Handling of iron ore has rebounded at major ports following the resumption of mining in Goa, Karnataka and Odisha after a long gap. In the first half of the current financial year ended September 2016
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Tag: Goa
GMR Airports to develop Goa´s greenfield Mopa airport
GMR Airports Limited (GAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited, has won the international competitive bid for development and operation of Mopa Greenfield Airport in north Goa.
Single window clearance will strengthen SEZs
NPS Monga, Development Commissioner, Special Economic Zones (Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & DIU), shares his views on the need for revival of the manufacturing sector, government policies on SEZs, issues related to the sector and much more.
Vedanta to restart mining in Goa
Vedanta Resources expects to resume iron ore mining in Goa early next year. According to Tom Albanese, CEO, Vedanta Resources
Global firms to bid for Mopa airport
Global infrastructure companies such as Germany´s Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft, French firm Vinci Construction, South Korea´s Incheon International Airport
Revival of Goa shipping industry
Union Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari announced a series of measures to help revive the shipping industry in Goa and for the development of the Mormugao Port.
Old Goa-Panaji highway project
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar launched a four-lane highway project from Old Goa to Panaji, which will be numbered as ´Highway 17B´. The highway will have a separate lane for bikes as Goa tourists as well as residents use more bikes than other vehicles.
MPT plans cruise terminal building
Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parikar recently laid the foundation stone for a cruise passenger terminal building at the Mormugao port.
MPT to increase cargo volume
With the lifting of the mining ban in Goa and the increase in general cargo volume, the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) hopes to boost its throughput in the current fiscal.
Supreme Court allows iron ore mining in Goa
The Supreme Court allowed mining to resume in Goa, subject to an annual cap of 20 million tonne from leases other than dumps, lifting a ban that it imposed in 2012 but disallowing all so-called deemed lease holders from continuing with the activity.


