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Vedanta exports first shipment of iron ore from Goa
Vedanta shipped 88,000 tonnes of iron ore, making it the first iron ore mining company to start operations in Goa after three years due to a ban on mining
2 min read19 Oct 2015SC asks govt to place Shah commission report on illegal mining
A special bench of justices J.S. Khehar, J. Chelameswar and A.K. Sikri will hear the case after four weeks
1 min read12 Sep 2014NDA proposes action plan to revive mining
Plan based on findings of panel that indicts two former Goa CMs, reiterates call for CBI probe in Odisha
6 min read4 Aug 2014Govt rejects call to ban iron ore exports from Odisha
The bans in Karnataka and Goa have already slashed India's exports of iron ore by about 85% in the past two years
2 min read12 Feb 2014Steel firms, miners fear hike in ore prices, imports
The consequences of an SC decision to act on the Commission's report has steel makers and miners worried
4 min read12 Feb 2014Government, Odisha against CBI probe into illegal mining
Supreme Court to hear legal AAP leader Prashant Bhushan's plea seeking a CBI enquiry into the matter on 3 March
4 min read11 Feb 2014No mining in Goa until panels’ findings ‘adequately dealt with’
The Goa government also says it will cancel all mining leases that have not been operational for the last two years
3 min read7 Feb 2014Odisha mining report to be tabled in Parliament
Tabling of the controversial Shah Commission report will make it a public document, constituting a rejection of the mines ministry's move to label it 'secret'
2 min read7 Feb 2014Govt nod for action over Shah report on illegal mining in Odisha
Environment ministry's proposal will involve, in some cases, issuing show-cause notices to cancel mining leases
5 min read24 Jan 2014Observations on M.B. Shah report with Cabinet on 20 January
The 'action taken report' by committee of secretaries on M.B. Shah's report on Odisha illegal mining will be presented before Parliament in February
1 min read10 Jan 2014Popular Topics
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