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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Belgaum drought causing migration to Goa
PANJIM, NOV 11: It is a common sight to see farmers from Belgaum, Bailhongal, Ramdurg and Saundatti talukas at the Belgaum bus stand with baggage, family and kids, waiting to take a bus to Goa, according to a report by Basavraj Havaldar in
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Illegal mining in full swing at Quepem
QUEPEM, NOV 10 Illegal mining activity has been going on in full swing in communidade property of Maina of Quepem taluka.
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MMC plans to treat waste hits roadblock
MARGAO, NOV 10 Plans by the Margao Municipal Council to set up composting units to treat wet and bio-degradable waste has hit a block. A total of 60 units were planned across the city - three units in each of the 20 wards - but the Civic body has succeeded to erect only 10-11 units so far.
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CVAC office bearers hailed by Greenpeace
HERALD REPORTER VASCO, NOV 8 Greenpeace, internationally renowned organization, has praised and thanked the members of Chicalim Villagers Action Committee (CVAC) for the help given to them during their protest action programme in Goa, recently. CVAC office bearers Cyril Fernandes and Rui Manuel Costa Araujo were hailed for the helping hands during the protest.
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Eco-tourism must for hinterland development: Gov
SANGUEM, NOV 8 Goa Governor Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu on his visit to the Selaulim Irrigation Project, Pajimol-Sanguem has stated that eco-tourism is a must for the development of the hinterland. Dr Sidhu said that the hinterland of the State has remained far from development activities.
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Green sense in a land run red
Throughout Sweet Land of Mine, the destructive role of the MoEF is reprised. This ministry has aided and abetted the overturning of every single piece of legislation designed to protect ecological systems and the communities of Goa. It has done so consistently from the mid-1980s when the Portuguese mining
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Pale by-poll: BJP vows bailout package in mining
PANJIM, NOV 5 In a bid to lure Pale electorates, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced that they would demand a bailout package for the residents, affected by the slowdown in mining business.
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CCP Mayor for probe into Patto plant
Stop waste dumping at Patto, SDM tells police PANJIM, NOV 5 A day after the Corporation of the City of Panaji members battled it out over garbage, the CCP Mayor Tony Rodrigues has directed the Commissioner to initiate the process for an impartial inquiry into the Anaerobic digester plant at Patto.
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Offence against unknown for contaminating rivulet
VASCO, NOV 4 Verna police on Tuesday registered an offence of negligence and defiling of rivulet and wells in Jina-Sancoale after receiving complaint from the Mormugao deputy collector
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Land filling:report sought from PWD over use of waste
MARGAO, NOV 3 The Goa State Pollution Control Board has sought a factual report from the PWD over use of garbage and waste by the contractor for and filling of the Margao ring road.