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 on Wednesday opposed the Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) draft notification issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene a meeting of Chief Ministers to deliberate on the various aspects of the proposed notification. Addressing …
Sesa Goa seems to be thriving despite various impositions When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And the Rs3,672 crore iron ore major Sesa Goa (part of the Vedanta group after it acquired 51 per cent stake from Mitsui & Co, Japan, in 2007), seems to be showing …
PANJIM, SEPT 1 - Internationally renowned environmental activist and philosopher in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi, who has been tirelessly fighting as a member of the Chipko movement for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas and other parts of country and for the protection of rivers, will arrive in …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today constituted a coastal engineering cell to monitor the massive erosion taking place along the Orissa coast and suggest measures to protect the coast in consulation with expert groups. The issue was discussed at an offical-level meeting today chaired by Development Commissioner RN Bohidar and it …
PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Tuesday said in the Legislative Assembly that the government stood firm on the decision to scrap special economic zones (SEZs). Replying to a debate on demand for grants for industries, trade and commerce, he assured the members that the government would engage top …
Not averse in sacking the Board HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, AUG 27 - The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) was today whipped on the floor of the House with Environment Minister Alex Sequeira agreeing that the Board was playing football by passing the buck on other departments over serious issues …
Centre has been urged to set up tribunal to study the scheme Centre's has sought State's view on Goa's letter Bommai accuses Centre of being partisan BANGALORE: Karnataka has opposed Goa's appeal to the Union Government to set up a tribunal to study the Kalasa-Banduri nala project for diversion of …
