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: The Goa government has nominated Sandeep Azrenkar, Milind Gadgil and MK Janardhan as members of the state level eco-sensitive zone monitoring committee for a period of one year. This is in pursuance of the January 2015 notification issued by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF-CC) which …
Gram sabha opposes shifting of NGT jurisdiction to Delhi; Sarpanch forced to assure protection from piggery waste; Secretary forced to summarise minutes of last meeting in Konkani MARGAO: The Varca Gram Sabha on Sunday unanimously opposed the proposed nationalization of Goan Rivers and the shifting of Goa related cases from …
The Ministry of Environment and Forest, Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently issued directions to the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to mitigate the pollution, including covering stocks with tarpaulin and mechanization of ore handling. According to the information, E Thirunavukkarasu, a scientist from MoEFCC Bangalore regional office inspected Mormugao Port Trsut (MPT) …
Panaji: Over 20 environmental organizations and activists chalked out a strategy over the state's inclusion in national green tribunal's (NGT) northern zone, even as some termed it as a 'special status for Goa', while others said it was the central goverment's war on environmental justice. The activists met at Chicalim …
This is not the first time a minister has come forward to highlight the benefits of environment-friendly idols. Last year in an address to the nation on Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too urged people to use natural clay idols. With just a few days to Ganesh Chaturthi, …
Shantaram to write to MoEF for a direction to NIO to test water quality PANJIM: The Congress party has decided to approach the Union Minister for Environment and Forest (MOEF) Harsh Vardhan demanding that directions be issued to National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) to test the water quality in River …
Vasco: Around 22 cases of suspected dengue have been reported in Mormugao constituency and efforts are on to curb the situation, Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida said on Thursday. Almeida was speaking during a review meeting attended by the Vasco health officer and heads of private hospitals in the port town. …
Panaji: With the incidence of swine flu going up this year, a total of 144 persons have tested positive for the viral respiratory disease and seven have died during this period, raising concern in the state. While many parts of the country have reported a large number of deaths, five …
Panaji: Taking part in promoting solar power in the state, National Centre for Antarctica and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONCG) have decided to set up rooftop solar plants in Goa, which will generate three megawatts of power. NCAOR, MPT and ONGC …
Chicalim: In an effort to make Goa one of the first states in the country to generate green fuel through waste conversion, the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas has proposed to set up a green energy fuel chain in the tourist state. Minister for state for petroleum and …
Panaji: While disposing the suo motu petition on the air pollution at Sonshi, the high court of Bombay at Goa directed the state government to ensure that all measures recommended by the Indian School of Mines (ISM) are complied with, in accordance with law, to control dust pollution. ISM, in …
Panaji: The Supreme Court (SC) has recently directed the Union ministry for environment, forests and climate change to file an affidavit indicating whether any application has been filed by Karantaka for forest and environment clearance for the Kalsa-Bhandura project in Western Ghats. The court has also directed Karnataka to file …
PANJIM: Taking into the account that about 258 hectares of forest land will be diverted for the Kalsa-Bhandura project in Kankumbi, the Supreme Court said that the matter requires serious consideration by the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) and Karnataka. Addressing media persons on Thursday, Mhadei …
PORVORIM: In what could trigger further trouble for iron ore mining lease holders in the State, the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) has found the ore worth over Rs 1900 crore was illegally extracted by lease holders between 2009-2016 in violation of the mining plan and Environment Clearances (ECs). CAG has …
PORVORIM: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday termed Karnataka's Kalsa-Bhandura river diversion project an 'ecological bomb'. Taking a jibe at the neighbhouring state, he said Karnataka has been fighting with every one of its neighbours over waterGoa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtraexcept with the Arabian Sea. "Karnataka is planting …
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds the Mines portfolio, told the Assembly on Thursday that an assumed figure of about Rs. 35,000 crore loss to the State exchequer on account of illegal mining was found to be not correctly projected. In a written reply to a question by Leader …
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has initiated a prosecution process against Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), Adani Murmugao Port Terminal Private Ltd and South West Port Ltd handling coal at the port, for exceeding the pollution limit causing …
Panaji: Indian Bureau of Mines has recently unearthed fresh violations committed by mining companies and issued several showcause notices, even as the police's special investigation team (SIT) is investigating previously committed offences. The SIT probe into the Rs 35,000-crore mining scam in Goa had revealed that mining companies have been …
VASCO: If what the Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said regarding coal handling turns out to a reality, Vasoites can heave a sigh of relief! The CM's statement that his government will ask the Union environment ministry not to allow expansion of coal handling capacity in the state and that …
Panaji: The state government has asked the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for coastal development that is required to be submitted to the Union ministry of environment, forest, and climate change (MoEFCC). TOI had reported that Goa could lose Rs …
