Three legislations for water management
01 December 2000 22:56 ISTGoa is considering at least three new legislations to regulate scarce water resources and to prevent damage and pollution being caused to ground water level, especially due to mining activity in the hinterland and tourism ... READ
NIO finds laughing gas on west coast
18 November 2000 22:58 ISTThe National Institute of Oceanography situated in Goa has found high contents of nitrous oxide - popularly known as laughing gas - in the Arabian Sea, expressing concern over ecological imbalance it is creating especially ... READ
Oil spillage under control
26 September 2000 23:00 ISTThe threat of oil spillage is withering away with most of the oil from the grounded ship off Sinquerim beach in North Goa being removed, though the picture would be clear only after final inspection ... READ
Goa plans to control plastic menace by tourists
23 September 2000 23:01 ISTShould plastic carry bags and bottles be banned in totality ? It's a heated issue in Goa today with tourism season approaching fast.Whether it is the common Goan citizen, the government official or the ... READ
Grounded ship worries tourism
19 September 2000 23:01 ISTA fortnight has passed and a bomb is still ticking right on the shore of Goa, the most favoured international tourist destination, in the form of a grounded ship from which oil continues to spread ... READ
Booms removed, oil spills from the ship
15 September 2000 23:02 ISTThe oil has started spilling out once again from 'River Princess', the grounded ship off Sinquerim coast in North Goa, as the vertical wall of river booms erected around the wrecked ship is suddenly being ... READ
Oil removal operation begins
13 September 2000 23:03 ISTIn a last-minute attempt to avoid any kind of ecological destruction along the Goan coast, Salgaoncar Shipping has begun the operation of removing oil from a grounded ship off Sinquerim beach in North Goa, with ... READ
Salgaoncar agrees to clear oil spillage
08 September 2000 23:05 ISTFearing intensification of ongoing oil spillage of a grounded ship off Sinquerim beach in North Goa affecting the tourism season beginning next month, the state authorities have now woken up from deep sleep, pulling up ... READ
Oil spills on Sinquerim beach
07 September 2000 23:06 ISTThe fear of oil spill has finally come true as the cargo ship grounded in a tilted position off Sinquerim coast in North Goa is still lying untouched for the last three months while the ... READ
Recycled plastic banned from 15 Aug
11 August 2000 23:08 ISTThe independence day will come with a difference this time in Goa. The state administration plans to liberate the Goan populace from using the hazardous recycled plastic bags from 15 August.All the municipalities and village ... READ
