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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicCritical Minerals

Topic: Critical Minerals

India inks pact to boost critical minerals processing, clean energy transition

Ministry of Mines signs MoU to boost domestic critical minerals processing industry, aims to become a global hub.

CSIR-IMMT & KABIL team up for critical mineral exploration

It will also facilitate joint research and expedite the sharing of scientific information between the two parties, according to a statement.

India’s solar waste to fill 720 Olympic-sized pools by 2030 — CEEW study calls for robust recycling

Photovoltaic waste materials contain cadmium, tellurium, silicon & silver. CEEW recommends recycling waste to reduce imports of these critical minerals & build a circular economy.

As cooperation on critical & emerging tech deepens, US and South Korea to hold dialogue with India

Trilateral dialogue comes as India attempts to position itself as a manufacturing hub of critical technologies such as semiconductors, where South Korea is a global leader.

India launches 1st auction of 20 critical mineral blocks ‘containing deposits worth Rs 45,000 crore’

Blocks up for auction contain critical minerals such as lithium, rare earth elements, and molybdenum, among others. They are located across 7 states and 1 Union territory.

India to conduct 1st-ever auction of critical, strategic minerals. 20 blocks up for sale Wednesday

From mobile phones to e-vehicles, all modern tech dependent on critical minerals. Bidding to likely be completed within a month. J&K's 5.9 mn tonne lithium reserve could be on auction list.

For 1st critical minerals policy, India proposes pooling with friendly nations, global investments

The upcoming policy, currently under deliberation, comprises strategic measures to fortify India’s supply chain for critical minerals, vital for technology and industry.

No to lithium mine acquisition — Australia blocks Chinese bid twice in 6 months in critical sector

This was the 2nd time this year that the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board blocked a Chinese company from investing in the country's critical minerals sector.

Union Cabinet clears commercial mining of lithium & 5 other critical minerals

Bill to amend Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act to be tabled during monsoon session. Govt also seeks to allow commercial mining of mineral resources in offshore areas.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.