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Projected growth of Indian economy would require higher quantities of basic raw materials such as coal, iron ore, lime stone, bauxite, copper, lead and zinc to meet the increasing domestic and export demands. This situation needs to be tackled on war footing through priority programmes for encouraging investments in exploration and development of new mineral deposits in a sustainable manner, today said Shri A.K.D. Jadhav, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India. Shri Jadhav was inaugurating the "National Seminar on Non Ferrous Metals - Strategies for Competitiveness and Globalisation". He said scarce minerals like lead, zinc and copper are areas of concern and require special dispensation in policy matters.
The Secretary said, the non-ferrous metals constitute the vital raw materials for many basic industries. Under the liberalized trade regime across the world, opportunities have opened up for gearing domestic production to meet global demands. India is emerging as an important investment destination in mining. The overall strategy of exploration of minerals should be guided by long term national goals and perspectives. The best use of the mineral resources can be achieved through scientific methods of mining, beneficiation and economic utilisation. He hoped that the deliberations in the seminar spread over two days would throw up pointers for fresh policy initiatives for the non-ferrous metal sector.
In the presidential address, Dr. Baldev Raj, President, IIM, drew the attention of all concerned to the problems of the non-ferrous metals industry. He said, the Seminar would discuss the current global scenario in mining, smelting and downstream applications in respect of key non-ferrous metals. The presentations and deliberations, he hoped, would focus on making Indian industry true world-class producers.
Organised by the Indian Institute of Metals, Delhi Chapter, in close collaboration with concerned Ministries / Departments and industries, the seminar will be an eye-opener for the Indian companies to locate appropriate technologies to face global competition and emerge as a world-class player. It will deliberate on the topics like trends & developments in mining, current & emerging markets, applications, energy balance & conservation, environment protection, regulations, standardization, quality, benchmarking and research & development.
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