India must bridge gaps in critical mineral ecosystem, says Hindalco CTO

Sep 19, 2025

India needs to urgently bridge critical gaps in its mineral ecosystem to achieve self-reliance in clean energy and advanced manufacturing, said Dr Vilas Tathavadkar,...

NITI Aayog partners with TEXMiN to strengthen India's critical minerals ecosystem

Nov 03, 2026

NITI Aayog and TEXMiN, a technology translation research park, have signed a Joint Statement of Intent (SoI) to strengthen India’s critical mineral ecosystem, as...

G Kishan Reddy launches 2nd tranche of Exploration Licence blocks

Feb 12, 2026

Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Thursday launched the 2nd tranche of auction of Exploration Licence (EL) blocks, marking another...

India looks to scale up rare earth processing tech, build domestic critical minerals ecosystem: Joint Secy Mines Ministry

Oct 09, 2026

India is looking to improve rare earth mineral processing technologies and scale them up for commercial use as the government seeks to establish an...

Ministry of Mines to launch auction of offshore mineral blocks in Andaman Sea

Sep 30, 2026

The Ministry of Mines will launch the auction of offshore mineral blocks tomorrow, marking an important step towards unlocking India’s offshore mineral potential and...

Gujarat: State govt auctions 25 major mineral blocks and 2280 minor mineral blocks

Oct 15, 2024

As part of the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiative, the Gujarat state government has introduced an application-based system for quickly granting leases for...