‘Coconut not a tree’: Threatens identity or human life?
31 December 2015 20:30 IST
The move of the Bharatiya Janata Party government to delete ‘coconut’ from the definition of a tree has created furore across Goa, posing a pertinent question: If not a tree, then what is coconut? READ
MPT, Adani face notices for coal pollution in Vasco
24 December 2015 17:40 IST
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued notices to Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and two major companies handling coal at its terminal under pollution control norms for allegedly causing environmental hazard. READ
196 countries set target to save planet, sign Paris Pact
14 December 2015 14:06 IST
History was made on Saturday night in Paris. As many as 196 countries adopted a new climate accord – to be known as the Paris agreement – that commits to limit global warming to below ... READ
Navy raising security bogey to capture Goa's islands: Shantaram
05 December 2015 20:31 IST
Objecting to a comment made by a top Indian Navy officer on Friday about security risk posed by islands off Goa's coast, the Congress MP Shantaram Naik on Saturday accused the navy of trying to ... READ
No blanket ban on fireworks at Diwali, only after 10 pm: SC
28 October 2015 21:36 IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to expand the eight-hour night-time ban period on bursting of crackers and voiced unhappiness over government’s failure to run a campaign to create public awareness during Diwali time on ... READ
Goa may have to wind up 'Narakasur music' by midnight
21 October 2015 21:31 IST
Playing blaring music for Narakasur, on the eve of Diwali, could invite action from the state authorities, especially after midnight. READ
Not North Goa, treat garbage of only 5 villages: Saligao residents
21 October 2015 17:27 IST
Saligao residents have opposed the government move to treat the garbage of whole North Goa at the upcoming garbage treatment plant at Saligao plateau. READ
Buffer zones outside sanctuary will now have eco-tourism projects
09 October 2015 21:23 IST
Goa government has decided to issue an ordinance, allowing eco-tourism projects and agro-based projects in the buffer zone, outside the sanctuaries. READ
Different species of Otters spotted in Goan waters by Goan biologist
25 September 2015 20:00 IST
After a seven-month wait, wildlife biologist Atul Sinai Borker saw it. As dusk melted into darkness, the Valvanti river mirrored the monsoon skyline and coconut groves of Goa. Then an otter swam out, shattering the ... READ
Meat ban can't be forced down people's throat: SC
17 September 2015 20:40 IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea against a Bombay high court order staying a ban on the sale of meat in Mumbai during a Jain festival saying there should be a spirit of ... READ
