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ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said hydropower will anchor the state's next phase of economic transformation, with projects worth around Rs 2 lakh crore set to take off in the coming years. Addressing the Statehood Day celebrations at IG Park here, Khandu said his government has declared 2025-2035 as the 'Decade of Hydropower', and underscored the sector's central role in shaping Arunachal Pradesh' future. "Currently, 1.2 gw of projects is operational and 4.8 gwis under ...Read More >
Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for February 22, 2026. If you missed the February 21, 2026, UPSC CSE exam key from the Indian Express, read it here. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO FRONT Trade to rare earths: India and Brazil for a stronger Global South Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting ...Read More >
Panjim (Goa) [India], January 27 (ANI): Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson has said there are many opportunities for India and Canada to work together. "It was a very good meeting, and we have lots of opportunities for India and Canada to work together," he told ANI on the sidelines of the India Energy Week conference. Also Read | Is Salman Khan Joining AIMIM? Fact Check Reveals Viral Video Is AI-Generated. In his speech earlier, Hodgson said that Canada is a great ...Read More >
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that large parts of the country have been freed from terrorism and, barring a few pockets, most of the northeast is now terrorism-free. Sinha maintained that local terror recruitment in J&K has sharply decreased and terrorists hiding in rugged terrain, mountains and dense forests will be eliminated soon. "Large parts of the country have been freed from terrorism. Except for a few pockets, most of the northeast has become free of terrorism. ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Backed by political influence and financial muscle, the gangs illegally mining sand and minerals were functioning like a mafia, observed the Madras High Court. While hearing cases related to illegal sand and mineral mining, a division bench comprising Justices SM Subramaniam and C Kumarappan said preventing sand and mineral theft was the responsibility of the district Collectors concerned and directed that Collectors should take action against Revenue Department officials who fail to r ...Read More >
Odisha aims to become a leading pharmaceutical and medical device investment hub, as highlighted at the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025. "Odisha will be a leading destination for pharmaceutical and medical‑device investments - the most competitive hub for innovation and jobs. Yahi samay hai," said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi while addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, the State's first dedicated summit focused on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and life sciences manufacturing. The summi ...Read More >
Attero is also planning international facilities for dismantling and Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery recycling, drawing on the same technology models being developed for India. NEW DELHI: India's leading e-waste recycling company is investing ₹150-crore to enhance recycling capacity by 1 lakh tonnes annually, and would nearly double the existing headcount by employing about 800 additional workforce, a top company executive said. "We are investing ₹150 crore to increase our e-waste recycling ca ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to emerge as a major pharma hub in eastern India by manufacturing quality medicines and developing advanced devices for treatment, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here Tuesday. Addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, Majhi said that the government is fulfilling all the requirements to make Odisha the first choice state for investors. The CM said he is also committed to developing non-traditional industries in the state. "Odisha is currently one of the best ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (PTI) The Odisha government on Tuesday signed 45 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several companies, involving a total investment commitment of Rs 6,263 crore. The MoUs were signed here in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain during the Odisha Pharma Summit-2025, officials said. These units in pharmaceuticals, medical technologies, and industrial infrastructure sectors are expected to generate employment for 38 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha marked a major milestone in its industrial expansion with the signing of 45 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth ₹6,263 crore at the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025 in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. The investment proposals are expected to generate 38,406 employment opportunities across the state, giving a significant boost to the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at a programme held at Hotel Taj Vivan ...Read More >
Vedanta's plan to demerge its oil-to-metals conglomerate into five separate listed entities has received approval from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). This development comes despite earlier concerns from the government regarding the recovery of dues. Following the news, Vedanta's shares turned positive, rising 3.5%. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday approved the Vedanta demerger plan, paving the way for the splitting of the metals-to-oil conglomerate sector-specific ...Read More >
New Delhi : Vedanta Limited, India's leading energy-transition metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power and technology conglomerate, reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating India's clean-energy transition on the National Energy Conservation Day. The Group's decarbonisation strategy uses four levers: renewable energy expansion, switching to low-carbon fuels, energy and process efficiency, and carbon offsets. Leveraging a multi-pronged approach, till November FY26, Vedanta sourced 2.58 billi ...Read More >
The government has launched the Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) portal, a consolidated data platform designed to give exporters, importers, startups and MSMEs real-time insights into global and domestic trade patterns. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the tool would equip businesses to make more informed decisions and strengthen their use of India's free trade agreements. Developed by the Department of Commerce, the TIA portal brings together multiple nat ...Read More >
Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Wednesday chaired a meeting with senior officials of the Transport department so as to intensify enforcement measures aimed at reducing road accidents across Telangana. The new enforcement action plan will entail strict, district-level enforcement with teams and three State-level flying squads that will embark on surprise checks and take action against traffic violators. The strategy, Mr. Prabhakar said, was devised to ensure continuous enforcement. Teams ...Read More >
