GoG’s new draft GIOPF scheme, CEC’s report with two suggestions, and Goa Foundation’s reservation.
Tag: Goa
Dealing with Mineral and other Dumps
After the SC order on dumps, the state Government can proceeds with dump mining and handling other dumps. What is needed to be done?
How to be a Good Goan Ancestor
We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children The intergenerational equity principle offers a criteria to judge whether we have been good ancestors to our children and the countless future generations to follow. The principle of Intergenerational Equity (IE) is, at its heart, quite simple. It is our duty to ensure future generations …
Goenchi Mati Movement welcomes support from All India Trinamool Congress
we particularly welcome the level of detail and commitment expressed by the All India Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) in support of the proposals of Goa Foundation and the Goenchi Mati Manifesto over recent days & we hope the TMC will faithfully implement all the actions advocated by GMM.
Victory a reason to loot?
GMM member Laura Bush writes about how the people of Goa lose substantial amounts every time minerals are extracted under the current unfair mineral lease system. Do read Sale of Goa’s Kohinoor—minerals, which appeared in the Herald newspaper on April 23, 2017. Read more …
Latest CEC meeting: DMF portal, drones
The Coordination-cum-Empowered Committee on Mineral Development and Regulation (CEC) meets at irregular intervals. The minutes and meeting notes provide fascinating reading. We had recommended the use of LiDAR, drones and mobile weighbridges to keep a tight leash on mining. We also recommend participatory budgeting for District Mineral Foundations (DMFs). It is positive that the Central Government is creating a portal for monitoring …
New Paper on Goa’s mining
Intergenerational Equity Case Study: Iron-ore Mining in Goa is a new paper by our member, Rahul Basu. “The public trust doctrine makes natural resources a part of the commons, owned equally by all, and legally owned by the state. The resources and opportunities that the present generation have inherited must be available to future generations in perpetuity. In the Goa …
Video explanation of our movement
We have created a youtube playlist to explain our movement. Here’s the list of videos: The five principles of mining (4:22) Frequently asked questions on the 5 principles (12:57) What we expect if we implement the 5 principles (6:23) How deviations from the 5 principles attract the Resource Curse (5:16) How the legal mining system is looting the people (13:19) How the Congress and BJP have stabbed Goans …
How mining loots the people
Here’s a short explanatory video on how the legal mining system resulted in the people receiving less than 5% of the value of the minerals that are theirs! Each person, however rich or poor, lost Rs. 3.7 lakhs over eight years. And forty families became rich. Can this be right? Also watch this explanatory animation on the same topic.
Goenchi Mati inputs used in the Economic Survey
The Economic Survey of India 2016-17 discusses permanent funds in the context of the Goenchi Mati Movement. It also acknowledges the input of our member, Rahul Basu.