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Trends and Insights

Limestone Mining at a Glance

Limestone mining, largely carried out by the Indian Cement Industry is a labour intensive activity. On an average, it provides employment to 22,000 persons on

December 10, 2021

Transition to greener Cement Product Profile

Cement has been the cornerstone of human civilisation development since its discovery by Joseph Aspdin in the early nineteenth century. Ordinary Portland Cement

December 6, 2021

Future outlook of limestone requirements for cement manufacturing

India is the second largest producer as well as consumer of Cement. Limestone is the principal raw material required for cement manufacturing. Fortunately,

December 10, 2021

Cement freight movement through multimodalism

Cement in India is currently transported using multimodal logistics through all principal modes, ie, roads, rail and waterways. Being a hygroscopic material, cement is

November 12,2021

Waterways Movement of Cement in India

India is gifted with an extensive network of inland and coastal waterways. Inland waterways span a total navigable length of 20,236 km, which consists of 17,980 km

November 12,2021

Overachiever in Perform Achieve Trade(PAT) Scheme

India asserted its position as a global climate leader in COP26 when it announced adoption of a net zero emissions target by 2070 and reduction in carbon intensity by 45%

December 7, 2021

Exploration of New Mines, 2015-16 onwards

India is endowed with a vast and diverse mineral resource wealth. Continuous exploration of mineral resources helps unlocking the true mining potential of the Country and promotes sustainable and secured growth of end use sectors.

January 6, 2022

State wise Limestone blocks auctioned since 2015 till November 2021

The above chart shows a snapshot of 41 limestone blocks successfully auctioned since 2015 till November 2021, across 9 States. Total value of estimated resources (VER) is approximately INR 1.94 lakh crore, lead by Rajasthan

January 6, 2022

Cement Industry: A proactive growth partner of the Indian Railways

The Indian Cement Industry is a strategic partner to the Indian Railways. It is evident that collaborative growth is being increasingly witnessed between the two

December 24, 2021

Increasing technology penetration in cement logistics

The Indian Cement Industry is looking at a major digital transformation to optimise its supply chain network. With the Government’s increased focus on infrastructure development

March 11, 2022

Cement Industry: Caring for truck drivers

The Indian Cement Industry is the second largest in the world by annual cement production. The Indian Cement Industry has a multiplier effect of 4.16x on economic

March 22, 2022

Status of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Collection and Utilisation of funds, till January 2021

Mining is a primary economic activity that feeds essential raw materials requirements of the Manufacturing sector. Not only does it employ a large mass,

January 29, 2022

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