Current Affairs - Places - Discussion

The 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals was held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Its objective is for or showcasing blocks which will be auctioned by the states in FY 2018-19 to the potential investors. The agencies concerned with preauction preparations such as Exploration agencies (GSI & MECL), transaction advisors (SBICAP, CRISIL, KPMG), DGPS survey agency (MECON), etc would also put up their Stalls. PSUs responsible for organizing the conclave are HCL, NALCO, & MECL under the Ministry of Mines and the companies in which the government stake is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Mines, viz. HZL & BALCO.