Goa mining firms rigged environment reports: Expert

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 16:37

Every environment impact assessment (EIA) report submitted by Goa`s mining companies to the central government is rigged, ecologist Madhav Gadgil said.

Mining firms should take care of dependents: Parri

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 13:52

The Goa government Wednesday said that it would take into consideration how the mining firms treated their employees during the current lean phase, when work resumes once Supreme Court lifts the ban in future.

Goa mining firms prepare to avoid monsoon losses

Last Updated: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 15:03

Mining companies in the disaster prone Sattari and Bicholim talukas have assured the state government to have taken adequate precautions to avoid monsoon related mishaps.

Rethinking donations from mining firms: BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 11:39

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has launched a political campaign against illegal mining in Goa, has said that henceforth it would accept donations from mining companies only after verifying if its operations were legal.