The government wants to quickly act on declaring the 117km stretch of Mandovi and Zuari rivers and Cumbharjua canal as national waterway in Goa to promote transport and tourism.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a developer to pay 24lakh within four weeks towards reforestation in connection with allegations of large-scale felling of trees to develop a property

The national green tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) to file an affidavit in reply and furnish the inspection report related to the construction of steps and

PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the forest department to produce an authentic map indicating the area of 12.61 hectares of private forest in Xelpem, Mapusa, to resolve a disp

Panaji: The proposed renewal of 27 mining leases has not gone down well with social activists and others, who suggest that the government auction the leases directly and challenge the order of the

Porvorim: Environment and forests minister Alina Saldanha, while referring to the demand to declare Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as a tiger reserve, said that apprehensions have also been expressed by

Porvorim: The government is making efforts to make Goa totally garbage-free by December 19, 2015, chief minister Manohar Parrikar assured the Goa legislative assembly on Tuesday.

The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has approved a decision to set up a continuous ambient air quality monitoring station in Panaji to measure air pollution in the capital city at a cost

Margao: The much delayed door-to-door waste collection drive that was launched by the Margao municipal council (MMC) at the beginning of this month has courted controversy after councillors alleged