【文章摘要】 India's long-standing beach sand mineral industry is struggling to come to terms with new government-imposed restrictions and requirements. Accounting for over 4% of the global production of beach sand minerals, India's miners were banned from excavating beaches in Tamil Nadu, following the implementation of the Mining and Mineral Regulation Development Act (MMDR) 2015 last year, which aimed to protect resources and auction off mining rights to the highest bidders. |