Now, a helicopter to patrol Goa`s beaches

Last Updated: Monday, March 22, 2010, 16:43

A helicopter will now patrol the beaches in Goa in order to ensure the safety of the millions of tourists who visit the state`s sunny shores annually.

Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches

Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010, 17:56

Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter and many have died at rescue centers.

Israel closes beaches after explosives wash ashore

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 20:11

Israeli police cordoned off beaches along a 25-mile (40-kilometer) area north of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after two barrels carrying explosive devices washed up on Israeli shores.

No bikini ban on Goa beaches: Tourism Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 19:38

Goa Tourism Department on Saturday rubbished media reports that the Goa government will ban bikinis on the beaches in view of spate of crimes against women in the holiday destination.

Gravel beaches trapping oil from 1989 Exxon spill

Last Updated: Monday, January 18, 2010, 09:35

An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along miles of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Prince William Sound.

Puri beach turning into death trap for tourists?

Last Updated: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 11:03

Orissa`s Puri beach, which attracts thousands of visitors every year, is turning out to be a death trap for tourists. Over 50 tourists have drowned off the beach in the last three years, official data says.

Over 100 whales die on two New Zealand beaches

Last Updated: Monday, December 28, 2009, 08:48

More than 120 pilot whales died in mass strandings at two New Zealand beaches, it was reported on Monday.

Empty shacks keep tourists away from Goa beaches

Last Updated: Friday, December 4, 2009, 10:27

There is little business at the Goa beaches at the start of the peak tourist season because allotment of beach shacks has been delayed.

Global warming eroding Goa beaches: Governor

Last Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009, 16:08

Goa Governor SS Sidhu Monday warned that the ill-effects of global warming were fast knocking at the state`s doors and eroding its beaches.

Hawaii`s famed white sandy beaches are shrinking

Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009, 10:00

Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.

Indian Coast Guard personnel clean beaches in Kerala

Last Updated: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 17:51

Coast guard personnel, along with edu institutions and the Indian Navy, today cleaned beaches across Kerala as part of "Intl Coastal Clean-Up day-2009."

Coastal erosion threatens Goa`s idyllic beaches

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 10:05

India`s resort state of Goa has been hit by several setbacks in the last 18 months, including high-profile crime and the knock-on effects of Islamist extremist attacks up the coast in Mumbai.