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Forget CS or AI? This once-overlooked engineering stream quietly becomes the surprise choice among IIT aspirantsCivil engineering has surprisingly surged in popularity among top-ranked students for IIT admissions in 2026, with significant rank improve...
From kitchen storage to recycling bins: How Deposit Refund Schemes can change India’s plastic economyIndia is exploring Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) to tackle plastic waste, where consumers pay a small deposit on packaged products, refunded...
Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
Alcoholic beverage industry urges Goa govt to defer Deposit Refund SystemLiquor industry groups urge the Goa government to postpone the Deposit Refund System for bottles and cans. They cite unrealistic timelines ...
Goa tightens tourism law: More stringent fines introduced for public "nuisance". Check detailsGoa has amended its Tourist Places Act, increasing penalties for nuisances like touting and public drinking to a maximum of ₹1,00,000. Tour...
Goa is not lab for BJP's experiments, says Congress on Centre's suggestion about nuclear plantOpposition parties in Goa have strongly criticized the central government's suggestion to explore the feasibility of establishing a nuclear...
HC strikes down section of Goa Town and Country Planning Act, calls it private interest-drivenThe Goa Bench of Bombay High Court struck down section 17(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, which allowed the creation of zone...
An epic battle, about to unfold, could decide the fate of virus-ravaged Goa economyOn April 21, the Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing a plea by billionaire Anil Agarwal’s commodities giant Vedanta Ltd. to restart...
SC suspends environmental clearance to Mopa airport, asks EAC to revisit decisionIt said that a glaring deficiency which emerges from the EIA report is its failure to notice the existence of Ecologically Sensitive Zones ...
Benches shut, NGT forcing petitioners to come to DelhiAbhijit Prabhudesai, a Goa-based environmentalist, has travelled to Delhi six times since last December to appear before the National Green...
Researchers raise Goa's environmental concerns at conferenceVarious environmental issues concerning Goa were highlights of a international conference in Kochi where researchers discussed ecological t...
- GMPF delegation meets PM for daily hearing of mining cases
GMPF today met Manmohan Singh in Delhi and requested him to convey to the Supreme Court to conduct daily hearing of mining cases.
- Don't do mining at the cost of environment: Expert
Mining cannot be done "at the cost of environment" and social concerns and a sustainable growth structure is required for the industry, Con...
Pawar assures Central ministries' meeting on stalled miningSharad Pawar to seek to convene a meeting of concerned ministries in a bid to solve the problems faced by mining industry in Goa.
- Green signal for keeping Western Ghats green
A missing link in the natural heritage site of Western Ghats declared by Unesco in July 2012 will be filled up soon as the state government...
- Bullish on private sector banks: G Chokkalingam, Centrum Wealth Management
We are not very comfortable with these two PSU banks. We are quite bullish only on private sector banks.
- Activists point fingers at Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in illegal mining case; Ally demands probe
The western coastal state, which has rich deposits of iron ore, has now turned alive with charges of a Rs 8,000-crore mining scam.
- Environment approvals valid only for 5 yrs: HC
The high court of Bombay at Goa has in a recent judgment held that the environmental clearances granted under the Environment Impact Assess...
- Sesa Goa: Higher iron ore price saves the day
Sesa Goa’s March quarter performance was a shade better when compared to the previous quarter due to increased volumes and higher prices of...
- SC allows resumption of mining in Goa
Iron ore extraction at 16 mining sites in Goa can resume after the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead, on the condition that they pay a combin...