Pentagon's AI metals program goes private in bid to boost Western supply dealsArmed with the AI model, the CMF aims to help manufacturers curb their reliance on China by signing more metal supply deals with Western mi...
01 May, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
Biden's long-awaited Africa trip to tout a win against ChinaJoe Biden's visit to Angola focuses on a major U.S.-backed railway project linking the resource-rich Congo and Zambia to the Angolan port o...
01 Dec, 2024, 10.53 AM IST
DR Congo accuses Apple of using 'blood minerals' from war-torn eastThe government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's e...
25 Apr, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in AfricaThe US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesl...
06 Mar, 2024, 09.15 AM IST
Solution to pollution: Are electric cars ‘green’?While demand for EVs is rising, India needs to ensure that this transition in transportation is truly green.
24 Dec, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
China's critical mineral supply chains from Africa: Impact on global security architectureChina's presence in Africa's mining sector has rapidly expanded over the past decades. This strategic collaboration between China and Afric...
24 Jul, 2023, 06.25 PM IST
China jumps ahead in the rush to secure Lithium from AfricaIn order to defend its dominance in Electric Vehicles metals processing, China needs to diversify its supply sources.
04 Jul, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
Apple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025Magnets in Apple devices will use recycled rare earth elements, and in-house designed printed circuit boards will use recycled tin solderin...
14 Apr, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
Critical minerals policy soon to reduce dependence on ChinaA comprehensive critical minerals (CMs) policy is likely to be announced later this month as inter-ministerial discussions on the plan are ...
04 Feb, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
Vibranium found in Congo? Here’s all you need to know about viral ‘electrically charged rocks’A clip went viral showing what appeared to be an ‘electrically charged rock’ called Vibranium which was found in the Democratic Republic of...
25 Jan, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
Renewable energy, demand for minerals and law of unintended consequencesIn a simple language, the move to renewables and EVs will mean that the demand for certain metals and minerals from copper to lithium will ...
28 Sep, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
The wonder metal that could roil India's EV ambitionElectric vehicles (EVs) in India have seen a growth of CAGR of 205% and 149% domestic sales volumes in two-wheelers and four-wheelers respe...
19 Aug, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Global rivalries are miring the clean energy revolutionIn particular, a rivalry between China and the United States could have far-reaching implications for the shared global goal of safeguardin...
21 Nov, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
View: Clean energy transition may not cut India's dependence on importsA recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report, ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions’ (bit.ly/3x9IEVB), highlights...
05 Jun, 2021, 12.14 AM IST