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: ‘Gandhigiri’ should be used to impose the plastic ban in Goa, vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Rajendra Talak, said. He was speaking on the sidelines of the announcement of the Goa Environmental Film Festival 2018, on Monday. “The government can impose rules on plastic ban, but …
PANAJI: Pollution under control (PUC) centres in state soon may not face the consequence of cancellation of their licence in case of norms violation as the transport department has proposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for the first offence and Rs 25,000 for the subsequent offence. The existing harsher penalty …
PANJIM: NGO Goencho Avaaz has expressed grave apprehension and protested the draft coastal regulation zone (CRZ) notification 2018 claiming it will prove detrimental and destructive to the fragile socio-economic and environmental fabric of the entire coast of India. Members of the organisation at a press conference on Saturday alleged that …
With the June 18 deadline to raise objections to the CRZ Draft Notification just 3 days away, environmentalists, NGOs and various Goans associations have termed it a document without scientific validity Nine Goan associations say the draft must be discarded completely and the entire process should be re-started to improve …
PANJIM: National Fishworkers Forum (NFF), along with its affiliated union, Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE), on Monday protested the draft CRZ notification 2018 claiming that it is scaling back on safeguards for the coastlines. The forum also submitted a memorandum to Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) member secretary objecting to …
Panaji: The sunshine state is grappling with pollution on all fronts—air, rivers and beaches—not sparing even Goa’s major towns and cities. While mining areas witnessed increasing dust pollution due to transportation, the rivers, lakes and beaches saw presence of faecal coliform, the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) said in …
PANAJI: Pollution levels in major cities in Goa have exceeded permissible limits with the port town of Vasco emerging as the most polluted city in the coastal state known for beach tourism, as per a state government survey. In its annual report 2017-18, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) …
PANAJI: Ninety-two people tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Goa in the first three months of 2018, translating into one case being detected each day. This is a significant improvement from a decade ago, when over two HIV+ cases were recorded per day. While men constituted 60% …
Bicholim: Directorate General for Mines Safety and Goa State Pollution Control Board have inspected all 88 mines for monsoon preparedness, Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA) said. In its report to the state government, the directorate general for mines safety has stated that all measures required to be taken till …
The global epidemiological trends of many viral diseases clearly indicate resurgence of some hitherto quiescent yet virulent pathogens and emergence of new strains that pose a challenge to medical science. The Nipah outbreak with many sero-positive cases and 13 fatalities so far in two districts of Kerala — Kozhikode and …
PANJIM: Not only has the State government not recovered even a miniscule percentage of the Rs 35,000 crore mining loot pointed out by Justice M B Shah Commission in its inquiry report on illegal mining in Goa, but the feeble attempt by Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) in issuing …
Panaji: If the government doesn’t resolve the mining issue, the GFP will rethink its support to the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections, GFP president and TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said. Bringing in an ordinance to restart mining is the only solution to the issue, he told reporters on Thursday. …
PANAJI: Before environment consciousness could sweep through Goa, in 2001, an organization made a quiet entry into the state, starting a movement of sorts among school children, making them aware of the biodiversity hotspot, environmentally fragile region they live in. Setting up of the branch of the Centre for Environment …
Panaji: Goa’s rich brinjal biodiversity faced a threat after a Karnataka-based University proposed trials for evaluating genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt brinjal) gene on the highly-prized Agasaim brinjal, but strong opposition forced the central government to keep them on hold. This was almost a decade ago when protests arose over …
Panaji: The width of three important bunds, Palni, Pachlai Palni and Caujo-Cantro in St Estevam will be maintained at 3.5 metres, but no rubble soling and asphalting will be allowed on the road above these barriers against tidal influence. Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) has accepted the recommendations of …
Agitated Cuncolkars are now planning to come out with all force to close all polluting fish meal plants in Cuncolim Industrial Estate. Recently, an international organisation had listed Cuncolim Industrial Estate as one of the most polluted industrial estate in India. For the past thirty years, Cuncolkars have been bearing …
Panaji: The state transport department has launched surprise checks on centres that test vehicle emissions and issue pollution under control (PUC) certificate without actually inspecting the vehicle. Recently the department received a tip-off that such centres, generally called PUC centres, are operating without adhering to the norms, like issuing a …
Panaji: After scrapping its plans to build a satellite port at Betul, Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has now turned to Vijaydurg in Maharashtra, where it plans to construct a greenfield port to cater to container, crude oil, fertilizer, and limestone cargo. The Vijaydurg port will be developed in collaboration with …
Margao: The Goa State Biodiversity Board has invited expressions of interest (EoI) from authorised agencies to prepare a biodiversity assessment of the Colva lake, an area that encompasses close to 31,000 sqm. The notice inviting EoIs has been issued in compliance with the order passed by the NGT in an …
KERI: The recently concluded six-day field exercise of the All India Tiger Estimation has confirmed the presence of the big cat in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. Forest officials have now launched the second phase of the tiger census by installing camera traps at various locations from May 7, an exercise …
