the mineral industry of india 1999 8 1 i ndia by chin s kuo economic recovery continued in with increased industrial production exports and imports growth was expected to be around 6 contributing a larger share gross domestic product than it did 1998 far eastern review agricultural output remained flat following cyclone that devastated state orissa october inflation under check at 3 rupee stable 43 41 us dollar foreign exchange reserves were an all time high 34 billion indian parliament approved reforms would allow companies buy back 25 their shares bring into compliance patent rules mandated world trade organization joint collaboration project between geological survey bureau de recherches geologiques et minieres france new type platinum group metals mineralization discovered baula nuasahi chromite belt total resource 14 million metric tons mt cutoff grade 0 5 part per palladium estimated mining journal
