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“Access to strategic minerals is becoming a key determinant of geopolitical power”. Evaluate this statement with reference to the Indian subcontinent.

Topic: Geography Q1. “Access to strategic minerals is becoming a key determinant of geopolitical power”. Evaluate this statement with reference to the Indian subcontinent. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question: The increasing strategic value of minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths in shaping industrial competitiveness, technological sovereignty, and geopolitical influence …

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Lithium Extraction

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: Business Line  Context: India has successfully extracted lithium from the mineral concentrate on a laboratory scale. The country has demonstrated its capability to develop technologies for the beneficiation of lithium ore to lithium mineral concentrate. The processing and refining methods for lithium ore can vary depending on the type of …

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Lithium deal

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: DTE  Context: French minerals company has acquired 80% of British Lithium, a UK-based startup extracting lithium in Cornwall (England). The partnership aims to develop a mine capable of producing 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year, enough to power 500,000 EVs annually.   How can India secure its position on …

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Discovery of lithium deposits in J&K to cut dependence on imports

GS Paper 1  Syllabus: Geography   Source: TH, PIB Context: Geological Survey of India (GSI) has for the first time established Lithium inferred resources of about 6 million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi District of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) 51 Mineral Blocks including Lithium and Gold were handed over to State Governments   …

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Lithium:

GS Paper 3: Syllabus: Developments in science and technology.   Context: With the EV industry growing rapidly, the demand for lithium, an essential resource for EV battery makers, has surged along.   Significance: It is estimated that if the entirety of ore from the African mines are extracted, it will be sufficient to meet the …

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Lithium mining:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Developments in science and technology.   Context: Serbians have been taking to the streets, blocking main roads and bridges and halting traffic, to protest against Rio Tinto’s plans to mine lithium in the Jadar valley near Lozinca town in the country.   Potential: As reported by Reuters, the mine would …

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Chinese firms eye Afghanistan’s lithium:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations.   Context: A number of Chinese companies have already begun “on-site inspections” of possible projects to tap lithium deposits in Afghanistan, having received the green light to do so from the Taliban regime.   Background: Lithium is one of many resources in Afghanistan present in large deposits …

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Lithium rich red giants

Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Lithium rich red giants What to study? For Prelims: What are red giants and what is Li? For Mains: Significance of these findings. Context: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science &Technology, Govt. of India, have discovered hundreds of Li-rich giant …

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