Mines ministry is fine-tuning modalities to auction nine tailing dumps at Karnataka’s Kolar Gold Fields. Worth of minerals in dumps estimated at Rs 25,000-30,000 crore.
The Brazilian President mandated numerous initiatives to fight illegal mining in the region, including blocking flights & river transport providing supplies to the wildcat miners.
Thousands rendered jobless due to closure of mines in 2001, voters say political parties promise to re-open mines before every election, but never deliver.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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