MARGAO: After receiving assurances from the state fisheries department in writing that the fishing ban would remain as it was from June 1 to July 31, around 300-350 trawlers from Cutbona are set to

PANAJI: In a fresh twist to Goa tourism development corporation's (GTDC) 'model tourism entertainment zone' project in coastal regulation zone (CRZ) area at Vagator, it has now come to light that G

PANAJI: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has decided to grant its 'consent to operate' permission under the Water Act and Air Act to those mining companies, whom, the state government

PANJIM: In a blow to the Goa Tourism Development Corporation’s warped plans to develop the Vagator beach and amidst protest from locals, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned all constructio

After Goa police cracked down on several massage parlours and spas for allegedly running prostitution business in their premises, Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has issued a closure noti

PANJIM: In last one year, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has shut down 101 industrial units and hotels for flouting environmental rules and granted consent to establish to nearly 230 new uni

Members of the Saligao gram sabha on Sunday expressed apprehensions over the proposed garbage treatment plant on the hill, the widening of the road and the proposed roundabout at Aula and the proli

PONDA: Bhoma-Adcolna gram sabha on Sunday resolved to move the court over failure of authorities to stop dumping of iron slag by a steel plant in the Kundaim industrial estate.

CORTALIM: Seeking a holistic approach to the garbage menace plaguing their villages, the Cortalim-Quelossim Panchayat organised a special gram sabha to discuss ways and means to rid the villages of

The apex court, in its order last month, cancelled all the mining leases in Goa which were not renewed after 2007 and at the same lifted an 18-month-old ban on iron ore extraction in the coastal St