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Knowledge Nugget: What is Pax Silica and why has India joined the US-led initiative?
June 28, 2026 1:24 pm
UPSC Current Affairs: As India signs the US-led Pax Silica initiative at the second summit in Washington, let's understand what Pax Silica is and why it is important for India. In 'Beyond the Nugget', also learn about the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP).
The bank Trump is relying on for rare-earth minerals
March 09, 2026 10:31 pm
But the obscure bank, which was established in 1934 to give loan guarantees to foreign buyers of American-made products, survived Trump’s first term.
Budget 2026 shows — India wants a seat at the tech high table, not just the factory floor
February 03, 2026 5:36 pm
What distinguishes this budget is strategic coherence. Semiconductors enable electronics manufacturing, requiring rare earth materials, while data centres power AI applications, enhancing both manufacturing efficiency and agricultural productivity. These aren’t siloed initiatives but interconnected elements of a technology stack
At the Critical Minerals Ministerial, India should list four priorities
March 22, 2026 12:42 pm
Even as India has signed several agreements with resource-rich countries, Indian firms are constrained by limited financial resources and technological expertise to be globally competitive. International partnerships may help Indian firms with access to deeper capital pools
Inside China’s six-decade campaign to dominate rare earths
December 31, 2025 5:25 pm
China’s centrality in rare earths didn’t happen by accident. It is the result of decades of planning and domestic and overseas investment, often directed from the highest levels of the party and the Chinese government.
Meet a US startup trying to break China’s rare-earth monopoly
December 30, 2025 8:26 pm
This is what rare-earth processing looks like in the United States, where university researchers and startups are trying to wrest a slice of this small but vital industry from China.
Amid China’s chokehold, how India’s Rs 7,280-crore rare earth magnets push seeks some wriggle room
December 02, 2025 7:14 am
The Centre has approved a scheme to promote manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets in India. Can this scheme make India truly self-reliant? Where does India stand in the global supply chain?
At G20, ACITI alliance between Australia, Canada and India is the clearest sign that global tech power is going multipolar
November 25, 2025 11:43 am
As old multilateral structures fade, ACITI represents more than just a diplomatic handshake; it is a signal that agile coalitions will shape the future of AI, critical minerals and strategic technologies
The world this week: Trump-Xi meeting; India’s 6-month exemption from US sanctions on Chabahar port; and shaky ceasefire in Gaza
November 01, 2025 12:01 pm
From the first meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in 6 years to Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire talks – a lot has happened in the world this week.
Where is India in the rare earths game?
October 31, 2025 6:39 pm
India is a fringe player and will continue to be so in the foreseeable future. It will be dependent on the kindness of other countries to source its supply of critical minerals and also rare earths
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Jamming with the cicadas in New Jersey: A once in 17 years event
June 12, 2021 2:32 pm
Two weeks ago, Brood X cicadas stormed New Jersey. A once in a 17 years event, the cicadas emerged from the ground and were found in pools, parks and branches.
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