Mining capped at 20 MT; Vedanta alone plans 25% of its export
07 October 2015 21:44 IST
London-listed metals group Vedanta resources Plc said it would export 5.5 million tonnes (mt) of iron ore from its mines in Goa by March as the company restarts operations with the permission of the country’s ... READ
Goa to be next defence manufacturing hub?
05 October 2015 00:35 IST
Efforts are being made to make Goa an important ‘defence manufacturing cluster’ for the supply of various materials, sub-assemblies and services required in the construction of special purpose vessels (SPVs), says the top official of ... READ
MMTC comes to Goa's rescue to sell unauctioned iron ore
02 October 2015 19:41 IST
The Goa government has roped in Central public sector unit MMTC Ltd to sell 11 million tonnes of iron ore lying with it since the Supreme Court clampdown on illegal mining in the state. READ
Parrikar commissions India's biggest warship 'Kochi'
30 September 2015 16:08 IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday unveiled and commissioned India's biggest, indigenously built warship INS Kochi at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. READ
Why and How 88 mining lease renewals are blatantly illegal
28 September 2015 22:04 IST
How Goa government could renew the mining leases when they have actually expired in 2007 and why fresh leases were not granted, asks Goa Foundation, while demanding CBI inquiry into the lease renewal. READ
Parrikar assures Commission for women in Navy
28 September 2015 20:58 IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has assured his support to a Delhi High Court order allowing permanent commission to women navy officers and said he would take all steps to ensure that it is not challenged ... READ
5 instances of rage of Rishis, to prove Parrikar wrong
26 September 2015 21:33 IST
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, said a peculiar thing at a Defence Research and Development Organisation conference on Thursday. He said the rishis (sages or hermits) from our ... READ
Vedanta wants rise in ore cap to survive in Goa
26 September 2015 19:41 IST
Diversified natural resources company, Vedanta Ltd has urged the government of Goa to raise its iron ore production quota in the state for survival. The company seeks diversion of other miners' quota to it. READ
"Cancel mining leases, auction like coal blolck; Goa earns Rs 80K Cr"
25 September 2015 21:07 IST
Goa Foundation has challenged the renewal of 88 mining leases before the Supreme Court, claiming it to be blatantly illegal and causing a loss of nearly Rs 80,000 crore to Goa’s state treasury. READ
NCC cadets can remove 3 M Kg of waste: Parrikar
24 September 2015 16:46 IST
Batting for a cleaner and healthier futrure, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked the over 10 lakh-cadet strong National Cadet Corps (NCC) to joint the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. READ
