Ministry orders study on Goa’s controversial mining
August 23rd, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 23 (IANS) The Jharkhand-based Indian School of Mines (ISM) will conduct a comprehensive study on the environmental impact of the Rs.6,500-crore opencast mining industry in Goa, the Rajya ... Read more...
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Goa, mining firms talks on creating corridor stalemated
July 21st, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 21 (IANS) Goa's Rs.6,000 crore mining industry wants the state government to renew old mining leases and resolve environmental issues, in return for their financial contribution towards a ... Read more...
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Mining eating into Goa forests: Church
June 5th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 5 (IANS) Excessive mining in Goa is proving to be a grave threat to the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats, the church warned in its World Environment Day message ... Read more...
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Mining firms encroaching on government land: Kamat
April 6th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 6 (IANS) Top mining companies, including the Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Goa private limited (SGPL), have dumped their rejected ore on government land, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has told ... Read more...
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Green nod for several Goa mines faulty, says ecologist
April 4th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 4 (IANS) Several iron and manganese ore mines in Goa are operating after getting clearances on the basis of faulty environment impact assessment (EIA) reports, an ecologist and ... Read more...
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Manganese ore production to be increased
March 25th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Steel (Independent Charge) Beni Prasad Verma has asked MOIL ltd. to initiate steps to increase its manganese ore production capacity to 15 ... Read more...
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Vedanta Resources mines operated illegally in Goa: minister
March 17th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 17 (IANS) Five mines operated by companies owned by Vedanta Resources have been pulled up by the Goa government for illegalities in mining operations in the last financial ... Read more...
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Rs.40,000 crore disinvestment target will be met: Patel
March 1st, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Despite missing the current financial year's target, the government is confident of raising Rs.40,000 crore ($9 billion) through the sale of stakes in state-run firms, Heavy ... Read more...
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Sailor dies as barge carrying ore sinks off Goa beach
February 21st, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 21 (IANS) A sailor died while six others were rescued Monday when a river barge loaded with iron ore sank while it was being unloaded.A police spokesperson said the barge ... Read more...
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Goa Inc quotes Chidambaram to remind Kamat about failed promises
January 25th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 25 (IANS) Goa's industry captains, in their pre-budget memorandum to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, have attached a quote on failed promises from former finance minister P. Chidambaram's budget speech ... Read more...
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Manganese Ore looks at expanding to South Africa
November 24th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) State-owned Manganese Ore India has plans to set up operations in South Africa and expand its business in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka, with an effort to address ... Read more...
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Disinvestment to bring in Rs.40,000 crore by 2010-11
October 18th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Disinvestment Secretary Sumit Bose Monday said the government would mop up the targeted Rs.40,000 crore through disnvestment in public sector units in fiscal 2010-11 as proposed in the ... Read more...
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Goa rivers be declared national waterways: shipping industry
September 16th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) Goa's three major rivers, which help ferry nearly Rs.8,000 crore of iron and manganese ore, should be declared national waterways so that these can be maintained properly, a ... Read more...
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Government to divest 20 percent in MOIL
September 9th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The government Thursday decided to divest 10 percent of its 81.57 percent stake in Manganese Ore (India) Ltd (MOIL), a mini ratna enterprise.
The decision was taken ... Read more...
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Disinvestment in Manganese ORE establishment approved
September 9th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the disinvestment of ten per cent of total paid up equity of Manganese ORE (India) Ltd. (MOIL) out ... Read more...
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Only two mining licences for value addition issued: Yeddyurappa (Lead)
September 3rd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday said his government had issued two mining licences only for value addition and renewed leases to eight companies in accordance with ... Read more...
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No rules to regulate depth of mining pits: Kamat
July 30th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Friday disclosed that the state mining department has no rules in place to regulate the depth of mining pits.
"There are no norms/restrictions ... Read more...
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Goa to frame new mining policy
July 30th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) Faced with increasing civic protests against rampant mining in the state, the Goa government is considering framing a new mining policy.
In a written reply in the ... Read more...
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Hegde backs Yeddyurappa’s plea to ban ore exports
July 3rd, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde who withdrew his resignation Saturday, said he supports state Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's appeal to the prime minister to ban ... Read more...
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Activists pleased at proposed mines policy
June 30th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 30 (IANS) Activists against illegal mining have welcomed a proposed central mines and minerals policy that will ensure 26 percent free equity, employment and assistance to people whose land is ... Read more...
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Environment ministry rejects private firm’s mining proposal
April 16th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The union environment ministry has rejected a private firm's proposal for iron and manganese ore mining in Karnataka as it produced forged letters for seeking environment clearance, ... Read more...
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Environment ministry rejects four commercial projects
April 13th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The environment ministry has rejected four commercial projects in various parts of the country, including the establishment of a port in Gujarat, as they could affect ... Read more...
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Crackdown on illegal mining in Orissa hits steel industry
April 7th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) Steel producers of Orissa and West Bengal met officials here Wednesday and sought their help to shore up supply of raw material which has been hit by the ... Read more...
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‘Goa waterways cannot handle more iron ore traffic’
April 3rd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 3 (IANS) Goa's waterways do not have the capacity to handle any increase in iron ore traffic, a top port official said Saturday.
Chairman of the Goa-based Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) ... Read more...
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Insurance for Goa’s pretty and prized coconut palms
April 2nd, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) The humble coconut is to Goans what perhaps the camel is to desert dwellers. So nearly 100,000 coconut palms in the coastal state of Goa are ... Read more...
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Probe fresh mining clearances in Goa: BJP
March 27th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Saturday demanded a probe into the environment clearance issued by the central government for 100 more mining leases in ... Read more...
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Four more arrested for smuggling ore
March 25th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Four more people have been arrested in Orissa's Keonjhar district for smuggling ore to other states, taking this month's arrests for the crime to 25, an official said ... Read more...
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Former Navy man held for smuggling ore
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Two people, including a former Indian Navy sailor, have been arrested in Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district for smuggling ore to other states, police said Tuesday.
Kasinath Behera, 42, was ... Read more...
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Closure of Orissa railway sidings hits iron ore supplies
March 20th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Supply of iron ore from mines in Orissa's Keonjhar district has been hit after the authorities closed at least four railway sidings and prohibited loading and unloading ... Read more...
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Over 500 tonnes of manganese, iron ore seized
February 27th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) Over 500 tonnes of manganese and iron ore have been seized from Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district in a continuing crackdown on illegal mining, an official said Saturday.
The officials ... Read more...
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Goa chief minister, aide shielding illegal mining: BJP
February 25th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Goa unit Thursday accused Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and his secretary Rajiv Yaduvanshi of shielding illegal mining operations in the state and ... Read more...
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‘Chief minister against new mining leases in Goa’
February 23rd, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) The Goa chief minister is against allowing new mining leases in the state, his office said here Tuesday.
Speaking to IANS a day after union Minister for ... Read more...
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Environment clearance for mining projects in Goa stopped
February 22nd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) The central government's Environment and Forests ministry has imposed a moratorium on environment clearance of mining proposals from Goa, and has also ordered an environment impact assessment on ... Read more...
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Civil society groups, media rally behind tiger activist
February 13th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 13 (IANS) Civil society groups and the media in Goa have rallied behind noted wildlife activist and journalist Rajendra Kerkar who was recently branded 'abettor' by the Goa forest department ... Read more...
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600 tonnes of iron ore seized in Orissa
February 3rd, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) Mining officials have seized at least 600 tonnes of iron ore in Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district in a continuing crackdown on illegal mines, an official said Wednesday.
"The ore ... Read more...
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