China's export curbs on rare earth magnets impacting EV manufacturersChina’s export restrictions on rare earth magnets have caused supply chain issues in India, affecting industries like electric vehicle manu...
19 Aug, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
China's export curbs on rare earth magnets impacting EV manufacturersChina's rare earth magnet export restrictions are causing supply chain issues for Indian industries. Electric vehicle manufacturers are par...
19 Aug, 2025, 03.04 PM IST
India-Argentina forge agreement for Lithium exploration & miningIndia and Argentina have signed an MoU to enhance cooperation in lithium exploration and mining investment. This partnership aims to streng...
19 Feb, 2025, 06.17 PM IST
Finally, a holistic mission mineralsA comprehensive approach on critical minerals was long overdue. Earlier efforts had been piecemeal, not building into clear policy and a ro...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
Coal India eyeing Argentina, Chile for critical minerals, says officialCoal India is exploring critical minerals in Argentina and is in discussions with Chile for lithium, according to India's federal mines sec...
18 Sep, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
ONGC, OIL, KABIL ink pact with UAE firm for critical mineralsONGC Videsh, Oil India, and KABIL have signed a preliminary agreement with International Resources Holding RSC of the UAE to jointly acquir...
12 Sep, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
UAE, India tie up for critical minerals supply chainsIndia and the UAE have signed an MoU to secure critical mineral supply chains. The agreement involves cooperation in mineral exploration in...
10 Sep, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
India in talks with African and Latin American countries for critical mineral blocks, says official"We are having lots of discussions with many other resource-rich countries both in Africa as well as in Latin America for getting a block o...
02 Jul, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
Coal India, NMDC, OVL look to secure critical mineral assets abroadCIL, NMDC, OVL, and KABIL are collaborating to secure critical minerals overseas, focusing on lithium for EV batteries. India defines 30 cr...
16 May, 2024, 12.13 AM IST
India to explore lithium in ArgentinaAn official statement this is the first ever lithium exploration and mining project by an Indian government company. KABIL will start explo...
16 Jan, 2024, 09.04 PM IST
India to start auction of critical mineral mines in few weeksThe Indian government is set to begin the auction of critical mineral mines in the coming weeks. The blocks that will be up for auction inc...
05 Oct, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir lithium reserves pique overseas interestThe federally administered region of Jammu and Kashmir in India is planning to auction its lithium reserves in the coming weeks, according ...
25 Sep, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
Mining policy, let's look before we digChina is a dominant player in this space. Owing to the geopolitical situation, this makes it even more crucial for India to secure its supp...
04 Apr, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
Khanij Bidesh, CMFO sign MoU to identify critical mineral assets in AustraliaThe Ministry of Mines had last year created a mining joint venture namely Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL) in order to ensure mineral securi...
29 Mar, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
Source nations shortlisted for exploring possibilities of mineral asset acquisitions: Mines ministryKABIL, a joint venture company, has been engaged to look for source countries like Australia, Argentina, Bolivia and Chile that have critic...
03 Jan, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Nalco HCL and MECL inks joint venture to form Khanij Bidesh India LtdThe JV company will be involved in acquisition, exploration & processing of strategic minerals abroad for commercial use and for supply to ...
01 Aug, 2019, 10.30 PM IST
State-run PSUs sign MoU to form Khanij Bidesh India LtdThe proposed JV will identify, explore, acquire, develop and process strategic minerals overseas for commercial use and to meet domestic su...
19 Sep, 2017, 05.51 PM IST