The flush toilet and the sewage system - seem to embody personal hygiene and environmental cleanliness - are a part of the environmental problem and not the solution as is commonly believed. This

The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court today rejected the application filed by a mining company to vacate the stay order passed by the Court earlier, restraining some mining companies from dumping

The Goenchea Ramponkarachao Ekvott (GRE), a collective of traditional fishermen, has taken umbrage to the alleged threat by trawler owners to forcibly stop sale of fish in markets. In a statement

Coconuts in cooking is bad for health. "There is no doubt about it, Coconuts have a very high cholesterol count," claimed noted international cardiologist of the Bangalore based Wockhardt Heart

In what could be considered as the first and the most severe step towards protecting the environment from plastic waste, the government of Goa is to prohibit the extensive use and indiscriminate

The Panjim bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the Fisheries Department to seal all the fishing jetties in order to ensure that mechanized fishing does not take place during the banned

South Goa police have so far booked 84 persons and fined them Rs. 100 each for smoking in public places in the district. The drive will continue in view of the Supreme Court directive.

The Urban Development Ministry has identified Pilerne as the suitable site for the setting up of a garbage treatment plant for North Goa. The government had decide in principle to set up two

Tobacco may be injurious to health but since Saturday, also became a costly habit when 30 smokers were fined for creating nuisance in public places. The smokers caught violating the Goa Prohibition

The 'road show' concept seems to be catching up with the Union power ministry plan to annul the country's massive electricity deficits and is currently on a mission to build awareness and popularise