{"id":15505,"date":"2025-04-11T13:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15505"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:41:19","slug":"critical-minerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/critical-minerals\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) Launched (2025):<\/strong> Aims for self-reliance in critical minerals, supporting India&#8217;s clean energy goals and national security.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Why Critical Minerals Matter:<\/strong> Essential for modern technologies (solar panels, wind turbines, EVs, energy storage) and defense. Supply chain vulnerabilities exist due to limited availability and geographical concentration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>India&#8217;s Identified Critical Minerals:<\/strong> 30 minerals listed, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and rare earth elements (REEs).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Central Government Auctioning Powers:<\/strong> 24 minerals added to Part D of Schedule I of the MMDR Act, 1957, granting the Central Government exclusive auctioning rights.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Centre of Excellence for Critical Minerals (CECM):<\/strong> Established to regularly review the mineral list and guide policy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Geological Survey of India (GSI) Role:<\/strong> Leading exploration efforts, with 1,200 projects planned (2024-25 to 2030-31), and following UNFC classification.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Domestic Exploration Boost:<\/strong> GSI intensifies exploration programs, including 195 projects in the 2024-25 field season, with a focus on critical mineral deposits. Over 100 critical mineral blocks are set to be auctioned.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>International Cooperation:<\/strong> KABIL (Khanij Bidesh India Ltd) actively pursuing overseas mineral assets, including agreements with Argentina (lithium) and Australia (lithium, cobalt).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>IREL (India) Limited&#8217;s Role:<\/strong> Processing beach sand minerals and operating Rare Earth Extraction and Refining Units, focused on expanding production capacity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mission Objectives:<\/strong> Secure mineral supply chain, strengthen value chains, encourage recycling, and promote innovation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>India&#8217;s Climate Goals:<\/strong> NCMM supports India&#8217;s targets of reducing emissions intensity by 45% by 2030, achieving 50% non-fossil electric power capacity by 2030, and reaching net-zero emissions by 2070.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) Launched (2025): Aims for self-reliance in critical minerals, supporting India&#8217;s clean energy goals and national security. 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