Goa wants phase-out mining by '24 in buffer zone
11 June 2014 21:25 IST
Goa government has urged the Union Environment Ministry to have a zero buffer zone around Salim Ali bird sanctuary in the State and simultaneously reduce the buffer area limit around remaining six wildlife sanctuaries. READ
Parrikar urges Javadekar to resolve ecological issues affecting mining
10 June 2014 22:25 IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today met Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and discussed the issues arising from the ban of mining activities within a kilometre of national parks and sanctuaries. READ
Central agency files case against 80 Goan miners for 35K Cr scam
10 June 2014 22:20 IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case in the Rs 35,000-crore Goa illegal mining scam which was investigated by the M B Shah Commission for alleged large scale irregularities. READ
Stakeholders demand Mining Policy for resumption
09 June 2014 17:25 IST
The drafting of a new mining policy, which is mandatory to resume iron ore extraction and exports from Goa, should be expedited so that the key industry gets back on its feet, according to stake-holders. READ
Parrikar moots uniform mining lease policy for India
17 May 2014 12:30 IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the methodology for allotment of mining leases should be uniform across the country. READ
E-auction not a permanent solution: Parrikar
14 May 2014 20:38 IST
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said that he will soon write to the Supreme Court bringing to its notice that e-auction by government would not be a long term-permanent solution to the mining in ... READ
Church urges CM to recover Rs 30 K Cr & run mines
12 May 2014 23:00 IST
The Goa Church, through its social organization – Council for Social Justice and Peace – has urged chief minister Manohar Parrikar to recover Rs 30,000 crore from the mine owners in five years and constitute ... READ
Average response to 3rd round of ore e-auction
12 May 2014 22:47 IST
The third round of iron ore auction by the government of Goa received an average response, amid depressed market sentiment and no immediate export possibility. READ
Mining body urges President to intervene in SC directive
12 May 2014 22:41 IST
Mining Engineers' Association of India (MEAI), an apex body of mining professionals, has written to the President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee against the recent Supreme Court order declaring all mining in Goa post November ... READ
3rd e-auction of 6 LT ore on 10 May
29 April 2014 16:42 IST
The third e-auctioning to sell six lakh tonnes of iron ore lying at Goa's port and jetties would be held on May 10, a senior mines official said today. READ
