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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kashinath Shetye & Others Vs Srinet Kotwale & Others dated 20/02/2019 regarding remedial steps for preventing and curing pollution in river Mandovi in Goa. According to the applicants, who are local inhabitants, the river is being polluted by discharge of …
Panjim: The Department of Town and Country Planning has decided not to consider sensitive areas for change of zone under the amended Section 16B. TCP has issued new set of guidelines for the consideration of applications under Section 16B of Town and Country Planning Act. Accordingly, the applications in respect …
Panaji: The state government has designated the district judge-1 and additional sessions judge, South Goa, as the special court for speedy trial of the illegal mining cases. The special investigation team (SIT) has registered 16 illegal mining cases against the state. This designation, according to a notification signed by director …
With 5.2 lakh children and 23,000 school teachers educated on the virus in four years, with close to 1 lakh dogs vaccinated annually, and 106 positive samples between 2017 and 2018, Goa is the first state that did not report a single human death due to rabies last year. In, …
Directive comes after the tribunal noted the people appointed to the body in Gujarat lacked technical or professional qualifications PANJIM: Expressing its complete displeasure over the functioning of the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a …
PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench has directed all the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) to finalise action plans with regard to polluted industrial clusters within three months and to adopt coercive measures including recovery of compensation for the damage to the environment on the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle. …
Canacona: 'Dakshin Foundation' entrusted with environmental study in South Goa. Government of Goa has entrusted the study of environment in the villages of Poinguinim and Loliem in South Goa to ‘Dakshin’ a Bangalore based NGO. A team of researchers are camping at Galgibagha and interacting with locals as well as …
Panaji: The joint electricity regulatory commission (JERC) has instructed the Goa electricity department to provide required assistance to consumers interested in generating solar power in the state. It advised the department to do so after consumers and solar installers brought to the notice of the commission at the hearings that …
PANJIM: The Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT) has demanded withdrawal of the Coastal Regulation Zone 2018 notification issued by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change on December 28 claiming it is a death knell of the coastal communities. "The notification is a death knell of the coastal communities. …
CANACONA: With the world talking about using eco-friendly paints, the contractor who is assigned the job to paint the crash barriers at Karmalghat has been using solvent based enamel, even though the world has moved to water based paints, in recent years. Public utilities like buildings, bridges, roads amongst other …
PANJIM: Observing that 15 States including Goa have failed to draft action plan for restoration of polluted river stretches, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given a last opportunity by extending the time for preparing the plan by January 31, next year. Any delay after that, State government would be …
PANAJI: It’s a not a new trend that more women than men suffer from knee arthritis and require knee replacements surgeries. However, a shift has been observed about how women are now getting this ailment a decade earlier, at the age of 50-55 years, while in the past they had …
PANJIM: Making a pitch for compulsory ‘Green Building’ Concept for government, commercial and hotel projects with built up area of 2000 sq mtrs and above, the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vijai Sardesai on Monday announced that proposed Greenfield International Mopa Airport will have to be ‘green’ building, failing …
Panaji: The state government has observed that ground thruthing, ground verification of high tide line (HTL) and survey map is not being carried out by the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) while preparing the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP). The presentation of the preliminary draft of CZMP was …
MARGAO: The proceedings of 11th board meeting of the present Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) board states that the time slot for each speaker will be limited and repetition of subject will not be permitted. This has led to a backlash from activists and Vasco citizens particularly on social media. Peter …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sagardeep Sirsaikar & Others Vs. Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 01/10/2018 regarding construction of an illegal structure for commercial purpose for running bar and restaurant, in violation of CRZ Notification, 2011. The construction was within the prohibited …
While shack owners have something to cheer about on World Tourism Day, environmentalists suffer another loss in their battle to save the ecology. Despite environmentalists having repeatedly raised issues regarding the damage to the ecology and unprecedented rise in water, the government-appointed teams this year again allotted beach shacks at …
Panaji: The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Goa, has received funding of Rs 497 crore from the Union human resource development (HRD) ministry for construction of the first phase of its permanent campus at Cuncolim. Once ready, the institute will be the first technical institute in India to be fully …
PANJIM: The St Cruz residents raised their pitch to save Bondvol Lake from being lost to “unplanned development and land sharks” by holding a special meeting on Sunday evening near the church. The residents attended the meeting in a large numbers and discussed the reasons why this important water body …
PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has remanded a matter to the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to decide whether Baina village be declared as a fishing village in terms of CRZ notification 2011. The Tribunal’s order comes in response to an appeal by three locals challenging demolition notice …
