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 …
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has requested a meeting with his Goa counterpart Laxmikant Parsekar this month to work out an amicable out-of-court solution to the Mahadayi water dispute between the two States. In a letter to Mr. Parsekar, Mr. Siddharamaiah has offered to hold the first round of talks in …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Old Cross Fishing Canoe Owners Co-op Society Ltd. & Others Vs Mormugao Port Trust & Others dated 02/09/2016 regarding Environmental Clearance (EC), dated 9th February, 2016, granted for the capital dredging activity to Mormugoa Port Trust …
Panaji: Over the years, the vast ice cover around the North Pole has shrunk due to global warming. This has led to rise in sea levels which ultimately affects coastal regions like Goa, said Goa Science Centre and Planetarium, director, M M K Balaji. "Due to the melting of the …
More than a quarter of India's land is turning to desert and the rate of degradation of agricultural areas is increasing, according to new analysis of satellite images. A report from the Indian Space Research Organization says land degradation -- broadly defined as loss of productivity -- is estimated at …
More than a quarter of India's land is turning to desert and the rate of degradation of agricultural areas is increasing, according to new analysis of satellite images. A report from the Indian Space Research Organization says land degradation - broadly defined as loss of productivity - is estimated at …
Panaji: Reacting to defence minister Manohar Parrikar's statements that NGOs were hampering development works in the state including the construction of the Mandovi bridge, by challenging it before the National Green Tribunal, social activist Claude Alvares said the Goa Foundation approached the NGT because the government went ahead with construction …
State does not have mechanism to check ore grades and quantity; DMG suffers `22 crore loss on account of non-collection of various fees PANJIM: The repeated claims of environmentalists of the State government lacking a proper mechanism to check the grade of iron ore and the quantity declared by the …
It has also resolved to direct all coastal village panchayats, municipalities and block development officers (BDO) to identify such structures and submit a compliance report as soon as possible. In a major crackdown on illegal shacks, huts and cottages operating in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) without licenses, the Goa Coastal …
MARGAO: South Western Railway (SWR) has been rated the second most clean zone among 17 zones of the Indian Railways, according to a recent survey conducted by the Indian Railways catering and tourism corporation (IRCTC) for cleanliness ranking. Forty-seven per cent of stations of the SWR come under top levels …
Panaji: Considering the file records of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Supreme Court (SC) has held that an approval was given to Talaulicar & Sons Pvt Ltd for mining activity in Saniem-Sacorda in 2007 without complying with the various requirements under the Environment Protection Act, including …
PANAJI: Minister for power Milind Naik told Goa Legislative Assembly on Thursday that Goa has limitations in developing solar energy. Goa does not have large tracks of flat land that is needed for developing solar power. "The problem is the availability of land," said power minister while replying to a …
Questions raised by GCZMA expert on reliability of NIO report which green-lighted the project kept aside PANJIM: In a dramatic race to beat the NGT imposed deadline, a temporary committee to decide on CRZ related issues, formed since Goa has no CRZ authority, granted CRZ clearance to the third Mandovi …
PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the state forest department to submit a map of an area of 28,550 sq m identified as private forest in Pilerne to the revenue department for official records. While disposing of a complaint filed before it by the Pilerne Citizens Forum (PCF), the …
Locals say slag damaged fields & reduced farm produce; demand compensation PONDA: Officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) Tuesday inspected the toxic slag dumped atop a hill near the Kundaim Industrial Estate, by three steel plants operating there. According to the locals, the toxic slag is washed …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Pilerne Citizens Forum V/s Chief Secretary, Govt. of Goa & Others dated 05/08/2016 regarding cutting of trees and thereby destruction of forest in Pilerne village, Bardez Taluka, Goa.
Goa Government today said it would form flying squads and keep an eagle eye on the state's borders to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming into the state for sale ahead of the Ganesh festival next month. "The ban on PoP idols in the state would be strictly …
PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has reserved its judgment in the complaint regarding capital dredging undertaken by Mormugao port trust (MPT) to facilitate entry of capesize vessels in Mormugao harbour, for which the channel needs to be deepened from the exisiting 14.5m to 19.5m at an estimated cost of …
Conversion sanads and felling of trees not recommended in identified private forest areas, Arlekar tells House PORVORIM: The Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has informed the government that it will not be feasible to permit any non-forest activity in private forests without clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, …
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) is likely to continue to be defunct for some time, as the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) rejected the state government's plea to extend the previous body's term. Confusion and uncertainty prevails after the three-year tenure of the body expired on …
Senior Scientist at National Institute of Oceanography Mahua Saha said We have to deal directly woith Pollution control boads to get quantitative analysis of pollutants, in the northern Indian Ocean region. Quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic pollution, and their impact on coastal environment is the need of the hour, …
