Clandestine poaching in Porvorim and outlying areas through the use of cable wire snares was exposed once again after animal activists rescued a dog from a trap and cleared two more near defence co

The issue of an 'illegal road' without the consent of villagers and with the help of forged documents rocked the Korgao village gram sabha forcing the panchayat to revoke the NOC granted to a priva

An owner of a property tentatively identified as a private forest allegedly cleared some bushes and carried out some leveling work on the slope on Sunday despite an order of national green tribunal

PANAJI: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on Thursday issued closure notice to Seahath canning company, Sao Jose de Areal , till such time as the effluent treatment plant (ETP) installe

PANAJI: In a case filed against casino vessels for allegedly causing pollution in the Mandovi river, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought to know from the state government as to whether the gambling law can be extended beyond the land area.

The NGT bench headed by Justice V R Kingaonkar had observed recently that the advocate general (AG) of the state 'may also explain and enlighten this tribunal as to whether the Goa Public Gambling Act, 1976, can be extended beyond the land area'.

Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on Thursday filed a rejoinder affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the casino matter stressing the need to monitor the disposal of bilge a

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned a loan of 88.29 crore to the Goa government mainly for a drinking water project in Shiroda and an irrigation project.

Opposition voices against the proposed garbage treatment plant to be set up by the state government at Cacora are turning increasingly vocal in Curchorem.

The state government through panchayats and municipalities has decided to start door-to-door collection of non bio-degradable waste from the 1st week of February.

Human Rights Defenders, an NGO based in South Goa, has opposed the mechanized beach cleaning process that the tourism department plans to undertake through Ram Engineering, Mumbai, for cleaning som