Aggressive Bidding: Coal block auctions
The coal sector has seen significant reform measures in the past year. These have been targeted at augmenting coal production, improving coal availability to end-users and improving mining efficiency. A key policy development was the […]
Picking Up Pace: Production performance of key minerals
Minerals such as coal, lignite, bauxite, iron ore, and other select metallic and non-metallic minerals are vital inputs for several infrastructure sectors. In terms of production, all the minerals except lignite and zinc concentrate registered […]
Necessary Move: Technology advancement is imperative
The mining sector plays an important role in supporting industrial growth, and is thus considered an key determinant of economic growth. For the Indian economy, which is expected to register GDP growth rates of 7-8 […]