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 …
They will be trained to handle auto analyzer, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, mercury analyzer and gas chromatography The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will be training the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) scientists and technicians on handling specialized instruments which are required to gauge the climatic change in the area …
Panaji: Karnataka's gambit to lift 7TMC ft water from Mhadei river at an interim stage failed before the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) as its proposal had several flaws. Non compliance of assurance given by it earlier to the Supreme Court to take environmental permissions for the projects to lift …
Says company violated monitoring process of ore transported from Karnataka; warns company of using any undue influence by resorting to shutting down operations Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) on Thursday cancelled the import and transit permits issued to Vedanta Ltd for import of 12,000 metric tonnes (MT) of ore …
Panaji: The four hinterland talukas of Goa, partly in the range and partly in the foothills of Sahyadris account for 93% of the state's total forest cover of 1,225.12 sq km. As per Economic Survey 2015-16, Sanguem, which is also the biggest taluka in the state, had the most extensive …
The Centre has confirmed that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the nationalisation of Rivers Zuari and Cumbarjua has been completed while the tendering process for fairway development of Mandovi and Zuari Rivers under engineering, procurement and construction contract is being initiated. Union Minister of State in the Ministry of …
Solid Waste Management Corporation Bill has been put up for approval of cabinet, told minister for science and technology Alina Saldanha to Goa Legislative Assembly on Tuesday while replying to a question tabled by Calantuge MLA Micheal Lobo. Goa's first modern garbage treatment plant located at Saligao in North Goa …
Panaji: Regulars attending religious services in Tropa, Siolim, have said that it is the fundamental right of every citizen to follow any religion of their choice and no other organization can enforce their beliefs on others. Devotees of the Five Pillars Church contended that vested interests were out to disrupt …
Panaji: Union minister of state (independent charge) for power, coal, new and renewable energy and mines, Piyush Goyal has confirmed that an amount of 162 crore has been sanctioned for the state of Goa under various schemes for improving and augmenting the energy needs of the state. Under the Integrated …
Calangute: A special gram sabha of the Calangute panchayat on Sunday morning gave the thumbs up to the preparation of the land use map by the North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA). A resolution was adopted to seek more time from the NGPDA which had given villagers 30 days …
Panaji : The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) on Thursday issued a show cause notice to the starred hotel-cum-casino anchored near Dr Salim Ali bird sanctuary in the River Mandovi in connection with an alleged violation of coastal regulation zone (CRZ) 2011 notification. The complaint filed by Kashinath Shetye …
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into what he said was "massive destruction" of the Western Ghats by neighbouring Karnataka, especially in and around the Mhadei river basin. "The Chief Minster has drawn the Prime Minister's attention to the ongoing massive destruction of …
Panaji: After conducting programmes on solid waste management for school teachers and distributing four bins to each school, the Goa State Pollution Control Board's monitoring-cum-working committee for solid waste management will now educate higher secondary school teachers about waste segregation and management on campus. A one-day teachers training programme on …
PANAJI: Taking cognizance of the likely impact of Mormugao Port Trust's (MPT) capital dredging on benthic (the ecological region at the lowest level of an ocean or a lake) biodiversity that sustains pelagic (open sea) and demersal (living close to the floor of the sea) fish, a committee appointed by …
Ponda: Goa Engineering College at Farmagudi is set to go green as the alumni of the 1988-92 batch have proposed to donate 25 bicycles to the institute, as the GEC celebrates its Golden Jubilee year. The college campus is spread over 260 acres of mostly flat terrain. The staff and …
The Goa government has recently filed an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune seeking three years to complete the identification of private forests. The government is monitoring the process and submits a report every quarter, said an official. The NGT had expressed anguish over the slow process of …
PANJIM: Staying the controversial construction and repair of bund at Siolim, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) refused to grant State government authorities time for further submission, stating it will lead to further environmental damage. Water Resources Department had sought two weeks for elaborate submissions before any interim relief is granted. …
Institute says plastic pellets could have been dropped accidentally during transportation; rules out possibility of terrestrial discharge of plastic through rivers PANJIM: Goa’s coast is now facing a bigger threat and marine organisms are at risk as large quantities of plastic debris wash ashore during the southwest monsoon period. The …
Panaji: Scientists from the ASEAN (association of South East Asian nations) met on Wednesday, to discuss how they can collaborate and develop methodologies for risk assessment of ballast water management. The port to port transportation of ships from all over the world usually leads to their ballast water being exchanged. …
Panaji: In an interim order, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, on Tuesday granted a stay on the jetty project on the southern bank of River Chapora at Siolim and restrained the respondents from carrying out any construction until further orders. The matter has been fixed for hearing on July 19. …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Talaulicar & Sons P. Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/07/2016 regarding mining operations by Saniem Sacorda Iron Ore Mine even after the expiry of environmental clearance.
