The Western Region of the National Afforestation and Economic Development Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, will cover the State of Goa along with Maharashtra, Gujarat

Margao's 243 hotels and restaurants will be henceforth charged fees by the Margao Municipal Council for the collection and disposal of garbage generated in the establishments.

With urbanisation taking place at a fast pace in the State in the last ten years, Goa has become the most urbanised State in the country.Nearly half of Goa's population live in urban areas (49.77

The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to three petroleum companies at Vasco for polluting the city by emitting poisonous fumes into the atmosphere as alleged by the Goa

The first imperative in finding an effective solution to any problem is to acknowledge that it exists. For the first time, all the Central and State level agencies at a meeting held on Saturday

Central and State government agencies with the cooperation of NGOs today agreed to adopt a multi-sectorial approach to control malaria in Goa. Consensus to launch a war on malaria emerged at an

The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed mining companies who have been dumping mining ore rejects on the banks River Khushawati to stop doing so with immediate effect. It may be

Non-governmental organisations concerned with environmental issues have dropped the on-going process of nominating Goa's Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar for the national 'Green Chief Minister

Environmental groups in the State fear that the government's plans of denotifying Madei and Netravali wildlife sanctuaries would be devastating to the rich ecology of the Western Ghats. The

The central government has filed a criminal application against Salgaoncar Mining Industries Private Limited before Panaji's judicial magistrate for failing to comply with the directions of the

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