Goa mining ban lifted, Supreme Court allows annual cap of 20 mn tonnes ...
A ban on production and exports in Goa imposed in September 2012, coupled with similar curbs enforced earlier in neighbouring Karnataka, have sliced India's iron ore exports by 85 percent, or 100 million tonnes, over the past two years. India was once the thirdlargest exporter of iron ore, but has now slipped to No. 10.