MARGAO: Will the Town and Country Planning department, Margao Municipal Council and Fomento answer the people of Margao why the proposed landfill site at Sonsodo waste treatment plant has not seen

VASCO: Expressing happiness with the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the mining ban in the State, the Goa Barge Owners Association (GBOA) has, however, voiced concern over the mining limit and sai

A day after Supreme Court lifted its ban on mining in Goa, Sesa Sterlite — India’s biggest zinc and aluminum maker, on Tuesday said it is working to secure necessary permission for re-opening its m

Environmental activists have cautiously welcomed, the Supreme Court verdict which conditionally lifts the ban on mining saying that the judgment has vindicated several of their contentions, which t

PANAJI: While the Supreme court has in its Monday order stated that almost all mining leases operating after 2007, the end of the 20-year period of renewal, as illegal, there are about 10 mining l

Iron ore production in Goa was estimated at around 45-50 million tonnes before the imposition of the ban by the apex court in September 2012.

Goa govt asked to set up panel and submit a report regarding capping, other issues within 6 months.

PANJIM: Even as the Supreme Court lifted the 18-month ban on mining operations in Goa bringing hope to lakhs of mining-dependent people, the temporary suspension order imposed by the Manohar Parrik

PANJIM: The Supreme Court in its order on the mining issue Monday castigated the Goa State Pollution Control Board, saying that though it had ‘immense statutory powers’ it had failed in doing its j

PANJIM: Welcoming the Supreme Court order on resumption of iron ore mining in the State, stakeholders related to the activity have appealed to the State and Central governments to collectively work