Affidavit by the state of Goa in the matter of news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 global forest watch" appearing in the Indian Express dated April 13, 2024. As per the State of Forests Report of 2023, the total forest cover in Goa …
PANJIM: The Centre is likely to decide the line of action in filing a review petition in the mining lease renewal matter next week subject to approval from the Attorney General of India. The process will begin only after a proposal from the State government even as the Cabinet Advisory …
VALPOI: A tuberculosis detection mobile van was launched by Vishwajit Rane at the medical camp held at Khadi village, in Valpoi on Saturday. “Two thousand TB patients are found in Goa, per year and around 40 to 50 people are dying due to TB in Goa per year. For the …
PANAJI: Cooperation from the government and public along with effective policy development are the need of the hour to tackle climate change, said experts speaking at a two-day conference on Changing environment: Challenges, solutions and strategies in Panaji. The conference was a confluence of theoretical ideas and pragmatic solutions aimed …
Microplastics, one of the carriers of pollution to the marine environment, have been found moreon the beaches of Karnataka and Maharashtra as compared to Goa, according to a scientific study. The microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment, resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer …
PANJIM: For close to five hours Panjim was taken over and its spaces conquered by mining dependents who stormed the seat of governance, leaving the State machinery jittery and at a lose end. Finally, it took a lathi-charge by the Maharashtra Reserve Police, called from Pune to clear the streets …
The committee has advised the government to look into two situations, either an extension in way of relief from the Supreme Court, or a complete process where MLAs of each constituency could tabulate the loss and nature of loss. WITH March 15 midnight set as deadline for iron ore extraction …
PANJIM: In what could grant major relief to project proponents, who failed to obtain prior clearances under the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) for their projects, the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has decided to regularise all such constructions. However, it has declined to regularise projects which have violated …
PANJIM: Citing a “communication gap”, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking a modification of its order on grant of Environment Clearances (ECs) stating that “it never took a stand suggesting that the States should be stopped from granting EC for …
Saligao: Environmentalists, villagers from Verla-Canca in Bardez as well as activists from Tiswadi and Salcete gathered together at Mapusa on Tuesday to voice their opposition against illegal felling of trees, illegal land filling and the plan to include villages in the jurisdiction of the planning and development authority (PDA). The …
PANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa directed the chief engineer of the public works department (PWD) to visit Sonshi, inspect the ground realities there regarding availability of safe drinking water and thereafter submit a report before it. The high court also reprimanded the government for under-utilising the District …
PANJIM: In a major setback to the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG), which had redistributed the iron ore extraction limit amongst the operational mines, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has declined to amend or grant any Consent to Operate to the mining units in the wake of …
PANAJI: : The Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, has identified 17 locations in the Sonshi mining cluster to install ambient air quality monitoring (AAQM) stations along the ore transportation route to monitor air pollution. The locations were finalised following a joint visit by faculty members of IIT (ISM), officials …
Panaji: In an effort to tackle air pollution in towns and cities, the central government has set out to ensure that dust mitigation measures for construction and demolition activities are compulsorily implemented. The measures apply to projects that require environmental clearances (EC). The ministry of environment, forest and climate change …
PANJIM: In a major disappointment, the all-party delegation had to return empty-handed, after the Central government refused to heed to their demand to promulgate an ordinance to amend the Goa Daman and Diu Mining Concession (Abolition and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act, 1987, while directing to process for auction of …
PANJIM: Nearly 1900 persons from across the globe have signed a special petition seeking the intervention of the Chief Justice of India in ensuring that iron ore mining activities continue in Goa after March 15, thereby protecting the livelihood of over three lakh people, who are directly or indirectly dependent …
Panaji: The increasing ubiquity of technology, and the toxicity of the waste it generates, may make for a perilious future for Goa. The actual toxic content in many commonly-used products may be very little, but in a state with a notoriously poor waste management system and heavy rainfall, environmentalists have …
PANAJI: The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has asked the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to conduct a public hearing on the issue of development of a fishing jetty, a passenger jetty, and handling of general cargo at the port, all of which have faced opposition. MPT chief engineer L …
Panaji: After battling to reduce malaria cases for almost a decade, the state government is aiming to achieve zero indigenous malaria transmissions and zero malaria deaths by 2020. In 2007, Goa registered 9,755 malaria cases. Within a 10-year period, it has managed to significantly control the spread of malaria. In …
Failing to obtain a satisfactory reply from the government on floor of the House, the protesting mining dependents on Wednesday threatened a massive agitation on March 16. They are also expecting a resolution to be moved on the last day of the ongoing Assembly session on Thursday. “Today we held …
Margao: When the state-of-the-art solid waste management plant at Sonsoddo managed by Fomento Green became operational in December 2012, it was believed that the ordeal of the residents of the vicinity, who had borne the stench and stink emanating from the rotting garbage for years, would come to an end. …
