The Industry Ministry is on the verge of approving up to 70 gold exploration licences that have been in limbo for the past seven years.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/coveted-gold-mine-permits-will-come-strings
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/bangkok-post
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gold
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thailand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation