Tata Group, JSW to plow $1 billion in EV, battery techIndian giants Tata Group and JSW Group are investing close to $1 billion. They are building local capabilities in electric vehicle and batt...
07 May, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
India to unveil incentives for lithium, nickel processing, sources sayIndia is set to boost its electric vehicle ambitions. The government will soon offer incentives for companies to build lithium and nickel p...
29 Jan, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Extracting critical minerals won't cut itIndia focuses on securing critical mineral supply chains. The government approved a ₹1,500 cr incentive for recycling e-waste and lithium-i...
14 Sep, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Incentive scheme for recycling of critical minerals on anvil, says OfficialEarlier, the government had approved a Rs 16,300-crore National Critical Mineral Mission, envisaging a total outlay of Rs 34,300 crore spre...
06 Jun, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Union Budget 2025: Custom duties cut on critical minerals to boost EV, battery manufacturingThe budget proposes full exemption from basic customs duty to cobalt powder and waste, lithium-ion battery scrap, lead, zinc, and 12 other ...
01 Feb, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
India has limited critical mineral reserves, players need long-term supply sources: CareEdgeIndia needs to secure its supply of critical minerals for battery production. The country aims to transition to renewable energy sources an...
13 Nov, 2024, 08.14 PM IST
How battery recycling can help EVs to be truly greenBatteries of EVs after their usage need to be accurately managed to avoid them being harmful to the environment. One solution to this probl...
19 Jan, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
LG Chem, China's Huayou to make battery materials in Indonesia, MoroccoThe Morocco plant, set to start production in 2026, aims to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials annuall...
24 Sep, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
GM backs EV battery startup Mitra Chem as it shifts future focus to cheaper materialsGM will lead a $60 million investment in Mitra Chem, a two-year-old Mountain View, California, company that uses artificial intelligence to...
16 Aug, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
How one company is transforming battery recycling business in IndiaAttero Recycling forayed into lithium-ion battery recycling three years ago as it was getting a lot of batteries back in its e-waste stream...
06 Aug, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
NITI Aayog proposes incentives for processing and refining of minerals in lithium-ion batteriesNITI Aayog has proposed incentives in the form of tax benefits and a production linked incentive scheme to encourage production and refinin...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.15 AM IST
Government delegation in Taiwan to make EV pitch to FoxconnTo discuss sops, India’s exploration of battery minerals critical for EVs
17 Jun, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Can the world make batteries for electric car without China?Despite billions in Western investment, China is so far ahead — mining rare minerals, training engineers and building huge factories — that...
30 May, 2023, 09.45 AM IST
The great lithium pushIndia is now the eighth-largest lithium reserve country thanks to discovery in Jammu & Kashmir. This find has the potential to alter the sp...
11 Apr, 2023, 12.58 PM IST
Lithium deposits found in J&K: Is India's EV drive now set to take the fast lane?India announced that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir. Lithium...
11 Feb, 2023, 10.40 AM IST
EV battery makers race to develop cheaper cell materials, skirting ChinaThe EVs of the future — those arriving after 2025 — could shift to sodium ion or lithium sulfur battery cells that could be up to two-third...
15 Nov, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
EVs may add spark to base metalsReal estate is a big consumer of copper apart from electric vehicles.
10 Jul, 2019, 07.57 AM IST