Goa to have Mangrove park
20 February 2016 20:47 ISTGoa will soon have a mangroves park, to be set up jointly by the state government and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). READ
Western bypass would cause floods in Nuvem, Benaulim, Seraulim: AAP
18 February 2016 19:55 ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party has highlighted blatant violation of environmental rules while constructing a western bypass from Nuvem to Dharmapur in Salcete taluka which would result into overflooding the villages as well as outskirts of ... READ
Forest Min rules out proposing Peacock, Bison as vermin
17 February 2016 11:05 ISTIn a bid to contain the damage caused to the BJP-led State government over a recent statement by the Agriculture Minister, Goa Minister for Environment and Forests Rajendra Arlekar has categorically ruled out the possibility ... READ
CM invites Vijai to begin 'Maad Yatra' from his house
15 February 2016 21:54 ISTCoconut issue seems becoming an issue of public invites. Now, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has invited his opponent Vijai Sardesai to his house, to begin his state-wide ‘Maad Yatra’. READ
Vijai invites CM for public debate, announces ‘Maad Yatra’ from Pedne
15 February 2016 20:58 ISTAfter Ramakant Khalap, now it’s Vijai Sardesai, who has invited Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar for an open debate on ‘coconut bill’ while announcing ‘Maad Yatra’ on 21 February, from CM’s Pedne taluka. READ
Only wild boar, no other ‘nuisance’ to be Vermin in Goa?
13 February 2016 20:41 ISTIt appears that no other ‘nuisance animal’ than wild boar would be declared a vermin in Goa by the central government. READ
Rare Himalayn Griffon spotted in Goa
13 February 2016 10:59 ISTBirdwatchers in south Goa have reported spotting the rare Himalayan griffon, also known as Himalayan vulture. READ
Will Goa press to declare National Bird and State Animal as vermin?
12 February 2016 20:29 ISTAfter Goa’s state animal Gaur (Bison), will Goa government now also recommend to declare Peacock, the national bird, as a vermin? READ
Goa singing ‘Maad Maad’, pests making coconut ‘Ibaad’
10 February 2016 14:01 ISTWhile the rest of Goa appears to be in a mood to sing out its love for coconut or calling it grass, the real coconut-growing farmer is worried about the survival of coconut plantation even ... READ
Goa notifies 15 ‘festive nights’ for late-night sound ‘pollution’
05 February 2016 20:35 ISTGoa will ‘officially’ play loudspeakers for 15 days this year, on festival occasions, at 10 different festivities including Carnival and New Year eve, till midnight. READ