Sardinha questions delay in Khandeparkar probe
16 July 2013 15:04 IST
The Congress in Goa has questioned the delay over submission of report by Justice RMS Khandeparkar Committee, formed by the state government to further probe the recommendations of the Shah Commission on illegal mining. READ
Sesa Goa to resume Karnataka mining
15 July 2013 19:21 IST
A top advisory body of the environment ministry has recommended grant of forest clearance to Sesa Goa’s iron ore mine in Karnataka, paving the way for the Vedanta group firm to resume operations in the ... READ
Mining at Goa's coal block in a year
12 July 2013 14:55 IST
Coal mining at the block allotted to the Goa government in Chhattisgarh will begin within a year, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters here on Thursday. READ
Shah Commission gets 3-month extension
11 July 2013 20:01 IST
The Government has extended the tenure of the Justice M. B. Shah Commission, which is enquiring into illegal iron ore and manganese ore mining, giving it time until October to submit its final report. READ
Sesa worried about regaining customers
06 July 2013 17:21 IST
Despite stopping production in September 2012, iron ore major Sesa Goa is hopeful that the mining ban in Goa will be lifted soon. But the company fears that it will face difficulties in quickly regaining ... READ
Goa mining policy by 15 July
05 July 2013 18:02 IST
The Goa government will soon announce the state's mining policy and amend the rules for transportation of ore, which is expected to curb illegal mining activity in the state. READ
DGPS mining survey completed
05 July 2013 15:13 IST
The Goa Mines and Geology Department has completed the Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) survey of all the working mines in the state, which will help authorities to zero-in on the illegalities outside the mining ... READ
Mine ban pushes up agro growth
04 July 2013 17:26 IST
With the ban on iron ore mining in the State pushing the bank deposits to an unprecedented negative growth of 11 per cent during the year 2012-13 and the non performing assets(NPAs) in the mining-related ... READ
Sesa CEO salary cut by 39%, 'only' Rs 2.30 Cr
27 June 2013 17:38 IST
Sesa Goa's Managing Director and CEO P K Mukherjee took a cut of over 39 per cent in his remuneration during 2012-13 fiscal amid the Vedanta group firm going through its worst period due to ... READ
PM should give package for mine-hit Goa: Sardinha
24 June 2013 20:04 IST
A senior Congress leader today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sanction a financial package for Goa to bail out people hit by mining crisis. READ
