A hazardous waste disposal plan in Cuncolim, estimated at Rs 15 crores, remains stalled pending state approval, with over 50,000 metric tonnes of waste from a defunct zinc company left untreated.

Solid waste generation in Goa is projected to rise sharply over the next decade, reaching 1,107.8 tonnes per day (TPD) by 2035 from the current 887.6 TPD in 2025, according to a state government ...

Goa faces a substantial waste increase in the coming decade. Projections show daily waste rising to over 1,100 tonnes by 2035. This surge will challenge existing treatment facilities. Factors like ...

Goa’s Deposit Refund Scheme rollout may be delayed as waste management association warns it will have limited impact on roadside trash ...

The case examined taxability of bio-mining and waste remediation services. The Authority held that such services qualify as ...

Panaji: Exposing a huge lag in rural waste management infrastructure, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has found that a mere six out of the 191 village panchayats in the state possess a ...

Pramod Sawant said the state government plans to begin the Deposit Refund Scheme (DRS) as a pilot project with glass bottles, aiming to achieve a 100 percent recovery rate for plastic, glass and metal ...

Conversations around Goa’s development are increasingly spilling onto social media, with many residents, creators, and observers sharing posts about changes taking place across the state. From ...

Vijai Sardesai, a Goa Forward Party MLA, criticized the state government for its expenditure on events and alleged mismanagement of mining activities. He claimed public money was misused on publicity ...

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 ...