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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Growth story: Punjab, Himachal, Haryana among top 10 states
Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana rank among the top 10 states in a report released by the RICS India and the Institute for Competitiveness. The report titled Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011
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Illegal mining puts steel industry in a supply muddle
Detection of illegal iron-ore mining in Karnataka has led to developments that impinge on the sustained supply of the critical input to the steel-making industry. Industry sources in the Bellary-Hospet
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Ocean mining is new frontier
The Indian Ocean bed promises to be the next frontier for earth system scientists in the country. India, who has been granted mining rights for 75,000 sq km of the ocean bed in the central Indian Ocean
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Juhu beach losing sand because of MT Pavit
Mumbai’s latest unwelcome maritime visitor, MT Pavit, could cause severe erosion of the iconic Juhu beach if it is not towed away soon, warn marine science experts. It might be recalled that the unmanned
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Rajasthan dries up as rains build over S. India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects the monsoon trough to shift to normal position on Thursday amid an ongoing bout of frequent north to south oscillations. What should presumably anchor
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Hotels go green; use roof tops to save water
This monsoon, top hotels such as The Leela, Taj and ITC Maratha are using their roof-tops for a different purpose – for rain-water harvesting. The project to use roof-tops to collect rain-water has
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Illegal mining - Lure for personal profit stealing national resource
The Lokayukta report recorded how the miners rigged every rule in book and encashed the 'China boom'.
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Sesa Goa may soon mine iron ore in Liberia
Sesa Goa, a Vedanta Group Company, is close to acquiring development rights to mine iron ore in Liberia, West Africa . The mineral potential of the Western Cluster is divided among three deposits –
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Lokayukta report on illegal mining in Karnataka
<p><strong style="font-size: 12px;">See Also </strong></p> <div> </div> <div> <strong>In-court</strong>: <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/333795">Supreme court order
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Plastic collection drive in Porvorim
<p> PANJIM: Porvorim Yuva Welfare Trust, through its Chairman Rohan Ashok Khaunte, commenced a plastic collection centre at Pundalik Nagar, Porvorim.</p> <p> Porvorim Yuva Welfare Trust has been trying