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. requests for committee to scrutinize Forest Policy 2011 objections
<p> Forest department has requested state Forest Ministry to set up a committee to scrutinize the suggestions and objections received in response to the Forest Policy, 2011.</p> <p> The formal request
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Rs 6 crore to be spent for laying of water pipelines at Oxelbag
PANJIM: Minister for Panchayats, Manohar Azgaonkar has said that an amount of Rs 6 crore has been earmarked for laying of water pipelines at Oxelbag, Dhargal in Pernem taluka. He said that Government
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Environment Minister questions integrity of EIA's, govt to rethink tiger reserve issue
PANJIM: Minister for Environment Aleixo Sequeira Tuesday raised questions about the integrity of EIAs submitted by the mining companies and termed them as copy-paste jobs done by the companies. The minister also claimed opposition to notification of the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger sanctuary by people from the area was making the government rethink on the issue.
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Vasco Municipality bans plastic, promotes jute
In order to make Vasco
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Environment data reports filed by mining firms in Goa are fake
A study commissioned by the Goa Government to examine the effects of open cast iron ore mining on environment in the State has revealed that the impact assessment reports filed by the mining companies were based on false data. Sujeeth Kumar Dongre, convener of the Centre for Environment and Education (CEE), an NGO, commissioned by the State Government to carry out the study, revealed that prima
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GMCs bio-medical waste finds its way in the open
PANJIM: In a shocking case of callousness bio-medical waste, including what appears like human placenta has found its way into an open garbage dump right outside GMC
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We want a food and water security plan in place: Karapurkar
<p>Farmers from in and around Navelim constituency have been fighting a sustained battle to protect their fields from acquisition. Guilherme Almeida spoke to social activist Sidharth Karapurkar on the ongoing movement and reactions to compensate farmers at market rates. The farmers of Navelim constituency have come under one banner to protect the land of their ancestors from acquisition.
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Census data shows numbers rising more in urban areas
Affirming the trend of migration of people from villages to big cities and towns, the provisional figures of Census 2011 reveal that for the first time, India has added more people in urban centres than in rural areas over a decade. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people living in urban areas increased from 286 million to 377 million, a rise of 91 million.
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Davorlim Villagers Against Acquisiton of Ancestral Land
Davorlim villagers are up in arms against the acquisition of 1.15 lakh sq metres of ancestral land in the village for
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VHAG: 40% of Goa's population could be affected by latent TB
PANJIM: Voluntary Health Association of Goa (VHAG) has stepped up efforts as part of its programme to eradicate TB in the state, even as its representatives warned that as many as 40% of the population could be infected with latent TB, while speaking at a three day Training of Trainers workshop which concluded in the city on Wednesday . VHAG has been chosen to work in North Goa under the Internat