Why the wave of defections and mergers?
Political defections and party realignments are increasingly driven by electoral pragmatism, leadership dynamics and proximity to power rather than ideology
Plugging the gap: Pvt power move needs public discourse
Tata Power’s move to formally apply to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for a parallel power distribution licence in Goa, as reported in this newspaper last week, has opened up yet another public discourse. Under the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, along with the 2025 amendments, the JERC...
Pollution rising, Goa can’t breathe easy on air quality levels
The Goa State Pollution Control Board’s Ambient Air Quality Report for 2025-25 may have portrayed the State’s air quality as “satisfactory”, but the finer details reveal a grim picture. The levels of coarse particulate matter (PM10) have crossed the national annual safety threshold in several urban and industrial areas. The...
Govt needs to make E5/10 petrol available at least as an option
The Government of India has completed the roll out of its policy mandating E20 petrol -- motor spirit consisting of 80% petrol and 20% ethanol -- as the sole fuel available to users of petrol vehicles only to be met with a fierce backlash from users to the point that...
Does Goa really need one more political party?
The announcement of a new political party in Goa, just months before the Assembly elections, has sparked intense political debate across the State. While some view it as a healthy development that strengthens democracy by offering voters another alternative, others suspect that the party has been formed with the sole...
