Irked with pollution caused in the village due to mining transportation, residents of Ladfe-Bicholim on Tuesday blocked mining trucks from Kalne-Dodamarg, Maharashtra.
It may be recalled that the residents had last week submitted a memorandum to Bicholim Deputy Collector D H Kenaudekar demanding a halt on mining transportation through their village.

While Government turned a blind eye towards mining excesses in Advalpal, villagers today obtained relief from the High Court by virtue of a petition filed by a nine-year old boy who raised the question of sustainability.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on the basis of which conditional environmental clearance for the proposed 450-MW Hankon thermal power project was granted is riddled with flaws, the report of a central committee reveals.

State government report stops short of taking action a government inspection of 48 mines in Goa found 35 of them operating without a lease. Some of them did not have mandatory clearances. A committee chaired by the state

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has said the state government has mooted a proposal to the Union Environment Minister to make Goa a CFL (Compact Fluroscent Lamp) state on the lines of Delhi.

Thermocol waste lay scattered all over the paddy fields behind Margao

A Non-Conventional Energy Park would soon become a reality in Goa. The Central government has sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 1 crore to set up the park in Margao as part of Phase I of the project.
And, if Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat is to be believed, the foundation stone for the project would soon be laid at the hands of Union Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah.

PETER FERNANDES calls upon the people of Goa to raise their voices to ensure that industrial pollution is curbed

Also directs firm to pay Rs 3 lakh donation

PANJIM, APRIL 21
The High Court, though allowed two days to a mining company to transport ore through Shirgao village during festival time, it has been directed to pay Rs 3 lakh as donation to the management of the temple, Shri Lairai Saunsthan.