New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Niti Aayog's recommendation of including coking coal in critical minerals has been welcomed by industry stakeholders.

Speaking with ANI, Pankaj K Satija, Chairman, Indian Chamber of Commerce, National Expert Committee on Minerals and Metals, lauded Niti Aayog recommendations. "The government has given a lot of thrust on commercial mining, and new mines have started producing. The good part is that Niti Aayog has also advocated that the critical mineral aspect, the coking coal, should be part of it. The USA has already been included. So maybe some more positive developments are on the offering," he said.

Recommendations of the policy body NITI Aayog focus on boosting the country's domestic critical mineral producti...