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Decoded: Why the industry is unhappy with amendments to mining law
The latest amendments come with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government opening up key sectors for greater private investment
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Allow pvt sector with enhanced tech in mining: Mines minister Joshi
Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the amendments in the mines and minerals act will help create employment opportunities
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Mining resumption issue needs sympathetic consideration: Suresh Prabhu
The demand for resumption of mining in Goa should be tackled sympathetically, India's Sherpa to G20 and G7 Suresh Prabhu said after meeting families of the people dependent on the mining industry
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Goa Mining halt led to sense of all-round gloom in state economy: Study
The stoppage of mining in Goa dealt a devastating blow to the livelihoods of people, according to a recent study.
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Mining and mineral sector impacted due to Covid-19 led slowdown: KPMG
In the construction sector, there is a lack of automation and the resultant dependence on manual labourers. The monsoon is expected to affect the return to normalcy in Q2 of FY21
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Effective regulations and coherent policy essential for mining sector
The Ministry of Mines is now proposing a major shift in policy that can bring more than 700 mineral blocks into the auction mandate
CII seeks incentive package for lockdown-hit mining and metals sector
The demand ranges from financial support to tide over liquidity issues to logistics and trade policy support
Letter to BS: Removal of end-use restrictions in mines auction a good step
The government's authority should not be totally compromised. For this, a stance of aggression mixed with caution has to be pursued
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Opening up of commercial coal mining to 100% FDI unlikely to boost sector
Allowing 100% FDI in commercial coal mining doesn't augur well for the sector at a time when global capital is fleeing coal
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Logistics cost & infra bottlenecks blunt Indian mining industry's edge
India's logistics cost as a percentage of its GDP is 14 per cent, against 10% in America and Japan, and 11% for the European Union
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