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 …
PANJIM: The ministers for mining from various States will be gathering in Goa on January 19 to discuss series of issues related to the sector. The State’s preparedness for e-auction of leases that expires in 2020 will be the key issue of discussion. Union Minister for Mines Narendra Singh Tomar …
The delay over construction of mining corridors is likely to be proven as major hurdle before the State government for resumption of mining activities from the coming season in October, with villagers from Sanguem and Quepem taluka warning to protest against iron ore transportation if the corridors are not built. …
Margao: The South Goa district collector, Sachin Shinde, and the director of mines and geology, Prasanna Acharya on Thursday, at a meeting held with protestors demanding a dedicated mining corridor at the office of the deputy collector, Quepem, expressed their sincerity, commitment and determination to accord top priority to the …
MARGAO: Fisheries minister Avertano Furtado has announced that the government would soon undertake an exercise of dredging and beautification of river Sal, a project that would entail an expenditure of 200 crore. Furtado made this statement while addressing a gathering after paying homage to the martyrs at the Lohia Maidan, …
Mangroves have been accorded most vulnerable status in the event of an oil spill, by the environment sensitivity index (ESI) map of Goa part of the Goa state oil spill disaster contingency plan released on Friday. Mangroves found along the course of Mandovi and Zuari rivers with a healthy growth …
Residents of Betul and Canacona claimed to have experienced quivering beneath their feet and it turned out to be true, as the meteorological centre at Altinho recorded an earthquake of less than 2 on the Richter scale on Sunday afternoon. A mild seismic tremor was also felt by residents of …
MARGAO: Locals across the coastal belt of South Goa are worried that the damage caused to the beaches due to unprecedented soil erosion will be irreparable. During the monsoon season, the beach stretches of Velsao, Keta-Baina, Cola and Canaguinim have suffered severe damage with the increasing high tide line. Locals …
In the two decades that followed Goa's liberation, the state's population growth gained speed with a rise by 34% in the '70s and 26% in the '80s. But it has only been a downward trend, since. According to the latest data released under census 2011, Goa's population has grown only …
MARGAO: The National green tribunal, western zone bench, Pune, granted ad interim relief for stopping all construction activity carried out by Balaji Concepts, in a low-lying area at Cavelossim. The tribunal had taken up a petition filed by Cavelossim villagers forum, which had alleged that the construction activity was damaging …
Controversial means to dispose of garbage by setting it ablaze at the garbage treatment plant in Dumane-Canacona has angered locals and tourists in the area. Canacona Municipal Council (CMC) Chairperson Mahadev Dessai has flatly denied that CMC workers were setting the garbage on fire, but added that “unscrupulous elements” were …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Manuel F. Rodrigues Vs State of Goa & Others dated 19/03/2014 regarding construction of a hotel in land Survey No.54/3 of village Velsao in Marmugao Taluq which is in violation of CRZ Regulations. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/21_2013(App)(THC)(WZ)_19Mar2014_final_order.pdf
MARGAO: Residents of Comba-Paricotto in Cuncolim on Monday demanded an immediate stop to pollution in the adjoining Cuncolim Industrial Estate and firmly opposed plans to construct a housing project in the ward. The residents demanded that the Cuncolim Municipal Council and the government agencies immediately acquire the plot of land …
The struggle to save and protect the agricultural fields began during the previous Congress regime when the government bulldozed its way to acquire large tracts of low-lying fields against the will and sentiments of the farming community. And the battle seems to be far from over, notwithstanding a change in …
Carries out inspection, calls for status quo until biodiversity of area is documented The battle to save the low-lying field opposite the Colva Church from being filled up to build a playground has taken an interesting turn with the Goa State Biodiversity Board asserting that no decision to reclaim the …
PANAJI: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on Thursday issued closure notice to Seahath canning company, Sao Jose de Areal , till such time as the effluent treatment plant (ETP) installed at the unit is modified or repaired to the satisfaction of the board. GSPCB member secretary Levinson Martins …
In what is seen as a major achievement, the South Goa district has achieved the status as a smoke-free district. It is now just a matter of time and a mere formality before the government declares South Goa a smoke free district. In a communiqué, the Union, South East Asia …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday granted the State government ‘consent to establish’ solid waste treatment plants at Calangute/Saligao in North Goa and at Cacora in South Goa. The consent to establish waste treatment plant under Air Act, Water Act and the Hazardous Waste Rules has been granted. …
Issue likely to be raised in Legislative Assembly session starting today After months of inaction against politicians allegedly involved in illegal mining, the Goa State Vigilance Department early this week, based on a complaint filed in 2011 by activist and now Congress spokesperson Sudeep Tamhankar, filed an FIR naming two …
GSPCB scientists to come out with extensive report The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will conduct an in-depth study of the pollution-hit Cuncolim Industrial Estate ~ perhaps for the first time since the estate was set up in the early 90s. The report is expected to be finalised in …
Officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board on Monday descended on the Cuncolim Industrial Estate to probe into the discharge of effluents in an abandoned stone quarry by some food processing factories. After inspection of the stone quarry, the team has collected water samples from the quarry and also …
