Goa

A villager in Goa wants to cut a tree growing in his backyard to mend his damaged roof. But he needs to get permission from the tree officer. And how does he get the permission? In a letter to the editor, a forester/villager, who wishes to remain anonymou

Publication Date:

14/05/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

7

Issue:

19990515

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Legislation, Governance, Goa, Trees

Water Pollution

PROTECT COASTLINE

The Supreme Court (SC) has once again upheld the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) guidelines in order to protect the coastline of India: this time with respect to the tiny beach of Palolem in the

Publication Date:

29/09/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Coastal Development, Legislation, Goa

India

UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations Development Programme has planned to provide a grant of US $280,000

Publication Date:

14/07/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, UNDP, Goa

Industry

COMBATING MALARIA

The Panjim bench of the Mumbai High Court has given several directions to the state government of Goa to control malaria in the state. The bench comprising of Justice R M Lodha and Justice R K

Publication Date:

14/01/1998

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Legislation, Malaysia, Goa

Environment

Tourism and the environment: case studies on Goa, India, and the Maldives

Tourism plays an important role in the economies of both Goa and the Maldives. For the Maldives, it provides 17 percent of the gross domestic product, over 25 percent of government revenue and around 60 percent of the foreign exchange earnings; and for Goa, it generates 13.7 percent of the state

Publication Date:

01/01/1998

Author(s): & et al, Kalidas Sawkar, Ligia Noronha, Antonio Mascarenhas

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Environment, Maldives, India, Goa, Environment Management, Tourism

Air Pollution

Earth s last frontier

India is setting up an ambitious Antarctica study centre on the west coast

Publication Date:

30/12/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Research Agencies, Antarctica, Goa

Water Pollution

Smoked out

legislations against smoking will hit tobacco companies in Goa. A legislation that bars the sale of cigarettes to persons under 21 has already been passed in the state assembly. Smoking in public

Publication Date:

30/10/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Smoking, Legislation, Goa

Poverty