Loans to cost more as RBI hikes lending rates
29 October 2013 19:22 IST
Housing, auto and corporate loans may become expensive with the Reserve Bank on Tuesday hiking the key lending rate by 0.25 percent to contain inflation in continuation of its hard-line stance. READ
Goa urges SC to allow export of 11 MT ore dumps
24 October 2013 21:35 IST
The Goa government today sought the Supreme Court's permission to transport and export 11 million tonnes of already excavated iron ores, lying unused following the ban on mining in the state. READ
MoEF order bans mining within 1 km of sanctuaries
24 October 2013 21:25 IST
Mining would not be permitted within one kilometre of national parks and sanctuaries in Goa in the future, the environment ministry has decided in an order that could take the state one step closer to ... READ
Caravela to be first casino to move out of Mandovi
23 October 2013 20:34 IST
MV Caravela, the first off shore casino to enter Goa waters way back in 2001, will also be the first one to move out of river Mandovi here next year, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar ... READ
Diwali bonus of Rs 35 Cr to Govt servants, despite crisis
23 October 2013 19:59 IST
Despite loss in revenue due to ban on mining exports, the Goa government has decided to give Diwali bonus to government servants by this month end. READ
Hegde happy over CBI probe into Kar mining scam
22 October 2013 19:03 IST
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice (Retd) N Santosh Hegde has expressed delight over the Congress government's decision ordering high-level enquiries into the mega mining scam which he had unearthed and expressed hope over the probe reaching ... READ
SC to decide on extension to Shah Commission
21 October 2013 23:11 IST
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to extend by one year the tenure of the Justice M B Shah panel inquiring into mining-related issues. ... READ
Sorry; 100% ban on sand mining is wrong: CJI
18 October 2013 22:00 IST
Two months after the National Green Tribunal banned sand mining from river beds and beaches across the country without environmental clearance, Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam Friday said 100 per cent ban on sand ... READ
30 MT ore awaits SC order in Goa for export
18 October 2013 17:22 IST
can straight away export 25-30 million tonnes (mt) of iron ore, if the Supreme Court lifts the mining ban in the state. Mining has been banned in Goa since September last year. READ
Devalued Rupee & Egypt crisis will benefit Goa
17 October 2013 17:43 IST
This year, chartered flights to Goa are expected to be 34 per cent more than last winter, as the rupee's depreciation has made the Indian state an attractive holiday destination for foreigners. READ
