After the SC order on dumps, the state Government can proceeds with dump mining and handling other dumps. What is needed to be done?
Dealing with Mineral and other Dumps
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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 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.
Goa’s Smoking Gun- Ore Chor! 144
Goans have lost Rs. 10 lakhs each as a result of the recent iron ore mining lease renewals. GMM has a strategy to recover this loss but the public are also needed to reinforce a unified action by lending individual support.
Calling all parties to protect our children’s inheritance
The Goenchi Mati Movement today releases its Manifesto for the Goa Assembly Elections 2017. The movement asks all political parties to include it in their manifestos.
The Great Goan Mining Heist: Implications of the 2014 Supreme Court Judgement Ruling
Over the last ten years mining losses have been variously reported and unsubstantiated estimates touted. In among all of this, one thing is certain: the trend is consistently upwards. Amounts have been quoted from Rs. 3,500 crores due to non-payment of royalty (PAC Report) to Rs. 35,000 crores due to mining outside lease areas (Shah Commission). However the latest official …
Centre requiring auction of minor minerals in UP
PTI reports that the Centre has asked Uttar Pradesh to amend its rules for minor minerals to make it transparent and non-discriminatory – auctions in other words. This follows from the Supreme Court judgement in the Presidential Reference on allocation of natural resources. When will Goa follow suit?
AAP : what about the lease renewals scam?
Arvind Kejriwal, AAP conveynor, recently mentioned in Goa that AAP will initiate action against those implicated by the Shah Commission in the mining scam. This is welcome. While many investigations have commenced, not one person has been convicted so far. We hope that Arvind Kejriwal will also raise the issue of the much larger Goa’s mining lease renewal scam, which …
Goa’s District Mineral Foundations – a solution or problem
The District Mineral Foundation (“DMF”) was created by the MMDR Act amendment in early 2015. The DMF is for the benefit of mining affected people and areas. Goa has set up the North Goa and South Goa DMFs. Conservative estimates are that Rs. 180 crores would be annually available to Goa’s DMFs. Unfortunately, the rules of Goa’s DMFs do not follow the law, …
Minerals – who are the beneficial owners
In an earlier post, we had discussed who owns minerals in India under the Constitution. In broad terms, state governments usually own onshore minerals, all offshore minerals are owned by the union government. There are two additional aspects of minerals to consider, the public trust doctrine and the intergenerational equity principle. The Public Trust Doctrine, an integral part of common law …