An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean; could be a global time markerScientists discovered a beryllium-10 anomaly in Pacific seabed rocks from 10 million years ago, possibly linked to ocean currents, a supern...
Answer to India’s critical minerals requirement lie in India’s extended neighbourhoodIndia is exploring critical minerals in Latin America for EVs, but a solution may be closer in Kazakhstan. The country has reserves of crit...
Mines Ministry inks MoU with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation for knowledge support on critical mineralsThe MoU was signed on the sidelines of the two-day 'Critical Minerals Summit: Enhancing Beneficiation and Processing Capabilities' event th...
Centre annuls auction of 13 critical mineral blocks"It has been decided to return the bid security to bidders for 11 mineral blocks that got less than three bids each," an official aware of ...
Cabinet approves royalty rates for 12 critical mineralsWith this, the exercise of rationalising royalty rates for all 24 critical and strategic minerals is complete, an official statement said. ...
Centre notifies conversion factors and average sale price calculation for critical mineralsAccording to a gazette notification, the price will be arrived in Indian Rupees after multiplying the USGS price with the average reference...
India wants to open up for lithium mining in batteries questEight minerals, including lithium, beryllium and zirconium will be removed from a restricted list that currently prohibits production by pr...
Installed nuclear power capacity grew by over 40 per cent in last 7 years: GovtThe country is pursuing an indigenous three-stage nuclear power programme to provide long term energy security in a sustainable manner, Min...
Low-mass supernova triggered birth of solar system: StudyAbout 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of gas and dust that eventually formed our solar system was disturbed.
- Low-mass supernova led to birth of solar system: Study
New York, Nov 29 (IANS) A low-mass supernova -- a star exploding at the end of its life-cycle -- triggered the formation of our solar syste...
'Rare earths to play crucial role in 'Make in India's success'According to a study, such minerals will play a key role in nurturing domestic manufacturing to support govt's low-carbon plans, such as th...
Focal Utopia: A headphone for high-fidelity experienceIf $4,000 is too rich for your blood, Focal has the Elear, which slots in right under the Utopia in the company’s headphone line up.
East Antarctic Ice Sheet stayed frozen for 14 million yearsAfter estimating an initial level of initial concentration of beryllium-10 in their lake samples, the researchers were able to estimate the...
- World's first universal quantum computer 'unveiled'
Scientists have unveiled the world's first universal programmable quantum computer, capable of processing two quantum bits or qubits which ...
- India's outstanding metallurgist C V Sundaram passes away
One of the country's outstanding metallurgists and former director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Chokkanathapuram Ve...
- Uganda wants India Inc to help boost its economy
Uganda has invited Indian companies to invest in that country and said they can "add value" to help in the growth of the African nation's e...
- Delhi to be global e-waste capital soon
As many as 900 pcs and 3,500 TV sets are dismantled in the city every day for reuse of their component parts.