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 …
goa has been unable to implement its Biodegradable Garbage Control Act of 1996, which was to have been implemented eighteen months ago. The state government says the law aimed at stopping plastics and non-biodegradable wastes from ending up in public drains, roads and fields has to be implemented by panchayats …
even with social activism on the increase, there are cases of powerful industry managing to circumvent rules and bypass procedures to ensure their units get governmental approval to function, regardless of their polluting and degrading natures. An example is Meta Strips Limited (msl), a copper recycling plant, which has got …
it seems that the days of voluntary work and activism might soon be over. Of late the government has become intolerant to such people. Two cases with serious implications have come up in Goa. In one case, an animal rights campaigner was deported out of the country after being "hounded …
Caught in the centre of furious public protests, a waste copper recycling plant in Goa has asked the international organisation Greenpeace to deal strictly with local citizens' protest groups. The move came after Greenpeace pledged its support to the protests. Meta Strips, the plant being set up in South Goa, …
for the tourist, Goa is a kaleidoscope of pretty beaches, picturesque landscape and the beckoning sea. And the state has always been under pressure from industrial moguls and commercial ventures eager to rake in the big bucks that Goa's tourism generated. So much so that
for several months, villagers in parts of south Goa have been demanding a halt to construction work on Meta Strips, a controversial copper recycling and smelting plant in Sancoale village. Questions have been raised about the disposal of left-over waste scrap, the large volume of water the plant will require …
the Goa bench of the Bombay high court has banned the playing of loud amplified music between 10 pm and 7 am throughout the state. The interim order, issued in response to a public interest litigation filed by the Goa Environment Federation, will remain in force till further orders. The …
till the Seventies, Goa was one of the hippie capitals of the world, with the disenchanted "flower-children" of the West living out their version of "nirvana" on a few of North Goa's golden-sand beaches. The decade between 1968-1978 was a time when the exotic locales of Goa attracted tourists in …
extensive iron ore mining combined with inadequate control measures has degraded an area of about 520 sq km in interior Goa. According to a study by the Tata Energy Research Institute (teri), New Delhi, conducted on behalf of the Goan government, to assess the mining industries' impact on the environment, …
the island village of Divar, about 6 km from Panaji, Goa, is under serious ecological threat due to the damage to bunds . Bunds are the protective river-side walls which were built centuries ago to protect the low-lying land that was submerged during high tides. In some areas, the broken …
To Anil Agarwal Editor Down To Earth New Delhi SUBJECT: l The law: the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act, 1984. l Its aim: restrict felling of trees and reforest barren private lands. l Application and result: Discourages people from planting trees. Makes a larger area barren. Sir, …
In a significant judgement, the Goa High Court ordered removal of all the developmental work carried out by the Tata Housing Development Company in Goa. The court directed restoration of the land to its original green cover. However, the Goa bench of the Mumbai High Court has stayed the order …
The Supreme Court (SC) has once again upheld the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) guidelines in order to protect the coastline of India: this time with respect to the tiny beach of Palolem in the southernmost taluka of Canacona in Goa. The Mumbai high court had ordered the Canacona municipality to …
GOA's forest department recently organised a workshop to discuss its research priorities, and debated in detail the location and preservation of natural reserves. "Problems of the ill-effects of mining, grazing, urbanisation and pollution required to be studied in detail," said a statement issued at the workshop. Till today, Goa does …
The United Nations Development Programme has planned to provide a grant of US $280,000 for setting up a conservation education centre in Goa. The project will be implemented by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). In this regard, the government of Goa has already allocated 1,500 square metres of land …
The Panjim bench of the Mumbai High Court has given several directions to the state government of Goa to control malaria in the state. The bench comprising of Justice R M Lodha and Justice R K Batta ordered the state government to effectively implement the malaria action programme as drawn …
Tourism plays an important role in the economies of both Goa and the Maldives. For the Maldives, it provides 17 percent of the gross domestic product, over 25 percent of government revenue and around 60 percent of the foreign exchange earnings; and for Goa, it generates 13.7 percent of the …
india is completing a Rs 11.5-crore national research facility exclusively for polar science. Its first phase is taking shape at Goa. But experts who evaluated the country's Antarctic research programme want fewer junior scientists taking part, and suggest greater international cooperation. Goa's upcoming centre at the port town of Vasco …
legislations against smoking will hit tobacco companies in Goa. A legislation that bars the sale of cigarettes to persons under 21 has already been passed in the state assembly. Smoking in public places and advertising of tobacco products has also been banned. Vendors selling tobacco products to those below 21 …
