- Endangered vultures find no home in Goa
Just two of 15 critically endangered bird species mentioned in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) latest list were...
17 Mar, 2014, 05.30 AM IST
- Socorro's pvt forest v/s IT park hearing on Apr 3
But the tribunal stated that it could not find the affidavit in the case transferred from the high court.
02 Mar, 2014, 03.08 AM IST
Environment Ministry yet to get letter from Goa on ghats reportThe Goa forest minister has reportedly said the MoEF is pushing the Kasturirangan committee report findings despite strong reservations by ...
10 Dec, 2013, 03.18 PM IST
- Few turtles keep date with nesting on Goa's beaches
Only three Olive Ridley turtles landed during the October-March period at Morjim, once considered a turtle haven and the pioneering spot fo...
16 Jun, 2013, 06.22 AM IST
- Government to review pending cases of illegal tree cutting
The forest department is reviewing all pending cases regarding illegal tree felling in Goa in a bid to expedite these and the department is...
25 Apr, 2013, 03.32 AM IST
- 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...
17 Jan, 2013, 03.59 AM IST
- PIL filed in Supreme Court for ban on mining of iron, manganese in Goa
The PIL sought a Bellary-type inquiry into all mining leases sanctioned in Goa. The state has banned all mining pending a review of all lic...
27 Sep, 2012, 06.03 AM 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
- GSPCB issues shutdown notice to 19 mines
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) yesterday directed 19 mines to shut down their operations in the absence of consent.
03 Aug, 2011, 11.12 AM 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
- Goa to have its own forest policy in 6 months
Almost two decades after banking on a national forest policy, Goa has taken up the task to have a policy of its own in next six months.
10 Oct, 2009, 05.19 PM IST
- Goa to probe death of wild animals
Goa forest department has initiated a probe to find out whether poaching led to the recent death of two wild animals in the state's wildlif...
11 Aug, 2009, 09.01 PM IST
- Goa's Bondla zoo gets pair of tigers
Goa's Bondla zoo has got a pair of tiger under a exchange scheme with the Vishakapatnam zoological park, a senior forest officers said.
21 Jul, 2009, 08.39 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
- Kamat calls for conservation of wildlife
Goa chief minister Digamber Kamat has stressed the need to initiate steps for conservation of wild life and forests which is important for ...
14 Jan, 2009, 08.34 AM IST
- Trenches bar tusker entry to Maharashtra
Goa's forest department is likely to seek the centre's intervention and put the ball in its court after yet another attempt to push the ele...
30 Jun, 2008, 12.17 PM IST