<div>The third edition of National Conclave on Mines and Minerals will be held in New Delhi today.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Representatives of various state governments, mining industry, industry associations, financial and academic institutions will participate in the event.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>In a statement, the Ministry of Mines said, the conclave will provide an effective platform to showcase the recent policy initiatives of the government.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>It was also enable intensive discussions on issues, challenges and opportunities in the mining sector to realise its optimum potential for the sustainable development of the country.</div>''<div></div>''<div>The first edition of the conclave was held in July, 2016 at Raipur, while the second took place in February last year in New Delhi.</div>''<div><br />''</div>