India identifies critical minerals for low carbon economy

 The Indian government has identified 30 critical minerals including lithium, cobalt and copper, stating that the listed minerals are essential for the country’s economic development and national security

India must act on mining and exploration of critical minerals for green technologies

The COP26 meeting held in Glasgow on climate change issues discussed accelerating action and strategies toward achieving objectives outlined in the Paris Agreement. Consequently, India has committed to increasing its non-fossil fuel energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030, reducing the economy’s carbon intensity to less than 45% in 2030 compared to 2005 levels, and