Private sector to have equal partnership in mining auction
The Dollar Business Bureau The Central Government is in the process of finalizing a policy to engage private players in mining sector. According to Union Minister for Steel and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar, private sector would be brought in as an equal partner into the process once the guidelines and framework have been finalized. “82 mining blocks have been earmarked for auction and will be announced by end of October as Phase-I. Another 96 blocks have been identified for Phase-II,”he said addressing the Mining Leaders Roundtable meeting organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on Friday. The auction process would be based on data provided by the Mineral Exploration Corporation of the states, he said, adding thathe will also ...
Industry-lab Interface, key for 'Make in India': Minister
The Dollar Business Bureau Collaboration between private and state-run science and technology laboratories is the key to success of the government’s “Make in India” campaign, said Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology. The minister asked private players in the field of scientific research to look within to achieve technological competitiveness and breakthrough products. He said ‘‘Make in India’ is already happening in the laboratories of the Centre of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and other institutions. In his address to the media after visiting the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) in Thiruvananthapuram, the minister expressed concern over the lack of cooperation between private science laboratory operators and the government in the country. “Our scientists are getting ...