VMPLNew Delhi [India], November 14: The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), the social impact arm of the Vedanta Group, India's leading energy transition metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power, and technology conglomerate announced a landmark moment in India's social impact journey. Nand Ghar, Vedanta's flagship social impact initiative, has surpassed the 10,000 centers milestone across 16 states, transforming the lives of over four lakh children and three lakh women every day, nationwide.Nand G ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], November 14: The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), the social impact arm of the Vedanta Group, India's leading energy transition metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power, and technology conglomerate announced a landmark moment in India's social impact journey. Nand Ghar, Vedanta's flagship social impact initiative, has surpassed the 10,000 centers milestone across 16 states, transforming the lives of over four lakh children and three lakh women every day, nationwide. Na ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] November 14 (ANI): The Centre has begun a nationwide exploration campaign to identify critical mineral deposits to ramp up domestic supplies and stem dependency on imports, Union Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy told ANI today in an interview. He also mentioned that the government has brought all major exploration bodies together to begin work across the country. "All the organisations related to exploration have come together and we have started exploration across the entire cou ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] November 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet's decision to amend royalty rates for key critical minerals may help attract more bidders in upcoming auctions, but the move will not deliver strategic gains unless India simultaneously builds domestic processing capacity, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has cautioned. According to the think tank, the shift to a low 1-4 per cent ad-valorem royalty structure for minerals such as graphite, zirconium, rubidium and caesium is a welc ...Read More >
Mumbai: Gold and silver prices kept climbing on Thursday, riding a wave of optimism after the US government finally ended its long shutdown. Investors, still wary about the US economy and hoping for a friendlier Federal Reserve, rushed toward precious metals for some safety. Over at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for December delivery shot up by Rs 1,180, landing at Rs 1,27,645 per 10 grams. The February 2026 contract did even better, leaping Rs 1,360 to Rs 1,29,320 per 10 gra ...Read More >
India's Urban Growth Broadens: Dun & Bradstreet's City Vitality Index Highlights New Economic Frontiers Dun & Bradstreet Logo 4 min read Last Updated : Nov 13 2025 | 3:50 PM IST PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 13: Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, has released the City Vitality Index - Q4 2025, offering a granular view of India's urban economy. Powered by satellite-based Earth Observation (EO) data, the Index tracks real-time econ ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: According to industry estimates, India could need to recycle over 1.2 million EV batteries annually by 2030. This number is anticipated to exceed 14 million by 2040. The country braces for a significant rise in battery waste, spurred by the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), stationary energy storage for grid and renewable integration, telecom infrastructure, data centers, and consumer electronics. Kolkata-based NavPrakriti has started the operation of lithium-ion battery recy ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] October 28 (ANI): For the first time, in the initial six months of this calendar year, the total energy generated from renewable energy was higher than that from coal according to International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General Ashish Khanna. Khanna said this in his address to the 8th session of the ISA Assembly at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Tuesday. Also Read | Juventus Sack Manager Igor Tudor Amid Poor Run of Form; Massimo Brambilla Appointed Interim Head Coach. H ...Read More >
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that expanding strategic ties with Pakistan will not negatively impact relations with India. He emphasized a pragmatic foreign policy, noting that partnerships with one nation do not preclude them with another. The US is seeking to expand its strategic relationship with Pakistan but those ties don't come at the expense of Washington's relations with India, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Just like India has ties with countries that the US doesn't, ...Read More >
India's largest iron ore producer, NMDC, had previously reset the prices of the key raw material of steel on August 1 to ₹6,100 for Baila Lump and ₹5,250 for Baila Fines. State-owned miner NMDC has reduced iron ore prices by ₹550 per tonne of Baila Lump and by ₹500 for the same quantity of Fines effective October 22. Revising the prices after almost three months, the company said the new, per tonne price of Baila Lump is ₹5,550, while that of Baila Fines is ₹4,750. These are FOR pri ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Mines has recognised two more institutes, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Hyderabad, besides seven institutes recognised earlier, as Centres of Excellence (CoE) under the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), as per a statement Saturday. This follows the approval granted by the Project Approval and Advisory Committee (PAAC) in its meeting held on October 24 ...Read More >
The plan aims to boost domestic extraction of vital metals from batteries and gadgets. Industry experts believe technology acquisition and workforce development are crucial for realizing the plan's potential. Critical minerals recyclers are cautious about the prospects of the newly announced incentive plan for the sector. Players say the informal e-waste collection system and the lack of a supply chain can hinder the government's plan to establish a robust critical mineral extraction ecosystem ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Mines has been actively engaging with the private sector to build enough capacity in India to fully utilize electronic waste and recover critical minerals within the next few years, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Mines on Friday. The initiative follows the Union Cabinet's approval on September 3, 2025, of a Rs 1,500 crore Incentive Scheme for critical mineral recycling. This scheme, a key component of the National Crit ...Read More >
Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured significant orders from Hindalco and Tata Steel. L&T will set up an 180 KTPA aluminium smelter and gas treatment centre for Hindalco's Odisha project, and a coke oven battery for Tata Steel in Jamshedpur. These wins highlight L&T's expertise in the minerals and metals sector. New Delhi, Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Friday said it has bagged an order from Hindalco to set up an aluminium smelter for its upcoming project in Od ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), which has been actively diversifying into areas such as rare mineral exploration, has decided to establish an experimental plant for the identification and extraction of rare earth elements (REEs) at Kothagudem, within its operational areas.On Thursday, SCCL signed an agreement with the govt of India's premier research organisation, Non-Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC). The agreement was signed by SCCL chairman an ...Read More >
Panaji: State govt has announced that it will engage a third party to evaluate the grade of freshly extracted iron ore at mines, aiming to collect accurate royalty and premium on the average sale price determined by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). This decision comes as the directorate of mines and geology (DMG) currently lacks a laboratory to assess ore grades.Director of mines and geology, Narayan Gad, said the IBM fixes different prices for iron ore grades ranging from 45Fe to 51Fe. He adde ...Read More >
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