Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal has backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to conserve foreign exchange by accelerating mining reforms. He argues quicker clearances, privatization of processes and self-certification could unlock output from existing assets, reducing reliance on imports for resources like oil and gold. Agarwal points to Vedanta’s Hindustan Zinc experience as proof such changes can work.
Highway construction in the last fiscal year hit 9,380 km, missing the 10,000 km target and marking the slowest pace since 2017-18. The government cited delays in land acquisition and securing necessary clearances, alongside a sharp drop in awarding new highway projects. Together, these factors stretched timelines and reduced the pace of work nationwide.
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