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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Curpem locals oppose renewal of mining leases
QUEPEM, JUNE 25 (HC) -- Residents of Curpem and Colomba in Sanguem taluka on Thursday opposed the renewal of mining leases of two mining companies in their areas. The residents made this decision at a public hearing organized by Goa State Pollution Control Board at Shree Curpeshwar Temple hall, Satarkarwada-Curpem, Sanguem.
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MMC to acquire incinerator for medical waste
Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) has decided to acquire an incinerator at an estimate cost of Rs 30-40 lakh to dispose medical waste from hospitals in the port town. Unlike other cities, MMC is blessed with a full-fledged garbage treatment plant at Headland Sada and with the purchase of incinerator it will be easer to treat medical waste.
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Govt order turns tide for Salcete stone crushers
Action contemplated against stone crushers across Salcete
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STDF panel now intends to make Taleigao, Panjim plastic bag free
After opposing garbage dumping at Taleigao Plateau, Save Taleigao Democratic Front (STDF) action committee now intends to make Taleigao and Panjim
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Court raps Sesa Goa for dumping mine rejects
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday directed Sesa Goa to forthwith stop dumping mining waste near Advalpal rivulet. The Division Bench comprising Justice B P Dharmadhikari and Justice U D Salvi, on pursuing the report submitted by the expert committee, issued direction to stop dumping of mining rejects immediately to contain flooding of the area and destruction of paddy fields.
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CCP: Taleigao site not needed if garbage is managed in city
Even as opposition to the Taleigao Plateau as a garbage sorting site continues, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has said that they may not even require the site if the garbage is managed within the city.
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Hill cutting: 4 arrested at Cuncolim
Salcete Mamlatdar, Paresh Faldessai on Tuesday ordered attachment of a JCB machine and two trucks which were found near a hill cutting site at Cuncolim. Following a complaint from the Mamlatdar, the Cuncolim police later arrested four persons, including the operator and truck drivers, under section 41 of the IPC
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Bullfighting revival plan stokes row in Panaji
Lita Barretto Bull owners reject claims of cruelty, saying they treat the bulls like their own children and at Rs 5,000-10,000 each, fighting them is a way of recouping the cost of keeping the animals BULLFIGHTING WAS once a way of life in the resort state of Goa, with thousands of people gathering on Sundays and public holidays to cheer on the animals as they locked horns
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Forest Dept banking on DNA sampling
The State Forest Department is now banking on DNA sampling to confirm whether the remains of wild animal found at Keri are that of tiger or not.