Chile offers India critical minerals play as CEPA talks near finish lineChile is offering India significant opportunities in critical mineral mining, including copper, lithium, and cobalt. These minerals will po...
01 Jun, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
India-Oman FTA likely to come into force from June 1: Piyush GoyalIndia and Oman are set to implement their free trade agreement on June 1, 2026. This pact will grant India duty-free access to 98 percent o...
12 May, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
An FTA no one is talking about can give India a strategic edgeIndia is in advanced talks with Chile on a comprehensive free trade agreement that could give it long-term access to key critical minerals ...
10 Feb, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
Coal India board clears Chile arm for lithium, copper; approves over Rs 6,300cr investmentscoal India: In a regulatory filing, CIL said it will hold 100 per cent equity in the proposed intermediate holding company in Chile. The in...
04 Feb, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
India looks to stabilise supply of critical minerals via Latin AmericaIndia is actively pursuing stable critical mineral supply chains from Peru, Chile, and Argentina, aiming to bolster its renewable energy an...
22 Sep, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
Europe's lithium quest hampered by China and lack of cashTo succeed, Europe needs to strengthen ties with lithium-rich nations and foster local electric vehicle markets.
21 Jun, 2025, 09.32 AM IST
India to seek lithium and copper under new trade tie from Chile to power clean energy and industrial growth, says expertsIndia aims to secure a stable supply of lithium and copper from Chile through an expanded trade agreement to support its clean energy trans...
22 May, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chainIn Chile, which trails Australia as the 2nd-biggest producer of lithium, Chinese money is also dominant.
14 Mar, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
Yellen sees growing trade with Chile, a vital EV metal supplierChile has the world’s largest reserves of lithium and is the No. 2 supplier after Australia. That also makes it a vital partner for China, ...
04 Mar, 2024, 09.41 AM 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
From walnuts to wines: Chile caters to Indian tasteProChile, a Chilean organization that promotes resource rich country globally, is keen to bring the Latin American agro-food varieties to I...
03 Jul, 2023, 02.15 PM IST
One of the World’s lithium leaders looks like a shakier sourceChile is altering the way it extracts and produces lithium, with the government hoping to acquire the majority of new contracts with privat...
29 Apr, 2023, 11.31 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
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
Wired to the futureThe good news is that reserves of lithium, a rare metal critical to build batteries for EVs, have been discovered in Mandya, 100 km from Be...
08 Sep, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
Rare good news from a rare metal: Reserves of lithium, critical for EV batteries, found near BengaluruIndia needs lithium for its energy needs, but there has been no comprehensive effort to map local reserves.
19 Feb, 2020, 08.56 AM IST
India to acquire reserves of strategic minerals to power the country's move into EVsThe jv will have National Aluminium Company (Nalco), Hindustan Copper (HCL) and Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd (MECL) as partners with...
30 May, 2019, 06.45 PM IST