Dear FN,
Yes, Policy makers in Delhi are serious of pleasing their master at 10, Janpath.
They would do little for public good unless forced to.
The increase in export duty from 5% to 20% is not because people wanted it.
It is because steel lobby wanted it to be 30%. They threatened to increase
Carmen wrote:Yes Soter , you got the wrong impression as usual! A year
ago (not a
couple of months ago) we managed to get a moratorium on new mining leases
in Goa and that is a cause to celebrate. There are already 110 so called
legal mining operations, and if we did not get the moratorium
Soter!! Your resistance to understand the struggle against mining in Goa is
astonishing!
It would be really nice if you had taken the trouble to find out a little
bit more about what we are trying to do regarding the mining issue ,
before you make the wrong assumptions and try to make me look
Carmen and all working on this issue: Congrats for the headway made...
the impact is showing. At the end of the day, different people and
groups will use and advocate diverse approaches. What works is what
matters. FN
PS: Do you think New Delhi will roll back the fact that mining ore
from Goa is
Yes Soter , you got the wrong impression as usual! A year ago (not a
couple of months ago) we managed to get a moratorium on new mining leases
in Goa and that is a cause to celebrate. There are already 110 so called
legal mining operations, and if we did not get the moratorium there would
be
This is a scandal and an outrage! The information below, was sent to me by
two of my activist friends in Goa A. Prabhudesai and T. Jorge, and I would
like to share it with everyone in goanet, as I am in search of urgent help
and advise .
The text below illustrates the increasing insolence and
Carmen writes:
The text below illustrates the increasing insolence and dare by the mine
owners in Goa who act illegally not only with impunity but also with police
protection.
Comment:
Are re re!
Is there still a mining problem in Goa?
A couple of months ago, if I correctly remember, anti-mining
