The Goa government plans to introduce the Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS) to reduce plastic pollution. The scheme incentivizes returning waste items to authorized points for refunds. Starting April 1, it ...

Goa faces a worsening waste management crisis as authorities threaten panchayats with action for failing to control illegal dumping. The Goa Waste Management Corporation is exploring manned collection ...

Panaji: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) unmasked a “grave risk” to Goa’s public health and environment, revealing that state failed to track or safely treat over 35,000 tonnes of electronic ...

Panaji: Taking cognisance of the ills plaguing the e-waste sector, Goa govt has drafted a new policy to mandate the owners ...

Pollution check: Deposit Refund Scheme likely to be implemented in Goa from April ...

Panaji, The Goa government has introduced a bill in the assembly that seeks to decriminalise minor offences such as illegal construction, land misuse in waste management areas, encroachments, waste ...

Panaji: A silent drift unfolded off Goa’s coast between March 20 and April 10 this year. Pink and red specks began dotting satellite images — not signs of marine life, but clusters of floating plastic ...

The Goa Government has introduced a Bill in the Assembly that seeks to decriminalise minor offences such as illegal construction, land misuse in waste management areas, encroachments, waste dumping ...