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 …
Panaji: Seeking greater protection for Goa's big cats, two wildlife conservationists recently recommended that the state's sanctuaries be declared a tiger reserve, with a primary core of 150-200sq km in Mhadei and a satellite core of 100 sq km in Netravali. An identical proposal for a large tiger reserve had …
Pilerne: Reis Magos village panchayat has decided to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over an alleged illegal construction coming up in the coastal regulation zone at Quegdevelim. Speaking to reporters, residents stated that despite issuing a stop work notice, the builder has been defiant and has violated all norms …
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had instructed all the departments to reduce the use of plastics including during the functions organised by the state government. In an effort to go green, the Goa government has decided to minimise the use of environmentally hazardous plastic on different occasions including the state functions. …
PANJIM: Henceforth, consent to establish or operate under the Air and Water (prevention and control of pollution) Act to red category industries would be issued within 90 days of Goa State Pollution Control Board receiving the application and will be valid for five years. The Board has decided to implement …
PANJIM: In a bid to minimise air and noise pollution during the Diwali season, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to conduct a mass awareness campaign across the State to reduce bursting of fire crackers during the festival. The Board has also been …
PANJIM: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has directed the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to conduct an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study with focus on traffic decongestion plan at the Dabolim airport for its proposed Rs 183 crore parallel …
PANAJI: The hill on the secluded Aivao beach, a quiet sunset point near Raj Bhavan, has been blatantly dug for a structure, allegedly by a local fishermen. The authorities are yet to act on the CRZ violation. The digging and construction had started several days back. But the fishermen continued …
VASCO: For the second time, the Expert Appraisal Committee EAC (Industry-2) of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has deferred their decision on granting environmental clearance to Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL) for the proposed expansion of fertilizer blending unit for NPK production, gas turbine (GT), heat recovery …
PANJIM: There’s fresh trouble brewing for six iron ore mining leases from Sonshi village, whose operations were suspended in April for causing pollution, as they are alleged to have been operating without valid Environment Clearances (ECs). Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), the authority for renewing the Consent to Operate …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Linet Nunes Vs. Goa State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding consent to operate granted to Linet Nunes Curlies Restaurant, Panaji, Goa. Tribunal directs Linnet Nunes to submit to the Pollution Control Board the NOC/approval from the concerned …
PANJIM: The finalisation of the State’s Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) has been delayed, as the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) is yet to demarcate the hazard line along the country’s coastal belt. The Survey of India (Department of Science and Technology), entrusted with the task …
VASCO: The hearing on the joint Public interest litigation (PIL) before the High Court of Bombay at Goa by the fishermen group from Khariwado and Baina seeking stay on the maintenance dredging undertaken by the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) was held on Wednesday and HC has now passed an order …
Vasco fishermen cry foul over the gross contempt of the NGT directions by MPT for allegedly undertaking dredging work VASCO: In an interesting development, fishermen group from Khariwado and Baina have filed a joint Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, seeking stay on the …
PANJIM: The controversial Curlies Restaurant and Night Club at Anjuna, has been directed to stop operations with immediate effect by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). The Board, in its order issued on Thursday, revoked the Consent to Operate granted under The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 …
Panaji: The death toll from swine flu (H1N1) has increased to ten from the previous figure of nine. A 75-year-old man from North Goa succumbed to the fever last week after brief hospitalization. State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar confirmed that ten persons have died of swine flu in the state …
India's largest realty firm DLF has received the environment clearance for its Rs 240 crore commercial project which is to come up in Patto village, Goa. India’s largest realty firm DLF has received the environment clearance for its Rs 240 crore commercial project which is to come up in Patto …
VASCO: Even as Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has started dredging work in the navigation channel and turning circles claiming it as annual maintenance, the concerned citizens from Vasco fear that the port trust is increasing the depth for bigger ships to come inside the Mormugao port. The concerned citizens suspect …
Around 13,000 trees have been marked to be cut in Pisonem range forest to enable road-widening along National Highway 17. Motorists will heave a sigh of relief over the decision to widen the road between Gulem till Padi on NH 17, as the route witnessed frequent accidents on the winding …
Panaji: In a major relief to Leading Hotels Ltd, promoters of the golf course project on the Tiracol plateau, deputy collector Agnelo Fernandes, on Monday, declared that agricultural tenancy does not apply to the project site. With this, the company is free to pursue its project which comprises an 18-hole …
PANJIM: National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and the State Environment Department will jointly assess the environmental damage caused by casino vessel Lucky 7, which has partially sunk at Miramar beach. The vessel has been grounded on the beach since July 16. Simultaneously, Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd, which owns the …
