Environment

State gears up to junk single-use plastic

PANJIM: Plastic bags, straws, cutlery and other disposable plastic items will soon disappear from Goa, as the State government is mulling a complete ban on single-use plastics from September 2019.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Plastics, Non Biodegradable Waste, Waste Management, Environment
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding status of compliance of orders of the Tribunal on the subject of solid waste management and allied issues, Goa, 10/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (State of Goa) dated 10/04/2019 regarding status of compliance of orders of the Tribunal on the subject of solid waste management and allied issues (mining, air pollution) in the State of Goa.

Judgement Date: 
10/04/2019
Tags:
Solid Waste, Air Pollution, Mining, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects, Hospital Waste, Plastics, Hazardous Waste
Mining

Form STF on minor minerals, NGT suggests to govt

PANJIM: The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa Government to consider constituting a Special Task Force (STF) to deal with the illegal mining of minor minerals in

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Illegal Trade
Mining

Goa Mining People's Front starts 3-day protest in Delhi

Members of the Goa Mining People's Front, a collective of workers, truck and barge operators dependent on the now-banned iron ore mining industry, started their three-day protest in the national ca

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Goa, Mining, Industry, Supreme Court, Minerals
Environment

GFP demands relaxation of noise rules for religious festivals

The Goa Forward Party has written a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking relaxation of the Noise Pollution Rules during traditional religious activities.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Goa, Noise Pollution, Religious Places, Environment
Solid Waste

NIMBY puts the brakes on waste management

PANJIM: With over 50 per cent of the village panchayats (VPs) in Goa failing to identify land for storage, segregation and waste treatment facility, the State government is working on a plan to set

Publication Date: 
08/04/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Biodegradable Waste, Waste Disposal, Solid Waste
Forests

Activists protest felling of coconut trees along highway at Guirim

Say with destruction of the trees, the identity of Goa is at stake; Slam Rohan and Vijai for their silence

Publication Date: 
04/04/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Trees, Deforestation, Coconut, Roads, Forests
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining and failure to close mines after the operation, Goa, 03/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs The Deputy Collector/SDM, Pernem & Others dated 03/04/2019 regarding illegal mining and failure to close mines after the operation in the Taluka of Pernem and other Talukas of the State of Goa. It has been alleged that the miners have made several pits with a view to excavate basalt/masonary and rubble stones. After the extraction, the excavated area is left without scientific closure which is necessary for restoration of environment.

Judgement Date: 
03/04/2019
Tags:
Mining, Goa, Mining Reclamation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Air Pollution

Pollution in Vasco ‘many times better’ than other towns: IIT-B

PANJIM: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, which is undertaking the Source Apportionment Study of Vasco, with regard to the pollution caused due to handling of coal at Mormugao Port Trust

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction by Byke Resort within the 'No Development Zone', Goa, 27/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Cavelossim Villagers Forum Vs The Byke Hospitality Limited & Others dated 27/03/2019 regarding the illegal construction by the Byke Hospitality Limited, the Byke Resort (The Old Anchor) and M/s Dalmia Resorts International Private Limited within the ‘No Development Zone’.

Judgement Date: 
27/03/2019
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Goa, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Hotels

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