Colva: While the dredging of River Sal is on, the people of Navelim and Benaulim constituencies are concerned about the spreading of water hyacinth in the water body.

Heaps of excavated garbage lies on the ground; Only 20 per cent of segregation and shifting work completed; Locals fear this could cause an epidemic

PANAJI: The state government is likely to roll out a new private forest policy by next month, which seeks to relax the criteria for identifying private forests.

Cuncolim locals have demanded that the government carry out an inspection of the hazardous waste dumped at Cuncolim industrial estate, waste from steel factory and pollution caused by the fish meal

PANJIM: The National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) has begun the process to conduct the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of the proposed modernized solid waste t

The Central pollution control board (CPCB) has asked the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to submit a detailed action plan for restoration of water quality in the polluted stretches of eig

Undertakes Ecological Sensitive Index mapping coastline and river banks; will understand coastal resources at risk due to oil spills

VASCO: A sudden rise in cases of dengue in Vasco has become a cause for concern for the people living in the areas of Baina which has emerged as a new hotspot for dengue cases.

Panaji: The recent death of a large number of fish in Carambolim lake may be due to excessive growth of a weed that raised the biological oxygen demand in the water body.

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Thursday received reports of seven samples of slice bread, bun bread and pizza bread and none was found positive for potassium bromate .