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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Industry offers tips to improve Goas economy
Mineral ore exporters ready to create infrastructural facilities PANJIM, FEB 23 Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) today told the government that they are willing to put in funds to build infrastructural facilities like roads in the mining belt provided land is given to them free of all encumbrances.
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GSIA wants SEZ land delocked
PANJIM: Allowing private industrial estates in Goa, upgrading infrastructure at the existing industrial estates, finding a solution to the SEZ land, setting up investment promotion board are among the suggestions made by Goa Small Industries Association (GSIA) to the Goa government to be incorporated in the Goa Budget to be presented in the Goa assembly next month.
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TERI will help hotels handle waste: TTAG
Travel and Tourism Association of Goa President Ralph De Souza said The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) had formulated four models for hotels of different bed capacities to take care of biodegradable waste generated by them.
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Goa mining proposals clearance put on hold
Responding to complaints from within and outside the State government about how illegal mining operations are stripping Goa, the Union government has put on hold all environmental clearances for mining proposals in the State.
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Projects to be assessed
Minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has asked the National Environment Engineering Research Institute Nagpur to conduct an assessment of all mining projects for which permis- sion had been granted as also to suggest cancelling of licenses for mines not following laws. Ramesh wrote to Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat on Mon- day informing that there would be a moratorium.
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GBA warns of mass stir if ESZs are not frozen
Demanding freezing of all eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) till the new Regional Plan 2021, the Goa Bachao Abhiyan(GBA) today threatened to launch mass agitation from March 4 against the government
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Signs of global warming
KOCHI: With the Indian Meteorological Department stating that last year was hotter than the previous years, the focus has once again turned to climatic changes due to global warming. One of the most comprehensive papers that looked at the various factors has been from the scientists at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
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Goa mineral ore exporters hail steps to curb illegal mining
Prakash Kamat The long-term players in Goa's private sector mining industry have, for the first time, formally distanced themselves from the illegal mining operations in the State and welcomed the steps of the State Government to curb illegal mining.
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GMOEO demands ban on illegal mining
Demanding that illegal mining should be curbed, Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEO), the representative body of the iron ore mining and export companies in Goa has, since its formation in 1963, has urged the Goa government to draw up an action for the purpose saying such activities are bringing a bad name to the industry.
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Eco-tourism policy on the anvil
BHUBANESWAR: Albeit endowed with bounties of nature, Orissa has never made it to the league of ecotourism destinations such as Kerala, Goa, North East and Uttarakhand. The State Government is out to make amends for the loss and is busy chalking out plans for an Eco Tourism Policy.