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Goa allows vendors to operate on beaches

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 12:35

Vendors would now be allowed to do business on the beaches of Goa, a decision that has not gone down well with the state`s tourism industry.

Tar balls resurface on Goa`s beaches

Last Updated: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 00:05

Black tar balls have again surfaced in several beaches in Goa, officials confirmed.

MP wants experts to examine tar ball-affected beaches in Goa

Last Updated: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 14:52

Goa MP Shantaram Naik has requested the Centre to send a team of experts to examine the surfacing of tar balls on several beaches in the coastal state.

Goa seeks experts help to clear tar balls off its beaches

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 22:58

Goa government has sought the help of ocean experts to study the phenomenon of tar balls surfacing on its beaches.

IIT engineer suggests technology to clean up beaches

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 21:23

It is time to start cleaning up the beaches when the oil spill is freshly entrapped into the sand and silt using the Sand and Silt Washing Reactors (SSWR), said an environmental expert from IIT-B here.

Beaches can make you sick

Last Updated: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 13:20

Swimmers at beaches face an increased risk of illness, says a new study.

Hundreds of dead penguins dot Brazil`s beaches

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 09:09

Hundreds of penguins that apparently starved to death are washing up on the beaches of Brazil.

Goa: 95% drowning cases in beaches due to alcohol

Last Updated: Saturday, July 17, 2010, 13:56

Nearly 2.5 million tourists visit Goa annually, out of which nearly half a million are foreigners.

Goa wants tourists to romance with rains

Last Updated: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 13:48

Goa`s crowded beaches wear a largely deserted look during the monsoon, a scene which the state government intends to change by promoting `raindrop tourism`.

Anger mounts as oil blackens Louisiana marshes, beaches

Last Updated: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 21:25

Anger mounted as heavy oil blackened Louisiana`s marshes and beaches.

`South Maharashtra beaches no threat to Goa yet`

Last Updated: Friday, May 21, 2010, 15:27

The relatively virgin beaches of southern coastal Maharashtra are no threat to beach tourism in Goa, at least not in the immediate future, a top tourism trade official said Friday.

Goa mulls private security at its beaches

Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 23:30

After drawing criticism for lack of security on its beaches, Goa government now intends to form a force of local youths who will look after the security aspect on seashores frequented by tourists.