Parrikar re-admitted to Mumbai hospital; could go abroad for treatment

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was hospitalised again in Mumbai on Monday, 11 days after being discharged following treatment for a pancreatic ailment. Maharashtra Revenue Minister and senior......

Supreme Court bans mining in Goa

Mining operations in all the 90 mines in Goa were ordered to be halted by the Supreme Court on Friday on the basis of the Justice M B Shah Commission report which estimated a whopping Rs 35,000......

Goa govt to inspect, quantify iron ore lying in the state

The Goa government has constituted several teams to inspect and quantify the iron ore stacked at various points in the state before allowing it to be exported, a senior official said on Wednesday.......

Don't fish near oil spill site: Maha CM

A foreign cargo ship, which collided with another vessel about 10 km off Mumbai harbour, tilted further spilling oil for the third day as Navy and Coast Guard made hectic efforts to contain the......

My worry is whether a child is consuming excessive lead: FSSAI CEO

Maggi noodles was recalled in June because some states had found presence of MSG and excessive lead content in the samples. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which had......

FSSAI-approved lab finds Maggi noodles safe

Goa FDA had sent samples for a third test to FSSAI-approved lab after the regulator rejected its findings.One-and-a-half months after Goa’s Food and Drugs Administration had sent five samples......

Markets snap eight-day winning streak on profit taking

Benchmark share indices ended their eight-day winning streak on profit taking after they hit fresh all-time highs in the previous session even as selective buying was seen in defensive pharma and......

The boom and bust of mining in India

Some of the conditions laid down by the Supreme Court while allowing resumption of mining in Goa are instructive, says Subir Roy. The boom and bust saga of iron ore mining in India is slowly coming......