White House unveils massive US-China accords on trade and Iran, silences Taiwan flashpointThe White House released details of President Trump's China visit. Major trade deals were struck, including aircraft purchases and agricult...
18 May, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
China has agreed to address US concerns over rare earth shortages, says White HouseChina has agreed to address U.S. concerns over shortages of specialty rare earth minerals and critical materials caused by Beijing’s export...
18 May, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
China to purchase $17 billion worth of US agricultural products annually: White HouseAccording to an official White House press release, both leaders agreed that the United States and China should build a "constructive relat...
18 May, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
White House fact sheet on Trump's China visit cites Iran agreement; omits TaiwanThe US and China have agreed to create new trade and investment boards and build a more stable economic relationship based on fairness and ...
18 May, 2026, 06.13 AM 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
'They will give old tech': DRDO chief tells why transfer of technologies wont help IndiaDRDO chief Samir V Kamat highlighted the critical challenge of a 10-15 year material development cycle lagging behind shrinking system deve...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
What are 'rare earths' for?US is hosting a key meeting on critical minerals with European Union ministers and others. The focus is on rare earths, essential for moder...
04 Feb, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
China is overplaying its rare-earth hand in JapanChina's threat to ban rare-earth magnet exports to Japan faces a challenge. Japan has prepared for such actions by diversifying its supply ...
08 Jan, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
What are 'rare earths' for?The EU plans to boost European production of critical raw materials, including rare earths, to lessen reliance on China, which recently res...
03 Dec, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
HZL plans to produce up to 4 new metals by 2030: CEOHindustan Zinc plans to diversify its product portfolio by 2030, incorporating critical minerals like neodymium, tungsten, and potash. The ...
03 Sep, 2025, 09.30 AM IST
Rare earths shortage hits Apple vendor Foxconn's AirPods unitThe Apple vendor said production hasn’t been disrupted. It had begun making AirPods at the India plant in April last year, as part of Apple...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.18 AM IST
We got rare in abundanceGrappling with export curbs on rare earth magnets from China, India must liberate itself by plugging into its critical minerals through pol...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.30 AM IST
Centre plans speeding up MMDR amendments to boost critical mineral availabilityIndia is accelerating efforts to enhance the domestic availability of critical minerals, prompted by concerns over concentrated global supp...
06 Jun, 2025, 06.30 PM IST
Ancient shark teeth lost in Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate historyTens of million years ago, sand tiger sharks hunted in the waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, gliding over a thriving marine ecosystem on ...
13 Jul, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
Govt prohibits mining of atomic minerals by private entitiesAtomic minerals zirconium, monazite and thorium are found in abundance along several beaches of the country.
27 Jul, 2019, 07.15 PM IST
- Earth, other planetary objects shared similar chemical origin
Ontario, Sep 15 (IANS) Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins, sugg...
15 Sep, 2016, 04.32 PM IST
- P&G loses 'face value' in China, South Korea
Top retailers in China and South Korea have cleared luxury skincare and whitening creams made by Procter & Gamble from their shelves as aut...
22 Sep, 2006, 02.57 AM IST