Railway freight traffic is likely to clock a 5.2 per cent growth this fiscal on higher demand from coal and iron ore meant for domestic steel plants
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In view of the sharp drop in iron ore traffic, the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is tapping other commodities to boost its total throughput.
Karnataka mining in limbo
In the state that produces more than 35 million tonne of iron ore every year, accounting for more about 25 percent of the nation’s output, mining and exports of iron ore from the state have come to a complete standstill National Minerals Development Corporation (NMDC)
Analysis: Staring at an increasing resource crunch
In a country where minerals are reported as scarce, comprehensively mapping and identifying available natural minerals will result in a major upward revision of our estimates how much can be mined indirectly curbing illegal mining. Puneet Goel writes.
Paradip coal berth project to begin in Sept
The work on coal and iron ore berths at the Paradip port, already delayed by two years, is expected to start in September.

