Valentine’s Day in Goa may well have a coconutty flavour this February 14. Civil society activists in Goa have proposed an innovative protest on Valentine’s Day which involves a photo contest ...

MUMBAI — Politicians in India’s Goa are locked in an row over the status of the popular tourist state’s beloved coconut trees — after officials ruled that they were not in fact trees. Goa’s ...

In a major move to protect the state’s greenery, the Goa government has amended the Goa Preservation of Trees Act, 1984, ...

PANAJI, India -- Coconut trees are no longer considered trees in the tropical Indian state of Goa, where authorities have reclassified them as palms to allow farmers to cut them down more easily.

Beautifully poignant coconuts trees swaying gently in the evening breeze aren't a rare sight in Goa as you drive along the coastal state. Only, according to a decision taken by the Goa government last ...

Goa governor PS Sreedharan Pillai released three books at a function held at the Raj Bhavan on Friday. The English books released include ‘Heritage Trees of Goa’, ‘When Parallel Lines Meet’ and a ...

The weekend in Goa started with continuous light rainfall, accompanied by heavy showers, causing disruptions in people's commute. The rainfall resulted in the falling of electricity poles and trees, ...

The Bill, which was introduced in the Goa Legislative Assembly on Monday with the intention of revamping the Goa Tree Authorities, however, also included clauses that the opposition claimed would ...

Fashion designer Wendell Rodricks is taking the fight to the opposition over the reclassification of Goa’s most enduring symbol, the coconut tree, into a palm Goa-based fashion designer, Wendell ...

Politicians in India's Goa are locked in an row over the status of the popular tourist state's beloved coconut trees -- after officials ruled that they were not in fact trees. Goa's legislative ...