The Goa Deposit Refund Scheme Administrative Committee plans to share unclaimed deposit funds among civic bodies, panchayats, and the system operator, aiming to enhance local waste management and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

NT Reporter Margao The Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has once again turned to innovative experiments in its long-standing struggle to manage solid waste at Sonsoddo. In its latest move, the ...

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

Panaji: Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has decided to empanel agencies for door-to-door collection of waste and transportation to ensure consistency and accountability across the state for ...

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has an Advanced Training Institute (ATI) at Betul in South Goa for training its personnel in safety and HSE practices.

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 ...

India produces an enormous volume of municipal solid waste, and official data underline the scale of the challenge. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the country generated an ...