UPPCS Mains 2025 · GS Paper VI · Section B · Q14

UPPCS Mains 2025 GS-6 Q14: In the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, the mining industry is in…

In the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, the mining industry is in a state of illness not due to a lack of minerals, but due to poor management. Evaluate above statement.

उत्तर प्रदेश के बुन्देलखण्ड क्षेत्र में खनन उद्योग की खराब स्थिति, खनिजों की कमी के कारण नहीं, बल्कि खराब प्रबन्धन के कारण है । उपरोक्त कथन का मूल्यांकन कीजिए ।

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