Global Market: Chinese stocks slip as AI, chip shares extend correction; defensive sectors offer supportChinese stocks declined on Thursday as AI and semiconductor shares extended their correction amid profit booking in expensive technology na...
23 Jul, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
India and Myanmar signal closer rare earth mining tiesIndia and Myanmar are enhancing cooperation in rare earths sector. Indian teams visited Myanmar in December 2024 and February 2026. This co...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
NAN MagneTech to invest Rs 1,250 crore in Andhra Pradesh for rare earth magnet plantNAN MagneTech will invest Rs 1,250 crore in Andhra Pradesh for a new facility. This plant will be India's first integrated rare earth magne...
22 Jul, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
The most extraordinary rock on Earth isn't gold or diamond, but the metal is small enough to hold in your hand. Powerful enough to power a cityA plain-looking lithium rock is now more valuable to the modern economy than its appearance suggests. Hidden inside are critical minerals t...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Skyroot Aerospace makes history: India's first private rocket successfully places payloads into orbitHyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace achieved a significant milestone by placing payloads into orbit. The Vikram-1 rocket successfully complet...
20 Jul, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
Crisil Ratings upgrades long-term ratings of Vedanta group companiesCrisil Ratings has upgraded Vedanta group companies' long-term ratings to AA+ and assigned a stable outlook. This upgrade reflects the stro...
17 Jul, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
US less reliable? India may need to open the door wider to the DragonUS trade uncertainty is prompting fresh calls for India to deepen economic ties with China. PM Modi's economic adviser Rakesh Mohan has urg...
17 Jul, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launchIndia has sent spacecraft to Mars and the Moon, put hundreds of satellites into orbit and will in the coming days launch its first privatel...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
China's rare earth curbs put $6.5 trillion of global output at riskChina's rare earth export curbs could endanger trillions in global production. The International Energy Agency suggests multilateral stockp...
17 Jul, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
Glaciers were found moving across the Himalayas from space; scientists just uncovered a 58,500-year-old collapse hiding in the same mountainsSpace images reveal Himalayan glaciers flowing downhill, a dynamic process previously unseen. These ice masses feed vital rivers relied upo...
16 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Rare earth minerals explained: Why are they the world's most strategic resources?Rare earth minerals explained: Rare earths are vital for modern technology and defense applications. China dominates global processing, cre...
14 Jul, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
Nexon Geochem ties up with Russia's Giredmet for rare-earth processingNexon Geochem will collaborate with Russia's Giredmet for rare-earth processing technology. This partnership aims to build integrated facil...
13 Jul, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
LHS 3844b: Scientists find a bizarre 'tidally locked' planet that could host life, but it never has a day or nightA distant planet, LHS 3844b, shows one side perpetually scorched and the other frozen. Researchers suggest its internal geology could circu...
10 Jul, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
Neo Performance Materials looks at India for rare earth magnet manufacturingThe Toronto-based company is a leading critical materials company specialising in rare-earth processing. It is among the world's leading no...
10 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Earth's hidden ‘mini-moon’ revealed like never before: China’s Tianwen-2 captures first-ever close-up of Kamoʻoalewa, a mysterious asteroid that may be a lost piece of the MoonChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa. This rare quasi-satellite is often called Earth's mini-m...
07 Jul, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
China's dominance in rare earth industry has key structural weakness as US, Japan hold core patents: StudyDespite controlling the majority of global rare earth mining and processing, China's dominance faces a significant structural weakness. A r...
05 Jul, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
China's warning reveals what really happened at Modi-Takaichi summitIndia and Japan's recent summit in Delhi has sparked concern in Beijing. Agreements on defense, critical minerals, and AI signal a strategi...
03 Jul, 2026, 08.07 PM IST