Mining

Goa mining co gets Rs 139cr ED notice

PANAJI: Special director of Enforcement directorate (ED), Mumbai on Tuesday issued Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) show cause notice of Rs 136.93 crores on Magnum Minerals Pvt Ltd, for not d

Publication Date: 
03/06/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Mining, Mineral - Based Industry, Compensation, Illegal Trade, Minerals
Environment

No blaring horns to startle you

GSPCB directs Transport Dept to dismantle all multi-toned and pressure horns

Publication Date: 
03/06/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Panaji, Noise Pollution, Environment Act 1986, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, Air Act 1981, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Health Effects, Environmental Security, Environment
Mining

30 mining leases already inspected: Pollution board

The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) is likely to complete the inspection of mining leases by this week. So far, 30 mining leases have been inspected by board officials.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Mining, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Iron, Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Mineral - Based Industry
Environment

Govt advised to hold 4-season EIA at Mopa

PANAJI: In a development that may pose a hurdle to the 3,000-crore Greenfield airport at Mopa, the Goa state biodiversity board has advised the state government to conduct the environmental impact

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Murari Shetye
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Air Transport, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), NGO, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Biodiversity Act 2002, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Environment

Government is neither pushing Tiracol or marinas, nor supporting them

Tourism projects are again clashing with the environment. The proposed golf course and resort atsnd the proposed marinas at Zuari Bay have drawn opposition from the affected locals.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Tourism, Environment, Environmental Security, CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Environment Clearance (EC)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding commercial activities in village Marambio Grande in Merces Panchayat done by filling the salt pans in No Development Zone (NDZ) of CRZ-III area, 29/05/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kashinath Jairam Shetye & Others Vs Dempo Towers & Others dated 29/05/2015 regarding stay of all commercial activities like restaurant, wine shop, lubricant shop and any other commercial activities in the Chalta No.1/PTS no.10 of Panjim city and S. No.65/1-A Village Marambio Grande in Merces Panchayat which is done by filling the salt pans in No Development Zone (NDZ) of CRZ-III area.

Judgement Date: 
29/05/2015
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Goa, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Panaji, Ecology, Flora, Fauna, Rivers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Act 1986, Riverine Ecology
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the annual Sun-burn festival held in Goa, 29/05/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Marie Christine & Others Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 29/05/2015 regarding the annual Sun-burn festival held in Goa, 29/05/2015.

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Judgement Date: 
29/05/2015
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Festival
Solid Waste

Don’t oppose waste treatment plant, Lobo appeals to NGOs

CALANGUTE: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo has appealed to NGOs to not hinder the work on the solid waste management plant being constructed atop the Calangute plateau.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Waste Treatment, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pollution, Garbage, Waste Disposal, NGO, Waste Management, Solid Waste
Water Pollution

Sappu and Nayaband lake issues to be challenged in NGT

Goa bio-diversity board and Goa Pollution Control Board experts inspected the controversial Sappu Lake in Ambaulim and Cuncolim’s Nayaband Lake on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Lakes, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Drinking Water Scarcity, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Lake Pollution, Water Pollution
Environment

Green Tribunal has raised important doubts about EC and CRZ clearances to Tiracol Golf Course project

Legal challenge of EC and CRZ clearance for Golf Course project pending; Mandrem village is a turtle nesting site, fact cannot be overlooked, says NGT; project could be category A and EC from MoEF

Publication Date: 
28/05/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Environment Clearance (EC), CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Maharashtra, Regulations, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), High Court, Environment

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