Trump in 'no rush' to speak with China's Xi despite tariff battleUS President Donald Trump was not in a hurry to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid escalating trade tensions. Beijing imposed levi...
05 Feb, 2025, 09.29 AM IST
From tungsten to cars: China imposes new taxes on US goodsThe tariffs set by China will take effect on February 10. China’s Ministry of Commerce and Customs Administration also imposed immediate ex...
04 Feb, 2025, 07.51 PM IST
What are five new critical metal exports restricted by China?China has imposed export restrictions on five essential metals, including tungsten and indium, which are crucial for defense, clean energy,...
04 Feb, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
Mines Ministry inks MoU with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation for knowledge support on critical mineralsThe MoU was signed on the sidelines of the two-day 'Critical Minerals Summit: Enhancing Beneficiation and Processing Capabilities' event th...
30 Apr, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
Centre annuls auction of 13 critical mineral blocks"It has been decided to return the bid security to bidders for 11 mineral blocks that got less than three bids each," an official aware of ...
29 Mar, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Cabinet approves royalty rates for 12 critical mineralsWith this, the exercise of rationalising royalty rates for all 24 critical and strategic minerals is complete, an official statement said. ...
29 Feb, 2024, 07.56 PM IST
Centre notifies conversion factors and average sale price calculation for critical mineralsAccording to a gazette notification, the price will be arrived in Indian Rupees after multiplying the USGS price with the average reference...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
DFC provides $500 million loan to First Solar to set up 3.3 GW manufacturing facility in TNThe U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has provided a $500 million loan to support the establishment of First Solar's...
11 Jan, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
Centre to directly sanction critical mineral exploration projects to notified agenciesIn a bid to boost exploration for critical minerals, India's Ministry of Mines will directly authorize exploration projects to private agen...
15 Dec, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
Why we should get serious about mining critical minerals for clean energyThe mining of rare earth elements is highly competitive due to limited global reserves and growing demand from clean energy technologies an...
11 Aug, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
India opens doors for private cos to give lithium mining ambitions a shot in the armThe Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha to allow private companies to mine critical ...
28 Jul, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
A little known Chinese firm rules over the metals needed for green techUnder green technology, the country has control over many vital elements such as cobalt, lithium, primarily used in electric vehicle batter...
26 Jul, 2023, 09.45 AM IST
Indian cabinet allows lithium's commercial mining to charge up EV ambitionsThis is the fifth amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act since 2014, with earlier changes mandating e-auction...
12 Jul, 2023, 04.27 PM IST
Mining Act tweak planned to push rare, critical mineral explorationThe amendment proposes to insert the provision of an exploration licence in the law which will be granted through auction for undertaking r...
25 Apr, 2023, 12.45 AM IST
Tellurian to sell LNG at a lower rate of $6 to IndiaUS based Tellurian Inc has agreed to deliver liquefied natural gas to India at $6 per unit, which is significantly lower than the ceiling. ...
16 Oct, 2019, 04.25 PM IST
'Zero-energy' buildings in the offingThe US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed this world leading 7.6 per cent efficiency in a one square centimetre area...
01 May, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
Ancient oceans were rich in gold: StudyResearchers have developed a new technique to estimate how much gold was in oceans billions of years ago.
04 Aug, 2015, 05.35 PM IST