45 wells in Candolim, situated at the base of the Pilerne Plateau are polluted mostly due to discharge of chemicals by industrial units at Pilerne in storm water drains.

With tendering of work for desilting the Arla Lake at Kerim, hope has dawned that the water body may finally get a new lease of life.

PANJIM: After mining companies challenged Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) authority to question them on the Environment Clearance (EC) certificate issue, the Board has now decided to re

Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA), has welcomed the Union Mines Ministry’s decision of referring Justice Shah Committee suggestion of banning exports of iron and manganese ore, to the M

A Goa Government panel has recommended capping mining activity in the coastal state at 20 million tonnes in the next four years to protect the fragile ecosystem and reduce the social stress.

PANJIM: After mining companies challenged Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) authority to question them on the Environment Clearance (EC) certificate issue, the Board has now decided to re

PANJIM: With the work on the Virdi Irrigation Project by Maharashtra government is nearing completion, Goa’s share of water from the project is still unclear.

Environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar says, “From 2008, the work of Virdi Irrigation Project has been intensified by South Ratnagiri Irrigation Department at Shidhachemol in Virdi Village of Dodamarg Taluka of Sindhudurg.”

PANJIM: While Digambar Kamat-led government chose to look the other way as illegal mining thrived in Goa during last four years of its tenure - a council constituted by it to draw a road map for de

Several mining firms in Goa have challenged the authority of State Pollution Control Board to question them on the Environment Clearance (EC) issue, virtually demolishing the process to cross check

An article commissioned by the Government to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Goa’s liberation from the Portuguese, has hit out at the Government itself for its inaction on illegal and other forms

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