Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 12:18
The Goa government has started returning applications seeking new mining leases pending a report from National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and also the Apex Court outcome.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 10:21
Bans on iron ore mining and exports in top producing states of Karnataka and Goa have choked the industry so hard that MMTC is one of many firms exiting.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 18:22
The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has requested the central government to make special provisions to give a boost to the state economy in the wake of ban on mining.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 19:18
But for the ban on mining, he said, India could have earned by exporting around 100 million tonnes of iron ore.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 00:21
Two months after National Green Tribunal banned sand mining from river beds and beaches without environmental clearance, Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam said 100% ban on sand removal is "wrong".
Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 20:56
Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam Friday said 100 per cent ban on sand removal is "wrong".
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 18:04
The recent National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) ban on sand mining across the country is a case of judicial "over-reach", Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 20:01
People affected with the closure of mining industry in Goa will hold a massive rally here on August 29 demanding resumption of the activity.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 14:35
Referring to the blanket suspension of mining in Goa, Manohar Parrikar said one should not burn the entire house because of rats living in it.
Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 18:12
Goa Assembly witnessed sparring over manganese contamination issue with a BJP MLA making remarks that Congress blamed mining for various problems but "reaped fruits of the industry" at the same time.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 22:01
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday announced a financial bonanza for those affected by the mining ban in the state.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 21:44
Denying his involvement in illegal mining, Goa Congress Chief Subhash Shirodkar said he was engaged in extracting iron ore some time back but has bills to prove that it was a legal activity.
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