The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has granted authorization to the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) for an integrated municipal solid waste management facility (IMSWMF) at Baingu

The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Quality Exports at the Cuncolim industrial estate for operating a unit "in a manner causing environmental pol

Even if there is no notification of wildlife sanctuaries and buffer zones, the Supreme Court can say that you (state government) are obliged under Article 21 (right to life) of the Constitution to protect life including the environment and that you can’t exploit within this area.

” These were stern observations of the Supreme Court, while hearing the lessees who were arguing why and how it was legal for them to be mining within one kilometre of wildlife sanctuaries, on the eighth day of hearing of the Goa mining case.

Researchers at India’s premier agricultural institute have found the Goan climatic condition suitable for the farming of sweet corn, the cash crop that is in good demand.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) senior horticulture scientists Dr K Ramachandrudu and Dr M Thangam culminating their two-year long research have come out with this encouraging finding for the farmers who want to go for alternate cropping.

The iron ore reserves in Goa should be explored over a longer period of time through sustained mining, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. "We want them to be utilised over a period of time," Parrikar said.

"We will request National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to guide us on inter generational equity so that the availability of ore reserves can be spread over a period of 50 to 100 years," Parrikar said here last evening

Even as the Union Mines Ministry is in the process of framing dump policy for the iron ore producing States across the Country, the Goa Mining (Major Mineral) Policy 2013, has decided to allow dump handling outside the mining lease area provided the land can be converted to agricultural use and removal of dumps are in the interest of the environment.

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Even if Supreme Court lifts the ban on mining operations in Goa, fresh extraction will not be allowed for the time being, and only ore which is extracted and stacked would be allowed to be shipped, says the State Mining Policy 2013, notified on Monday.

Goa government's new mineral policy has banned fresh excavation of iron ore till an expert panel determines the optimum level of fresh mining that can be undertaken in this mineral rich coastal state.

The Goa Mineral Policy, which was notified last Saturday, mentions that it would take three months for the study to complete, after which the level of fresh mining can be decided by Goa Mines and Geology Department.

Despite the clamour in Goa to restart ‘legal mining’, the prognosis on the timing and quantum of mining that will be allowed is still unclear, especially, as most of the respondents - save for the

The Mapusa municipal council (MMC) has sent notices to the mobile phone tower companies operating in the municipality's jurisdiction without the civic body's consent, warning erring companies of strict action against them.

Sources informed TOI that there are about 70 mobile phone towers in the MMC's jurisdiction, and some among them, have been operating without the legal permissions from the MMC.