Across the country, six bauxite blocks have been offered for competitive bidding. All six blocks have been auctioned in Maharashtra, data from the Union mines ministry website showed
India's bauxite output growth will accelerate to serve growing demand from the domestic aluminium industry
70 per cent of the saleable stock of bauxite would be made available for long-term linkage (LTL) and the rest 30 per cent is to be sold through national e-auctions
Though the export duty on bauxite was reduced by five per cent, to 15 per cent, in the earlier Union Budget
A duty of 15% makes aluminium raw material uncompetitive in Chinese markets; livelihood of thousands of workers at stake