Panaji is one of India's cleanest cities. Why is it backtracking?

The City Corporation of Panaji wants to discontinue the decentralised waste management system that helped it become a bin-free city

A letter from a villager

A villager in Goa wants to cut a tree growing in his backyard to mend his damaged roof. But he needs to get permission from the tree officer. And …

Goa to cancel licences of 40 illegal mines

Mines were operating for over two decades without renewal of mining lease

Energy in news on May 2

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on energy

A big shot at nylon

Police fire kills 1, and Goa's Thapar DuPont nylon venture takes a dive

Present imperfect

Fishing rights row

Goa trawler owners' protest against fishing ban during monsoon proves to be a damp squib

Crass act

Groundwater sale continues in Goa in violation of new law

Goa’s private forests, a last defence against global warming

The government needs to work on incentives for people to hold on to private forests rather than sell them

Did you know Goa has its own shadow dancer?

Dragonflies, which are quite new to science, tell us about the health of our wetlands and ecology

Road construction projects are destroying Goa's traditional wetlands

Intensive infrastructure projects in Goa are threatening a unique wetland system that protects the state from flooding

Holiday mood gets the better of delegates

Confusion and lack of interest were the highlights of the annual gathering of scientists this year in Goa.

A salty issue

Attempts are on to save Goa's sinking salt industry which has used traditional production methods since the 10th century

'Is Dabolim project in forest area?'

High court seeks status report from Goa's forest department in eight weeks

SC's expert panel says limited iron ore mining can be allowed in Goa

Recommends strong regulatory mechanism should be in place before mining is resumed; industry cheers over possible lifting of one-and-a-half year-…

Sweet success for wonder fruit kokum

Local groups are helping farmers rewrite the story of the healthy fruit

Communal tinge

No to Konkan committee

Earth's last frontier

India is setting up an ambitious Antarctica study centre on the west coast

Saving Goa's reserves

Stifling civil society

Two cases of government apathy towards volunteers and activists in Goa

There's a catch

Goa disbands panchayats

Tall waves lash west coast as Cyclone Tauktae dashes to make landfall in Gujarat

Tauktae, the strongest pre-monsoon cyclone in the Arabian Sea since 2010, is also showing some unpredictable characteristics

Bombay HC questions DMF administration in Goa, identifies loopholes in state law

Pointing to the poor knowledge of mining-affected people about DMF, the court also questioned if they are receiving any benefits at all