Concerned about the plunder of resources caused by rampant mining in Goa, non-resident Goans (NRGs) in London have come together in a bid to end the pillage. The ‘Save Goa Campaign UK’ has been started by Carmen Miranda, a former director of the Panos Institute. She claims that rapacious mining in the state’s hinterland has put Goa and its people in jeopardy. [One of the main culprits is Vedanta subsidiary Sesa Goa.] See http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-29/goa/29716304_1_mining-leases-mining-belt-mining-purposes.