The mining activity refers to the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.

Indian Railways (IR) is the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second largest under one management. Globally, Indian Railways has the fourth largest rail network, after the United States, China and Russia.

Plans to set up a white cement plant with an installed capacity of 0.3 million tonne per annum near village Nohra Dhar in Sirmour district, Himachal Pradesh. The MOU is signed with the Government of Himachal Pradesh. The plant is likely to commence operations by 2022.

The Reserve Bank of India has responded in a letter to the Department of Financial Services, which had presented a report on stressed power assets to the Allahabad High Court bench.

India largest power generation company, NTPC LTD is targeting an installed capacity of 50000 MW from the current at 47,228 MW by FY17. The company currently meets around a quarter of the country power needs. The investment to the tune of Rs 1.60 lakh crore is planned to implement projects at 23 locations aiming 24,000 MW power generation capacities.

NBCC (India) Ltd has recently signed an MoU with an Hungarian Company, Gremound Engineering Ltd., for partnership in introducing new construction technology named Non-Tectonic System in India for implementation of Mass Housing Projects in the country.

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha has informed the Lok Sabha recently about Indo-Myanmar rail network. He has informed that Indian Railways have taken up two new line projects viz. (i) from Agartala in North Eastern Region of India to Akhaura in Bangladesh sanctioned in Rail Budget 2012-13 and (ii) Construction of Haldibari (in India) to Bangladesh International Border (3 Km) included in Rail Budget 2016-17 subject to requisite Government approvals.

Plans to conduct study for installing 10 MW Solar Power Plant at Mohangarh.

The Government of India aims to construct toilets in all the schools within one year. The toilet construction is being undertaken by States, PSUs, as well as some private sector entities. As per recent Government review, several states are already close to achieving the hundred percent target.