Global power equations to shift further towards energy, critical minerals: Former Vedanta Group CEOGlobal power is shifting towards energy security and resource control. Geopolitical tensions are reshaping industrial supply chains. Critic...
27 May, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
NavPrakriti and IIT Kharagpur ink MoU to advance battery and critical minerals sectorThis collaboration will foster student internships, joint research on material recovery, and skill development, crucial for the nation's en...
27 May, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
India looks to consolidate East Africa economic partnership amid global supply chain shiftsIndia's engagement with East Africa is becoming increasingly significant, moving past traditional trade to focus on deeper industrial syner...
15 May, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
The mineral once mocked as “fool’s gold” may hold the future of energyFool's gold, or pyrite, may hold a new secret. Scientists found lithium within this common mineral. This discovery could change how we sour...
08 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
US stocks today: Rare Earths Americas kicks off US IPO roadshow with $368 million valuation targetRare Earths Americas kicked off the roadshow for its U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday, aiming for a valuation of up to $368.4 mill...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
In Finland, Europe's first complete lithium mine begins operationTrucks loaded with crushed rock and ore made their way through a craterlike landscape in western Finland, the first place in Europe to hous...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt – Part 55: This old-economy giant helped power India’s past. Its big test lies aheadSome companies face disruption at the level of products. Others face it at the level of technology. That is what makes this story more comp...
22 Apr, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
NavPrakriti to invest over Rs 100 crore in critical minerals refining facility in OdishaNavPrakriti will invest over Rs 100 crore to build a critical minerals refining facility in Odisha. This state-of-the-art plant will proces...
21 Apr, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clashA U.S.-backed project in South Africa aims to extract rare earth elements from industrial mining waste, a move supported by a $50 million i...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Recyclekaro plans Rs 240 crore fundraise, weighs IPO amid expansion pushRecyclekaro plans to raise Rs 240 crore and explore an IPO as it expands e-waste and lithium-ion recycling capacity. The company is scaling...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Germany strikes Lithium gold with 43 million-ton discovery beneath former gas fieldGermany has confirmed one of the world's largest lithium deposits, estimated at 43 million tonnes, in a former gas field in Saxony-Anhalt. ...
08 Jan, 2026, 02.25 AM IST
43 million tons of lithium discovered in Germany could transform European EV battery supply chainNeptune Energy confirmed Germany holds 43 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent in the Altmark Region, one of the world's largest li...
29 Sep, 2025, 01.12 PM IST
Giant lake sits on a $540 billion Lithium jackpot, but scientists warn of ‘environmental disaster’: Here is whyCalifornia's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, extracting this ...
31 Mar, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Rio Tinto-backed lithium tech startup set to raise second round of fundsElectraLith is developing a filtration technology that can extract lithium from brine deposits without using water or chemicals, which woul...
25 Nov, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
Lithium startups bet on high demand in battery-powered futureWhile lithium demand is about 1 million tons annually today, BNEF projects that it will reach 3 million by 2030 and over 6 million by 2050 ...
30 Aug, 2024, 10.14 AM IST
Chile's lithium nationalisation plans to get a fillip from new extraction technologyDirect lithium extraction technologies are designed to extract the metal from salty brines in Chile's Atacama Desert and elsewhere in the w...
24 Apr, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
Bill Gates-led fund invests in making lithium mining more sustainableAbout 75% of the world’s lithium is trapped in underground deposits of briny water that contain a mixture of salts. The typical way to reco...
21 Feb, 2020, 10.12 AM IST