Legal mining in Goa should resume immediately, says Congress"We are happy with the order. We feel legal mining should resume immediately," Goa Congress chief John Fernandes told reporters here today.
22 Apr, 2014, 01.00 AM IST
- Green ministry to give new lease of life to Goa wildlife sanctuaries in 2014
Mining and other human activities will be completely banned around four of the six wildlife sanctuaries in Goa from early next year.
31 Oct, 2013, 10.54 PM IST
- Govt to impose complete ban on human activities around six wildlife sanctuaries in Goa
Mining and other human activities will not be allowed in minimum radial buffer zone of one kilometer around six wildlife sanctuaries in Goa...
24 Oct, 2013, 09.21 PM IST
Study to determine tiger's presence in GoaGoa will soon initiate a study to ascertain the presence of tiger in the state, forest minister Alina Saldanha said today.
05 Oct, 2013, 04.01 PM IST
Saldanha confirms tigers' presence in Goa's Mhadei wildlife sanctuaryGoa forest minister Alina Saldanha has confirmed the presence of tigers in the state wild even as chief minister Manohar Parrikar has been ...
04 Oct, 2013, 08.00 PM IST
Buffer zone around sanctuaries will have adverse impact: Goa Mineral Ore Exporters' AssociationMine owners in Goa have expressed their reservations over the state government's decision to have buffer zones around wildlife sanctuaries.
23 Oct, 2012, 07.18 PM IST
- Buffer zone around wildlife sanctuaries will have adverse impact: GMOEA
Mine owners in Goa have expressed their reservations over the state government's decision to have buffer zones around wildlife sanctuaries.
23 Oct, 2012, 06.42 PM IST
- Ban mining near wildlife sanctuaries in Goa: Environmentalists
Environmentalists today organised a protest walk here demanding cancellation of mining leases operating within 10 kms of wildlife sanctuari...
18 Sep, 2012, 09.41 PM IST
- Goa should be part of Tiger Reserve complex: Wildlife Institute of India
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has suggested inclusion of Goa as a part of the Tiger Reserve complex complimenting the sanctuaries i...
11 Sep, 2012, 11.58 AM IST
- Goa to be part of Tiger Reserve complex?
When contacted, additional principal chief conservator of forests Richard D'Souza told TOI, "The WII report has not given specific numbers ...
26 Jun, 2012, 04.09 AM IST
- Different voices over tiger reserve likely to delay proposal
Even though the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has asked the Goa government to submit a proposal for a tiger reserve in M...
20 Jul, 2011, 05.15 AM IST
- Probe into illegal mining near Goa wildlife sanctuary
Goa government has initiated an inquiry into the alleged mining operation near Netravali wildlife sanctuary in South Goa which has been on ...
07 Dec, 2010, 06.39 PM IST
- Goa wildlife lovers turn to e-campaign to save tiger reserve
After failing to move the state establishments, wildlife lovers in Goa have finally put their faith in e-campaign to secure state's forest ...
21 Jan, 2010, 03.33 PM IST
- Goa to declare two of its wildlife sanctuaries as CWHs
Four decades after winning wildlife sanctuary status, Goa's two richest biodiversity hotspots are on all set to get the status of Critical ...
27 Oct, 2009, 05.58 PM IST
- Committee finds no mining around Goa's wildlife sanctuaries
A high-level committee on mining affairs in Goa has said that it did not find any exploration activity within or around the state's wildlif...
22 Jun, 2009, 04.50 PM IST
- Tiger poaching case: NTCA frowns at Goa forest department
The National Tiger Conservation Authority has said that it was officials from Karnataka who informed about the tiger killed in Goa.
28 May, 2009, 05.43 PM IST
- Goa's sanctuaries be recognised as tiger habitat: Experts
Environmentalists in Goa feel that wildlife sancutaries in the coastal state should be declared as habitat fit for tiger survival since a s...
17 Mar, 2009, 07.45 AM IST