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

With Goa Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing around nine cases of illegal mining against various high profile persons including local politicians is likely to begin issuing summons to them from this week onwards.

This is despite the SIT still awaiting a response from the government on its proposal for a legal assistant and chartered accountants to assist them all through the investigations.

The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Dona Paula has decided to conduct a satellite survey of the mangroves in Goa to evaluate the present status of these key species and prepare the grou

Burning plastic waste and waste dumped in water bodies welcomed officials of the Goa State pollution Control Board (GSPCB) as they descended on Benaulim village to verify the mechanism put in place

Carries out inspection, calls for status quo until biodiversity of area is documented

The battle to save the low-lying field opposite the Colva Church from being filled up to build a playground has taken an interesting turn with the Goa State Biodiversity Board asserting that no decision to reclaim the area should be taken at any level until such time the biodiversity of the area is documented across seasons.

The struggle to save and protect the agricultural fields began during the previous Congress regime when the government bulldozed its way to acquire large tracts of low-lying fields against the will

Every environment impact assessment (EIA) report submitted by Goa's mining companies to the central government is rigged, ecologist Madhav Gadgil said.

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