Asserting that the civic body has failed to collect waste and put to use all the five composting units in the town, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has directed the Sanguem Municipal Council

It will recommend optimal level of fresh mining that can be underatken

PANJIM: A team of scientists from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has arrived in Goa to study impact of mining on the State. NEERI is mandated to recommend the optimal level of fresh ore extraction that can be permitted in the State.

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

The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB)has decided to issue strict guidelines to hotels across the state for proper management of waste generated in their premises.

The decision by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to ban sand extraction in a lease area of less than five hectares has drawn a mixed reaction with environmentalists urging the governm

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has said that no river sand mining project whose lease area is less than 5 hectares should be considered while granting Environment Clearances thus eff

The Calangute comunidade has decided to file an objection to the land acquisition proceedings in connection with the proposed garbage treatment plant ( GTP) atop the Calangute hill.

Since the total closure of iron ore mining dealt a huge blow to the economy rendering thousands jobless, the mining villages are witnessing a change in terms of quality improvement in the environme

CALANGUTE: Shareholders of Calangute Comunidade have decided to challenge the arbitrary decision of the government to acquire huge portion of land to set up Solid Waste Management plant at Saligao/