New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) With coordinated domestic and global initiatives, India is positioning itself as a reliable and competitive player in advanced materials value chains, taking decisive steps toward self-reliance in critical materials by establishing a domestic ecosystem for Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPMs), an official statement said on Tuesday.The Rs 7,280 crore REPM Manufacturing Scheme and the Union Budget 2026–27 announcement of Dedicated Rare Earth Corridors together create an i…
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New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) will step up exploration efforts for critical and strategic minerals by taking up about 300 projects in 2026-27.He directed the GSI to complete its active field season within a year, with the process of continuous rolling approvals of projects instead of annual approval, so that a prospective area can be explored as a whole.Addressing the meeting of the Central Geologic…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Geological Survey of India’s Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting will be convened here on January 21, to chart future geoscientific initiatives and deliberate on mineral exploration strategies, new initiatives in clean energy, geohazards, and sustainable development, the government said on Tuesday.The deliberations in the meeting will focus on the exploration of critical minerals such as lithium, graphite, vanadium, scandium, cesium, etc., aligned w…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday clarified that the Supreme Court has not granted any relaxation for mining in the Aravalli range, strongly refuting rumours and misinformation being circulated about the ecologically sensitive region.Speaking to IANS, Yadav said, “The Supreme Court has given no relaxation on Aravalli mining. It has recognised the Ministry’s Green Aravalli Project and assigned responsibility to our ICFRE …