Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The Goa Foundation Vs The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others dated 10/07/2023. The SC, July 10, 2023 gave directions for halting the construction of Tiracol river bridge till further orders. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in …
PANJIM: Following a notice from the Coast Guard (CG) the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has alerted all government agencies over the possibility of oil drums hitting the State’s coast. GSPCB chairman Jose Manuel Noronha, speaking to Herald, said that all State government agencies under the oil spill management …
Keri: The Goa government has been involved in various violations of environmental laws and rules under the guise of development work. If citizens fail to restrain the increasing incidents of environmental violations, then they will have to pay a heavy price for it, said Norma Alvares, an environment lawyer. Alvares …
PURI:In a major jolt to the State Government, work on its most ambitious tourism project - Shamuka - was stayed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday. The mega tourism project was coming up at Sipasarubali area on the eastern part of the town along Puri beach and Tourism …
Common Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Girish D. Gaonkar & Ors Vs. State of Goa & Ors Application No.52/2014 (WZ) Surendra Sazu Govekar & Ors. Vs Village Panchayat of Anjuna-Caisua & Ors dated 09/07/215 regarding proposed entertainment park of GTDC (Goa …
The social and economic benefits of the coastal zone make it one of the most treasured environments on our planet. Yet it is vulnerable to increasing anthropogenic pressure and climate change. Coastal management aims to mitigate these pressures while augmenting the socio-economic benefits the coastal region has to offer. However, …
The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is the first comprehensive regional synthesis to provide insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for marine ecosystem goods and services to match the increasing human population, the pace and scale of environmental …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Mining in the dune sand along the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh has raised many eyebrows. While the coast boasts of being rich in mineral deposits, especially Ilmenite (ore of Titanium), environmentalists believe human intervention and construction activities have resulted in vanishing sand dunes and depleting beach sand. Black …
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday appointed TSR Venkataramana as an advocate commissioner to inspect the alleged illegal sand quarrying activities in the Cauvery river in Trichy district. Justice S Vaidyanathan appointed the advocate commissioner on a petition filed by Musiri-based farmer S Narayanan. In …
During a recent trip to Kihim and Awas beaches in Raigad district, environmentalist Sumaira Abdulali of the NGO Awaaz Foundation said that she was shocked to see soil erosion at several spots along the sandy shores of the beaches. "I saw that many trees were uprooted and, at some places …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Girish D. Gaonkar & Ors Vs. State of Goa & Ors Application No.52/2014 (W Z) Surendra Sazu Govekar & Ors. Vs Village Panchayat of Anjuna-Caisua & Ors dated 25/05/2015 regarding proposed entertainment park of GTDC at …
An oil spill that fouled beaches and threatened wildlife along a scenic stretch of the California coast spread across 9 miles (14 kilometers) of ocean Wednesday as cleanup efforts began and federal regulators investigated how the pipeline leaked. Workers in protective suits raked and shoveled stinky black goo off the …
GOLETA: An estimated 21,000 gallons (79,500 liters) of crude oil dumped into the ocean from a broken pipeline just off the central California coast before it was shut off, creating a spill stretching about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) along the beach, the US coast guard said. Santa Barbara County health …
GOLETA, California : An oil spill that fouled beaches and threatened wildlife along a scenic stretch of the California coast spread across 9 miles (14 kilometers) of ocean Wednesday as cleanup efforts began and federal regulators investigated how the pipeline leaked. Workers in protective suits raked and shoveled stinky black …
Mapusa: With the tourism season coming to an end in the state, broken bottles, tetrapacks, straws, thermacol, plastic bags and other kinds of waste left by tourists can be seen strewn across the beaches of Pernem taluka. The beaches of Keri, Arambol, Mandrem and Morjim are littered with garbage left …
Minister of State for Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Shri Y. S. Chowdary informed Rajya Sabha that towards possible development of long-term solution solution, data collection and documentation of shore erosion has been carried out at different stretches in the states of Tamil Nadu (Poovar …
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach), Vizag chapter, has demanded a probe into the blatant violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms by AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), which is erecting concrete structures just 50 metres from the sea at Rushikonda Beach. Intach representatives, who visited …
In a classic case of the rule-maker turning rule-breaker, the government, which is supposed to enforce coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms and ensure that no permanent structures come up within 500 metres of the high tide line, is itself blatantly flouting the rules at Rushikonda Beach! Forget 500 metres, the …
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Wednesday slapped closure notices on three hotels along Puri sea beach for violating pollution control norms. Similar notices were earlier served to 11 hostels in the town. "The hotels were served show-cause notices two weeks ago. They failed to give a plausible …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Libertina Fernandes Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding construction over a sand dune and in violation of of CRZ Notification, 1991 and further in violation of CRZ Notification, 2011.
Pernem police booked 11 persons including two members of the committee appointed by the government on the directions of the high court to monitor sound pollution in Pernem, for creating a road blockade in Morjim, while protesting against noise pollution which has become a nuisance in the beach belt of …
