Building on the November 2025 Rare Earth Permanent Magnets Scheme, the move aims to transform India's beach sand monazite deposits into a strategic asset for self-reliance.

The Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), is carrying out exploration and augmentation of minerals ...

India is establishing "rare earth corridors" in four coastal states to harness vital minerals for electric vehicles, wind turbines, and smartphones. This strategic move, announced in Budget 2026, aims ...

The summit bought a year of time to combat China’s rare earth dominance. India is best positioned to take advantage. The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at ...

India is stepping up its global outreach to secure critical minerals, holding talks with several countries as it looks to ...

Also, the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on Monazite was reduced from 2.5% to zero. Monazite is a crucial mineral for extracting ...

In Budget 2026, FM Nirmala Sitharaman bets big on Rare Earth Corridors in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu to boost mining, processing, research & manufacturing of critical minerals.This ...

Union Budget 2026: India is set to boost its rare earth capabilities. The government will support states like Odisha and ...

The announcement of Dedicated Rare Earth Corridors in the 2026-27 Budget signals India’s arrival in the Global Rare Earth Rivalry as Rare Earth Materials are the new "global currency" of strategic ...

Rare-earth metals have become a hot topic in the world, but is it a good idea to buy an ETF dedicated to the niche? The VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF's stated objective is to track the ...