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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...
First look of Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja unveiled: Here's its history and why it is so famousThe first look of Lalbaugcha Raja, a major attraction during Mumbai's Ganesh Chaturthi, was unveiled. This annual event draws thousands of ...
Going all Goan greenFocus on vulnerable areas 65% of Goa's population and significant economic activities are concentrated in five talukas: Pernem, Bardez, Tis...
Hundreds oppose Goa highway expansion; 'crooked mentality', says CM Pramod SawantAmid hundreds of people from village Bhoma in Priol constituency are up in arms against the expansion of national Highway to save temples a...
Lalbaugcha Raja: History, significance and faith; Ganeshotsav festivities beginMillions throng Lalbaug to pay their respects to the wish-fulfilling Ganesha and one can see long queues, where people sometimes wait for m...
Several CRZ projects approved during 2015-2020 despite inadequacies in EIA reports: CAGThe government had in 2019 notified CRZ norms under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 to conserve and protect the environment of coastal...
View: India's mining industry should be encouraged, not damagedThe country's natural resources offer great potential, but moves such as the blanket shutdown of mines in Goa are a step in the wrong direc...
Supreme Court cancels renewed iron ore mining licences in GoaIt spells a major setback for the BJP government in Goa, which had renewed these licences during December 2014 and January 2015 after a top...
Centre wants to develop marinas in Goa: Nitin Gadkari"We have asked the state government to check the possibility whether the airports and railway stations can be connected through waterways,"...
Government gives nod to sea plane landing in Goa waters amid protestsTraditional fishermen have threatened to end their lives if Goa government allows the sea planes to operate in the waters disturbing their ...
Virgin coconut oil good for health and wealthThe pure and colourless liquid, extracted after boiling milk of mature coconuts, looks like water, but just a spoonful of it daily can keep...
Eyeing 2014 election, government eases curbs on Western GhatsThe environment ministry withdrew its previous order on the Western Ghats and issued a fresh one.
Centre withdraws its previous green order on Western GhatsThe Union environment ministry on Friday withdrew its previous order on Western Ghats and issued a fresh one clarifying that the Centre’s d...
MoEF nod to agriculture, plantation activities along Western GhatsEnvironment Ministry today clarified that there is no ban on agriculture and plantations activities along the Western Ghats.
Centre for Environment Education report slams Goa miningThere's more trouble in store for the mining industry in Goa with the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) stating in its interim report ...
Supreme Court halts all mining operations in GoaMining operations in all the 90 mines in Goa were today ordered to be halted by the SC on the basis of the Justice M B Shah Commission repo...
- Mopa villagers oppose second airport project in Goa
A farmers' committee fighting against the proposed greenfield airport at village Mopa in north Goa today said that about 15,000 people woul...
- Fukushima gives boost to nay-sayers in Jaitapur
In Madban, a small village close to the coastal town of Jaitapur in Maharashtra, nobody had heard of BBC or CNN till a few weeks ago.
- SEZs in Goa face landing trouble
Goa wants to develop special economic zones (SEZs), but does not know how to acquire land for them.
- SEZ policy with new acquisition law soon, says Cong
Signalling fresh policy moves on the SEZ front, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the Manmohan Singh government is expected...