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Oscar Winning Documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' to Be Screened at Goa Environmental Film Festival
The Elephant Whisperers, one of India's Oscar winning entries in 2023, is set to be screened at the first ever Goa Environmental Film Festival, which will take place from June 3 to 5 on the sidelines of the G20 meetings in the state. Films from various other countries with a theme of environment and conservation will also be screened at the festiva...
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North Goa Beaches To Have 'No-Take Zones' To Protect Environment
Goa Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday announced that 'no-take zones' will be formed in and around picturesque beaches of North Goa to protect and preserve the environment in these areas.
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Vedanta Mining Plant In Goa Can't Run Without Environment Clearance: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that Vedanta's mining plant in Goa's Dharbandora area cannot operate without obtaining Environment Clearance (EC).
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"Jungle Raj In Goa": Congress Leaders Detained After Midnight Protest
Several Goa Congress leaders, including the pradesh committee vice president, were detained Friday night after they protested in the lobby of a hotel demanding they be allowed to meet Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.
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Will Write To PM On Mahadayi River Dispute: Goa Chief Minister
Goa's BJP Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said his government, "if required", would go against the NDA-led Union Environment ministry in the Mahadayi River issue.
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Goa Chief Minister Urges Centre To Stall Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said he had contacted Union Minister for Environment and Forests(MoEF) Prakash Javadekar and once again urged him to withdraw or keep in abeyance his ministry's green nod to Karnataka's Kalasa-Banduri water diversion project, which the Goa government has repeatedly opposed.
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Goa Chief Minister Demands Withdrawal Of Consent To Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar, urging him to withdraw green clearance to Karnataka's controversial Kalasa-Banduri dam and water diversion project, across the Mhadei river.
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Goa May Face The Same Fate As Kerala, Ecologist Warns
Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil has warned that Goa may face the same fate as the flood-battered Kerala if it does not take environmental precautions. Like other states, Goa too, is witnessing a rise in profit-driven activities.
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Goa Chief Minister Dispels Doubt About New Central Coastline Regulation
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that concerns raised by state legislators over the Environment Ministry's draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018 are unwarranted.
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Opposition At Prez Doors, Minister Calls Them Rejected And Dejected
As parliament's Budget Session came to an end on Wednesday, opposition leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi headed to Rashtrapati Bhavan to complain about the "environment of fear and insecurity" in the country, attempts to harass opposition Chief Ministers and cobbling up artificial majority in Goa and Manipur.
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AAP's Lights Are On, But No One's Home. Team Kejriwal Campaigning Outside
Of Delhi's six ministers, all but one have abandoned their day jobs to campaign in Punjab and Goa, where Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party hope to break into the big league.
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GST Rate On Polluting Items May Be Higher, Hints Finance Minister
Within days of India signing the Paris Climate Treaty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said tax on environment unfriendly products will be "distinct" from others in the forthcoming GST regime so as to boost funds for climate financing.
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BRICS Environment Ministers To Meet In Goa On September 16
The environment ministers of BRICS countries will meet in Goa on September 16 to strengthen mutual cooperation in areas of air and water pollution and climate change.
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Environment Ministers Of BRICS Countries To Meet In Goa This Week
Environment Ministers of BRICS countries will meet later this week in Goa to prioritise actions for cooperation in critical areas, including air and water pollution and climate change.
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Goa's Controversial New 'Super Law' Allows Tourism Inside Forests
Goa has just got a new law and it is being called a "super law." Environmentalists say the amended town planning act overrides any other land regulation in the state and has the power to destroy Goa's 33 per cent forest cover.
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Oscar Winning Documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' to Be Screened at Goa Environmental Film Festival
The Elephant Whisperers, one of India's Oscar winning entries in 2023, is set to be screened at the first ever Goa Environmental Film Festival, which will take place from June 3 to 5 on the sidelines of the G20 meetings in the state. Films from various other countries with a theme of environment and conservation will also be screened at the festiva...
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North Goa Beaches To Have 'No-Take Zones' To Protect Environment
Goa Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday announced that 'no-take zones' will be formed in and around picturesque beaches of North Goa to protect and preserve the environment in these areas.
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Vedanta Mining Plant In Goa Can't Run Without Environment Clearance: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that Vedanta's mining plant in Goa's Dharbandora area cannot operate without obtaining Environment Clearance (EC).
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"Jungle Raj In Goa": Congress Leaders Detained After Midnight Protest
Several Goa Congress leaders, including the pradesh committee vice president, were detained Friday night after they protested in the lobby of a hotel demanding they be allowed to meet Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.
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Will Write To PM On Mahadayi River Dispute: Goa Chief Minister
Goa's BJP Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said his government, "if required", would go against the NDA-led Union Environment ministry in the Mahadayi River issue.
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Goa Chief Minister Urges Centre To Stall Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said he had contacted Union Minister for Environment and Forests(MoEF) Prakash Javadekar and once again urged him to withdraw or keep in abeyance his ministry's green nod to Karnataka's Kalasa-Banduri water diversion project, which the Goa government has repeatedly opposed.
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Goa Chief Minister Demands Withdrawal Of Consent To Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar, urging him to withdraw green clearance to Karnataka's controversial Kalasa-Banduri dam and water diversion project, across the Mhadei river.
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Goa May Face The Same Fate As Kerala, Ecologist Warns
Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil has warned that Goa may face the same fate as the flood-battered Kerala if it does not take environmental precautions. Like other states, Goa too, is witnessing a rise in profit-driven activities.
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Goa Chief Minister Dispels Doubt About New Central Coastline Regulation
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that concerns raised by state legislators over the Environment Ministry's draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018 are unwarranted.
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Opposition At Prez Doors, Minister Calls Them Rejected And Dejected
As parliament's Budget Session came to an end on Wednesday, opposition leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi headed to Rashtrapati Bhavan to complain about the "environment of fear and insecurity" in the country, attempts to harass opposition Chief Ministers and cobbling up artificial majority in Goa and Manipur.
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AAP's Lights Are On, But No One's Home. Team Kejriwal Campaigning Outside
Of Delhi's six ministers, all but one have abandoned their day jobs to campaign in Punjab and Goa, where Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party hope to break into the big league.
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GST Rate On Polluting Items May Be Higher, Hints Finance Minister
Within days of India signing the Paris Climate Treaty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said tax on environment unfriendly products will be "distinct" from others in the forthcoming GST regime so as to boost funds for climate financing.
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BRICS Environment Ministers To Meet In Goa On September 16
The environment ministers of BRICS countries will meet in Goa on September 16 to strengthen mutual cooperation in areas of air and water pollution and climate change.
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Environment Ministers Of BRICS Countries To Meet In Goa This Week
Environment Ministers of BRICS countries will meet later this week in Goa to prioritise actions for cooperation in critical areas, including air and water pollution and climate change.
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Goa's Controversial New 'Super Law' Allows Tourism Inside Forests
Goa has just got a new law and it is being called a "super law." Environmentalists say the amended town planning act overrides any other land regulation in the state and has the power to destroy Goa's 33 per cent forest cover.
