Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
PANAJI: Continuous and rampant reclamation of mangrove areas in flagrant violation of CRZ rules around the city is likely to lead to significant disruption in tidal movements and displacement of water in the Mandovi river basin. Large patches of mangroves have been cleared and mud-filling is rampant on the banks …
A long delay in declaring a marine park around the twin islands off Mormugao with a rich diversity of corals and marine life is raising a concern about the likely impact of neglect and pollution. The coral-fringed islands, Grande and St George, off Baina beach, have become significant attractions for …
Says projects should not hamper environment and ecology of state in exchange for employment PANJIM: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday stated that marinas would be allowed in Goa only if they get clearances from various authorities, including Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) …
The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF&CC;) has issued a draft notification to amend the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) notification, 2011, allowing for reclamations and alterations to natural features such as rocks/hills in the exceptional cases of development of "memorials and monuments." The draft notification -- currently seeking …
With beach erosion turning into a major concern for residents of Vizag, the Andhra University and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) have taken up studies to prevent further damage to the coast. In an e-mailed response to TOI, NIOT director MA Atmanand said the institute is involved in …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The preliminary Marine Environment Impact Assessment (MEIA) report on the Visakhapatnam-Kakinada Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) has been submitted to the PCPIR Special Development Authority (PCPIR-SDA) by Chennai-based Indomer Coastal Hydraulics, the agency that was entrusted the task, a release issued by the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority …
PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to oversee that casino operators comply with municipal solid waste (MSW) rules, even as it noted that casino vessels cannot be held directly responsible for causing water pollution in the River Mandovi. The NGT bench of Justice V R Kingaonkar …
The treated industrial effluent from the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) to Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers is not discharged into the river at a point decided by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials have found. This despite being directed by the board to lay …
The pre-monsoon churning of currents on the high seas throws up sticky and oily tar balls, which turn people away from Goa’s pristine beaches annually. This May to October menace has grown in magnitude over the last four decades since it was first noticed in the 1970s. A recent National …
PANAJI: Congress general secretary Ulhas Parab has demanded that the government immediately stop casinos from operating in the Mandovi river as their sewage has caused dangerous levels of pollution in the river. Parab also urged the government to file cases against the casinos under Sections of the Environment Protection Act. …
Oil tankers follow Marpol regulations, cannot discharge large quantities of oil' Ruling out the possibility that crude oil tankers carrying South East Asian Crude Oil (Seaco) could be discharging oil-laced water into the Arabian Sea, officials from the Indian Coast Guard strongly believe that oil leaks from drilling rigs along …
PANAJI: A pilot study by the national institute of oceanography (NIO) has found that the environmental sensitivity index (ESI) can serve as a road map to combat an oil spill and the consequent formation of tar balls. ESI is a colour-coded map that shows a shoreline's vulnerability to an oil …
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Dona Paula has decided to conduct a satellite survey of the mangroves in Goa to evaluate the present status of these key species and prepare the groundwork for conservation plans. The project has been taken up after the Goa government sent a proposal …
North India is likely to heat up more than the southern parts of the country while the entire Indian subcontinent may see longer rainy seasons in second half of the century, the UN's climate body has predicted in its latest comprehensive document on climate change. The conclusion, showing variation in …
