India considers lifting 25-year ban on new asbestos mining
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Published: Thursday, 23 February 2012
Government could issue new licences if health and safety conditions meet standards
By Raghavendra Verma
in New Delhi
The Indian government is considering lifting its 25-year ban
on issuing new asbestos mine licences, a senior government
mining official told IM.
B.P. Sinha, deputy director general of the Indian Bureau of
Mines, said that the central Ministry of Mines is exploring
the...