India, June 13 -- State-owned NLC India Ltd on Friday said it has secured a critical mineral block in Telangana. In a stock exchange filing, the company said NLC India has been "declared as preferred bidder for critical and strategic mineral block auctions conducted by the Ministry of Mines". The company said it has been declared the preferred bidder for the Parvathapur vanadium, titanium, and aluminous laterite block in Sanga Reddy, Telangana, following the critical and strategic mineral block auction held on June 11 by the ministry. NLC India's core business includes mining of coal and lignite as well as power generation.

State-run NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) on Thursday said it has signed a pact with CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research In...