Habitat And Urbanisation

Affidavit filed by the Goa State Pollution Control Board on the working of Golden Crown Hotel's organic waste composer, 28/10/2021

Reply affidavit on behalf of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) regarding the working of M/s Golden Crown Hotel and Spa.

Judgement Date: 
28/10/2021
Tags:
Hotels, Goa, Waste Treatment, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Mining

The Goa Mineral Development Corporation Bill, 2021

The Goa Assembly passed the Goa Mineral Development Corporation Bill, 2021, which would enable the state government to start a corporation to carry out mining operations in an orderly, scientific and ecologically sustainable manner.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2021
Government of Goa
Tags:
Minerals, Mining, Goa
Transport

Draft Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy 2021

The government of Goa has issued the draft ‘Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy, 2021’ for the adoption of electric vehicles and to cut down the carbon emissions making the state greener. Goa has recently announced that it will offer subsidies to 11,000 electric vehicles every year for the next five years.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2021
Government of Goa
Tags:
Electric Vehicles, Goa
Health

Order of the High Court of Bombay at Goa on death of COVID-19 patients due to dearth of oxygen, Goa, 13/05/2021

Order passed by the High Court of Bombay at Goa in the matter of State of Goa & Others Vs Armando Gonsalves & Others dated 13/05/2021. The matter related to COVID-19 related casualties at the Goa Medical College due to lack of oxygen supply.

Judgement Date: 
13/05/2021
Tags:
Coronavirus, Goa, Health Care, High Court, Infectious Diseases
Solid Waste

The Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2021

The Bill seeks to amend sections 2 and 7 of the Goa Non- Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 (Goa Act 5 of 1997), so as to provide for levy of cess at the rate not exceeding two percent of consideration received on outward supply of goods.

Publication Date: 
27/01/2021
Government of Goa
Tags:
Non-Biodegradable Waste, Goa, Garbage
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorised structures on the beaches of Goa, 19/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Victor Fernandes Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority dated 19/10/2020.

Judgement Date: 
19/10/2020
Tags:
Beaches, Turtles, Goa, Endangered Species, Land Encroachments, Coastal Regulations
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal on laterite stone mining, Goa, 12/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jayashri Rajebhosale Vs State of Goa & Others dated 12/10/2020. The present case relates to the illegal mining of laterite stone extraction in Goa.

The state authorities had proposed environmental compensation of Rs. 25,000, saying that there was no parameter for calculation of environmental compensation in the laterite stone extraction matter.

Judgement Date: 
12/10/2020
Tags:
Mining, Goa, Compensation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Corruption
Habitat And Urbanisation

Affidavit by GCZMA on Canacona National Highway Bypass, 12/10/2020

Affidavit-in-reply by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) in the matter of Dattaprasad Prabhu Goankar Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others.

The application was filed by Dattaprasad Prabhu Goankar on the following grounds:

Judgement Date: 
12/10/2020
Tags:
Bridges, Rivers, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mangroves, Riverine Ecology, Waste Disposal, Turtles
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding CZMP, Goa, 28/09/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mehdad & Others Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 28/09/2020. This application was filed by the state of Goa seeking extension of time for finalizing Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP). The matter was getting delayed for a long time. The NGT said that repeated extensions were given earlier.

The court was informed that the delay was due to National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM).

Judgement Date: 
28/09/2020
Tags:
Coastal Development, Coastal Regulations, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Biodiversity

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ESA notification for Western Ghats, 28/09/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs Union of India dated 28/09/2020.

The issue for consideration is the remedial steps for protection of ecology of Western Ghats, which is an eco-sensitive area. The NGT observed that there was demand for more and more exclusion by those who claim the need for ‘development’ while need for ‘environment protection’ does not allow acceptance of such demands. This aspect needed to be finalized and had been pending consideration for the last eight years.

Judgement Date: 
28/09/2020
Tags:
Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biodiversity Hotspots, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa

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