The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed that notices be issued to the Panjim Municipal Council and to the Goa state Pollution Control Board in connection with the public

Drains of excreta, garbage lying just across their modest homes, and the acute lack of sanitation and toilets, these are just some of the problems that slum dwellers face in this 'affluent' state of

Following the compliant of rampant female foeticide, the Supreme Court had directed the Centre and State governments to crack down on ultrasounds clinics, which carry out sex determination tests. The

At a meeting between the Western Region Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry and senior representatives of the government, pointed attention was once again drawn to the infirmities in the

The Margao Municipal Council (MMC) in Goa on Thursday has decided to divide the municipal area into four zones for streamlining the collection and disposal of garbage and cleanliness a la Surat.

It is clear that environmentalists and citizens groups alike are not in favour of the privatisation of the management of the Miramar beach. This was obvious as much during the public hearings of the

Goa's Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has just begun kick-starting its machinery to check indiscriminate pre-natal sex determination, in the many Centres existing in the State. Sources said the

The much talked about Miramar Beach Management Project will not lead to the preservation of environment but will infact reduce environmental value, was the general opinion at the multi-stakeholder

The Margao Municipal Council (MMC), Goa has been dumping about 30 tonnes of decomposable garbage and discharging the contents of its night soil tanker regularly on about 2000 sq. mt of open space at

The Department of Forests and Wildlife's commencing a wild animal census for Goa from February 4 to 9, 2002. The last census was conducted in 1997. It was pointed out that the wild animals frequently