Union minister G Kishan Reddy will launch the seventh tranche of critical mineral block auctions to boost India’s resource security. The move targets key minerals for clean energy, with reforms aimed at improving transparency and easing bidder participation
Moving the Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, Joshi said India produces 95 minerals and has same potential like South Africa and Australia, but still import minerals like gold and coal.