Goa to sell 'rain drops'
23 May 2000 22:52 ISTAfter exploiting the whole coastline of golden sand to the fullest extent, Goa now plans to sell 'rain drops' to the nature-loving tourists from the next month.It's all away from the beaches, though quite pleasant ... READ
Will VRS improve Goa's eco-health ?
19 May 2000 17:48 ISTThe Voluntary Retirement Scheme, introduced for the first time in the country by Goa, may help in pulling out the tiny tourist state from the financial crisis only if the entire government workforce is later ... READ
Did Govt conspire to lift Meta Strips closure ?
13 May 2000 09:37 ISTWhile the controversial Meta Strips project has begun its operations following the supreme court order, the state government here has been accused of colluding with the company to get the closure of the factory lifted.The ... READ
SC opens Meta Strips, AMCAC to intensify stir
11 May 2000 09:38 ISTThe supreme court has temporarily put to rest the controversy over Meta Strips project in Goa by granting interim stay on the government order to close the factory, thereby allowing the company to begin production.The ... READ
Govt creates confusion in SC, Meta Strips production begins
10 May 2000 09:38 ISTThe controversial Meta Strips issue has suddenly taken a strange turn with the Goa government's counsel in the Supreme Court initially agreeing to lift the closure of the copper processing plant and the advocate general ... READ
Destroy ecology, enjoy charity !
09 May 2000 09:39 ISTIs charity subject to free hand given for destruction of environment ?The question is being asked in Goa today as Goan patients visiting a naturopathy centre in Bangalore are denied admission, branding them as troublemakers, ... READ
Greenpeace opposes Meta Strips
04 May 2000 09:39 ISTWhile the state government has announced an expert committee to probe into the pollution angle of the controversial Meta Strips project here, Greenpeace, an international group of environmentalists, has strongly come out against the setting ... READ
Four experts to probe Meta Strips pollution
29 April 2000 09:40 ISTFour top scientists at national level will now probe into the pollution angle of the controversial Meta Strips Ltd, a copper processing unit in Goa set up with Spanish collaboration by Sushil Khaitan and House ... READ
Meta Strips closure won't send wrong signals : CM
20 April 2000 09:41 ISTGoa government has dismissed the allegation that wrong signals are being sent all over the country due to closure of the controversial Meta Strips plant in South Goa following violent public protest early this month.Stating ... READ
Will AMCAC agree to experts' committee ?
10 April 2000 09:41 ISTThe closure of the controversial Meta Strips plant has definitely helped in diffusing the violent situation due to which the tourist state was paralysed for almost a week. But the real issue still lies ahead ... READ
