China’s dominance in REE processing creates a major strategic risk for green tech and defense. With Beijing able to weaponize supplies, countries are turning to friend-shoring through the MSP. India is reforming mining laws and strengthening KABIL to cut dependence and secure long-term strategic and industrial autonomy.
Click to View MoreIndia’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) aims to position the country as a global leader in green hydrogen by 2030. Green hydrogen, produced using renewable energy, offers a clean alternative to fossil fuels, helping decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors like steel, fertilizers, mobility, and shipping. The Mission focuses on scaling production, promoting domestic manufacturing, fostering R&D through public-private partnerships, developing port-based hydrogen hubs, and implementing certification standards. Despite challenges like high costs, infrastructure gaps, and technology readiness, strategic policy support, financial incentives, and skill development are driving India’s transition toward a sustainable, low-carbon, and energy-secure future.
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Carbon storage is a climate solution for decarbonizing sectors like cement and steel. India has significant potential for storage, but challenges like high costs, technology gaps, and lack of a strong regulatory framework hinder its large-scale deployment. A robust carbon pricing mechanism, public-private partnerships, and focused R&D are needed.
Click to View MoreThe Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has released guidelines to regulate and repurpose stone slurry from marble and granite processing, aiming to reduce pollution and promote industrial circularity. Measures include lined storage, GPS tracking, mandatory MoUs, and inclusion in Consent to Operate terms.
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