment and Forest.
PANJIM: After mining companies challenged Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) authority to question them on the Environment Clearance (EC) certificate issue, the Board has now decided to refer
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Iron ore exports may be canalised, not banned
To monitor iron ore exports, a cause of illegal mining, the government plans to canalise exports of the mineral. Notably, the Centre-appointed MB Shah Commission has, in its interim report, pitched for
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Pentavalent vaccine to be introduced today
Dismissing reports of the deaths of children after administration of pentavalent vaccine in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Pakistan as unrelated, the Centre has decided to introduce this vaccine as part of the