Food products of Nestlé, Cadbury, Kellogg, Britannia, and Safal are among a ‘red list’ in a guide on GM-free food released by Greenpeace. The ‘Safe Food Guide‘, is a first of its kind in India, and ranks 16 well-known food brands.

The citizens facilitation centre (CFC), a pilot project in e-governance, will be commissioned by the chief minister Digambar Kamat at the south Goa collectorate at Margao on Independence Day on Saturday.

Social media sites currently rule the roost - or at least the cyber world. Practically everyone I know with net access has a Facebook, MySpace or Twitter account.

Mining activities of iron ore, manganese and bauxite may be giving environmentalists sleepless nights in Goa. Soon they may have to contend with much larger scales of mining as the hordes rush in.