Stating that garbage dumped at the Kerye-Khandepar site by the Ponda municipal council (PMC) has annoyed them, several residents from Kerye on Tuesday opposed the dumping before installation of a w

Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) observed 'World Toilet Day' on Tuesday by organizing an awareness action in Margao to reach out to people on the importance of 'Toilets for All and th

Despite a high court order giving the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) the go-ahead to set up a garbage treatment plant in land at Kerye, Sunday's gram sabha saw Khandepar villagers opposing the plant

The Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002 and Rules, 2003, says that applicants registering their wells and water tankers should have three certificates from three government bodies.

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF)informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has accepted the high level working group report (HLWG) recommendations of the Kasturirangan panel '

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has notified a 1-km eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for five wildlife sanctuaries and a 3-km zone for Cotigao wildlife sanctuary recently.

Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued showcause notice to Sandu pharmaceuticals limited, as to why its unit at Pilerne industrial estate should not be directed to suspend or close it

Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Monday ordered the closure of an allegedly illegal laterite stones quarry near a residential area at Dhansade-Torla in a tenanted agricultural field in

Mining and other human activities will be completely banned around four of the six wildlife sanctuaries in Goa from early next year.

Fearing pollution in the area, around 200 locals from Deep Nagar Curti, Ponda, stopped a truck full of garbage on Wednesday afternoon.