MoEF&CC given one month to hand over details

PANJIM: The Goa government has urged the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) requesting an almost 50 per cent reduction in the total area identified as Eco-Sensitive Areas (ESA) along

MARGAO: Block Development Officer Prasidd Naik, who has been appointed in charge to guide panchayats in garbage management in keeping with the orders of the National Green Tribunal, on Monday held

BICHOLIM: Irked over the nuisance created by visitors and the garbage dumped near the bandhara, Sal residents have served an ultimatum on the government that by Saturday the problem is not solved,

MARGAO: Director of Panchayats Rajendra Satardekar on Monday visited Navelim panchayat to set in motion the process to make it one of the six villages in the State that will have a perfect garbage

PANJIM: The State government has notified six villages and three cities as model cities/towns/village panchayats for effective implementation of the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules w

PANJIM: Nearly 60 private hospitals in the State are on the radar of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) for being in operation without obtaining ‘Consent to Operate’ under Air and Water Acts

PANJIM: Disconnecting direct discharge of domestic sewage into rivers or water bodies, construction of septic tank and soak pits by residential houses and installation of bio-toilet facilities are

MARGAO: The otherwise fascinating Zalor beach that attracts tourists as well as locals wore an ugly look on Sunday as it has been invaded by tar balls that usually make their appearance just before

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.

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