In episode 702 of 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta explains how rare earths are a critical & strategic asset and how China has been using it as a geopolitical tool.
The crisis also puts DGCA’s vacancies in the eye of the storm. Naidu told the Rajya Sabha in July this year that 190 out of 410 DGCA vacancies would be filled this year.
RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Which is why I recommend a diversified approach to phone mobility, electric vehicles and other applications through prioritization and optimization unlike totalitarian China and India
INDEGENOUS RARE EARTH VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IS CRITICAL FOR “AATMANIRBHAR INDIA“AND “MAKE IN INDIA”
Which is why I recommend a diversified approach to phone mobility, electric vehicles and other applications through prioritization and optimization unlike totalitarian China and India