Mining, construction industry to see 12-15% decline this fiscal: ICRA

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 19:59

According to rating agency ICRA, the MCE industry will witness a volume fall of 12-15 percent to around 60,000-63,000 units in FY13.

Goa mining workers returning to farming

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 11:24

The suspension of mining activity in Goa has forced those dependent on iron ore extraction industry to turn back to farming, which they had left after the belt became the country`s mining heartland.

China to shut hundreds of coal mines this year

Last Updated: Sunday, September 2, 2012, 12:30

Chinese government has decided to close hundreds of small mines over the year to ensure safety in the coal mining industry.

Export duty hike to hit Goa mining industry

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 11:09

The iron ore mining industry in Goa is wary of the 10 per cent hike in export duty imposed by the Ministry of Commerce and said this taxation would further "cripple the trade".

Foreign funding behind activism against Goa mining industry

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 12:35

A Goa-headquartered mining firm has apprehended that foreign funding is behind the activism against the state's iron ore mining industry, which is facing the threat of a total ban on exports.