Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 15:28
While environmentalists are asserting for cap in the Iron Ore mining in Goa, State Mines and Geology department has conceded that there are 623 prospecting licences for mining leases pending with them.
Last Updated: Monday, October 3, 2011, 22:40
Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Monday refused to get embroiled in the controversy surrounding the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on illegal mining in the state.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 2, 2011, 15:41
Justice M B Shah Commission, probing into the charges of alleged illegal mining in Goa, has completed the process of collecting data from the iron ore mines, a senior officer said on Sunday.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 13:45
The Goa government has initiated the process to revoke licences of 19 mining leases which have been found to be operating within ten-kilometre radius of wildlife sanctuaries or national parks in the state.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 15:56
The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on Wednesday cancelled the nod to Sesa Goa mines in Goa. The ministry cancelled the nod for suppressing information and faulty assessments.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 18:13
Justice Shah Commission, probing the illegal mining activity in Goa, has sought details of the mines which have been closed down in last five years.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 20:52
The Mines Department, on the other hand, says that they are not the authority to implement the ban under Water and Air Pollution Control Act.
Last Updated: Friday, March 26, 2010, 19:32
Goa Environment Minister Aleixo Sequiera on Friday admitted that nearly 85 per cent of the mines in Goa are without air pollution clearances.
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