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
Goa
-
GSPCB notices to 125 medical facilities including Asilo, Hospicio
After its campaign against the illegal mine owners recently, the Goa State Pollution Control Board turned its ire towards the hospitals for absence of proper equipment to treat medical waste. The GSPCB has issued notices to around 125 medical facilities including top government hospitals for absence of proper equipment to treat medical waste.
-
HC slaps Rs 10,000 fine on MoEF secy
A division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa has slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on Secretary for Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India for not filing an affidavit as directed by the High Court in a petition on forest protection pending before it.
-
Panchayat Bill goes to Gov
The controversial Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment Bill) 2009, which has been a nightmare for the State Government, is now forwarded to the Governor Shivinder Singh Sidhu for his stamp of approval. The Bill, now in its last lap of becoming an Act, was passed in the last monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly amid a walkout by the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.
-
Tillari project delay to cost Goa dearly
Over two decades after its commencement, the Tillari Irrigation project is still far from nearing its end thus causing a loss of nearly Rs 1000 crore to the State exchequer. The project said to be Goa
-
...says will not close probe into tiger killing case
A day after Keri villagers condemned environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar for defaming the village in tiger killing case, the State Forest Department has said that they will not close the investigations into the case. The Chief Conservator of Forest Dr Shashi Kumar today said that it is too early to say that the department will close the case following adverse forensic findings.
-
Chorao, Bondla sanctuaries not to affect anyone: Forest Dept
Forest Department officials have clarified that not a single person will be affected after declaring Chorao Bird Sanctuary and Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Critical Wildlife Habitat (CWH).
-
Dirty garbage,clean hands
Strange are the ways of Goa
-
51 serum samples test positive for chikungunya
Health officials are hoping continuation of the dry spell that would help them in bringing down cases of chikungunya caused by the aedes mosquitoes breeding of which have been facilitated by intermittent rains.
-
Mining lobby blows hot as season begins
The mining lobby in Goa appears to be headed for a collision course with the Government over moves to levy surcharge on mining rejects, even as the season kicked off today on an optimistic outlook. The State Government had proposed to levy a green cess of Rs 30 per tonne on mining rejects as a major step towards moping up State
-
Locals challenge Mopa land acquisition in HC
The task of acquiring land for the proposed Mopa international airport has hardened - some more villagers of Mopa joined the bandwagon in the legal fight against the acquisition of land. A villager Ankush Kambli and 28 others have filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging the acquisition of land in Pernem taluka for the international airport at Mopa.