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OOdisha is likely to put up about 18 mines, including iron ore blocks for auction this year, union mines secretary Anil G Mukim said today.He termed Odisha as the country’s ‘mining capital’ and said it contributes in a very substantive manner as far as mining activities of the country are concerned.Mukim met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here before speaking to the reporters on the auctioning of mines.”I think more and more mines are to be put up for auction. This year I have been given to understand by the state…

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Sugar mills in Maharashtra, which has seen a glut in production, owe Rs 593 crore to farmers, an official said today.The state government is making efforts to persuade the sugar mills to clear the dues of farmers, he said. The mills paid around Rs 20,682 crore as sugarcane purchase price to farmers till July this year, but there are still arrears worth Rs 593 crore, the official in the state sugar commissioner’s office said.Last year, there were arrears of only Rs two crore, he noted.State sugar commissioner Sambhaji Kadu Patil…

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Mumbai, Aug 9 (DIN NEWS) The NSE benchmark Nifty today hit a new closing high of 11,470.70, rising by 20.70 points on hectic buying mainly in banking sector stocks. Sentiments were firm following International Monetary Fund (IMF) pegging India’s economic growth at 7.5 per cent for the 2019-20 fiscal. Gains in rupee, lower crude and unabated buying by foreign institutional investors also supported the market to hit record highs. Asian equities too closed higher with China ending over a per cent higher. However, European markets fell as investors turned cautious…

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