Vindaloo with a punch

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Dupont decried

After the Thapar-Dupont plant was driven out of Goa, and it found a refuge in Tamil Nadu, a ho,n,t's nest has again been stirred up

SC bans transportation of illegally mined ore from Goa

Asks Centre, state to continue with ban on mining in the state

DuPont goes green

A sinking feeling

The breaking of protective bunds threaten to submerge a village island in Goa

Plastic woes

Goa battles against the plastic menace

Right to pollute

But no right to information

Goa at sea

Despite promoting itself as an ecotourism hub, Goa is blind to the damage caused to its marine wildlife

Legal tussle

Supreme Court allows resumption of mining in Goa

Order follows committee report suggesting extraction up to 20 million tonnes of iron ore be permitted, subject to an adequate regulatory …

Welcome to Goa, state of mines

The ecology-economy debate polarises communities

"Resorting" to loopholes

Piloting extinction

Weighing the cost

Goa will become the first state in the country to adopt national resource accounting

Goa bans plastic bags

Shifting pains

Karnataka gets jitters as Goa clamps down

Goa's mining problems

Mines to be closed

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 4, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Goa sees sharpest dip in farm sizes, Sikkim follows

The latest provisional Agriculture Census shows that the average size of farmlands in Goa decreased by 30 per cent in five years

Is it on the right track?

Controversy has dogged the Konkan railway project since its inception. Today, many influential Goans are up in arms against the present alignment …

High court grants round one to railways

A high court order in favour of the Konkan railway corporation has provoked much anger and resentment among those who oppose the controversial project

Unruffled flakes

Pig iron plant of Sesa Goa pollutes South Goa; firm says expansion will take care of problems

Goa suspends mining trade licences

Move aimed to curb illegal trading in metal ores

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