NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIA
FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDIA
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Geological Survey of India (GSI)
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Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC)
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National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
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National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
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Detailed explanation-1: -In India, systematic surveying, prospecting and exploration for minerals is undertaken by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd. (MECL), National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Bharat Gold Mines Ltd.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), carved out of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in 1972; is a Miniratna I CPSE under the aegis of Ministry of Mines.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the National Mineral Policy (NMP) 2008, Geological Survey of India remains the principal agency for geological mapping and regional mineral resources assessment of the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -mineral prospecting means searching for minerals and mineral deposits and also includes the process of testing mineral bearing qualities of the land.