Goa Foundation announces new public interest Citizens’ Support Hub inaugurated
June 5, 2023 6:16 pm Leave your thoughtsWorld Environment Day, June 5, 2023 More than 30 Goa NGOs had a meet-the-press to announce their stand on the... View Article
Categories for Uncategorized
Statement of All Environmental, Planning and Other Civil Society Associations and Organizations from Goa on the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023 6:06 pm 1 CommentCivil society organizations from across the state of Goa have been anguished by the unprecedented changes and amendments to town... View Article
GOA FOUNDATION AND KARE COLLEGE OF LAW CONCLUDE POPULAR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION COURSE
May 26, 2023 2:54 pm Leave your thoughtsToday (25 May 2023), being the final day of the PIL law course organized by the Goa Foundation and Kare... View Article
Goa Foundation protests police interference in railway dispute
January 14, 2023 11:15 am Leave your thoughtsThe Goa Foundation, with reference to the continuing mass agitation against the double tracking project at Velsao, has released the... View Article
Goa Govt withdraws Cabinet Decision permitting transport of pre-2007 minerals from mining leases
December 16, 2022 6:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe Bombay High Court today disposed of a PIL writ petition filed by the Goa Foundation after the State Government... View Article
PIL admitted against auction of dumps, stay on disposal granted
December 9, 2022 5:50 am Leave your thoughtsA division bench of the Bombay High Court at Porvorim comprising Justices Sonak and Deshpande today admitted a PIL filed... View Article
Goa Foundation demands Public Consultation on Mining Restart
December 6, 2022 12:45 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Goa Foundation is seriously concerned about the opaque manner in which the procedures for the restart of mining are... View Article
Goa Outline Development Plans on Websites
June 24, 2022 11:01 am Leave your thoughtsThe Bombay High Court has disposed of a PIL filed by the Goa Bachao Andolan, and others, which sought uploading... View Article
National Green Tribunal admits appeal against EC granted for Vedanta Ltd expansion at Amona/Navelim
May 31, 2022 5:17 am 1 CommentThe Western Zone bench of the NGT today (30.5.2022) issued notice on a appeal filed by 4 villagers of Amona... View Article
DMG encouraging illegal mining transport
March 31, 2022 10:38 am Leave your thoughtsThe Goa Foundation today accused the Directorate of Mines & Geology of continuing to patronize and support open theft and... View Article
High Court Notice on Special NGT Benches
March 3, 2022 1:27 pm Leave your thoughtsHigh Court Issues Notice on Goa Foundation petition seeking activation of non-functioning Western Zone Bench The Bombay High Court, on... View Article
Upholding the Republic of Biodiversity: Demand immediate and complete withdrawal of proposed Biodiversity Act Amendment Bill 2021
January 26, 2022 3:57 pm Leave your thoughtsA Statement issued by Coalition for Environmental Justice in India on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day of India, 26 January... View Article
Goa Govt’s new dump mining policy
December 31, 2021 1:37 pm 1 CommentThe Goa government has issued a new policy for removal of wastes in mining dumps in the state of Goa... View Article
MoEF&CC issues show cause notice to Vedanta for serious violations of environment laws but no action taken so far
December 17, 2021 1:15 pm Leave your thoughtsMoEF&CC issued a show cause notice on 31 st August 2021 to Vedanta Ltd for serious violations of environment and... View Article
HIGH COURT ISSUES NOTICE ON PIL TO CANCEL VASCO LAND USE REGISTER
December 16, 2021 1:41 pm Leave your thoughtsA division bench of the Bombay High Court today (15.12.2021) issued notice on a PIL filed by NGOs and citizens... View Article
IMF & other international standard setters examining government accounting for mineral wealth: Goa Foundation
December 14, 2021 7:44 am Leave your thoughtsSince 2016, the Goa Foundation & The Future We Need have advocated the correction of a crucial anomaly in the... View Article
Bombay HC issues notice in GF PIL on Rule 37 violations in Goa mining
December 7, 2021 1:07 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Bombay High Court today issued notice to Fomentos, Hardesh Ores, Mineira Nationale Ltd, together with the Director of Mines... View Article
GF files Contempt Petition in SC against govt officials and Tamnar for tree felling
December 6, 2021 2:32 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Goa Foundation last week filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court of India, asking for contempt action to... View Article
HIGH COURT HALTS CUDDEGAL MINERAL EXTRACTION AND TRANSPORT
November 27, 2021 4:22 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justice Ms REVATI MOHITE DERE & Justice Ms M.S. JAWALKAR, today... View Article
Integrity Due-Diligence needed to curb illegal mining
November 26, 2021 11:13 am Leave your thoughtsIf a bridge collapses soon after construction, the contractor would be blacklisted. If someone cheats a bank, they will not... View Article