India’s plan to extract rare earths from fly ash under Atma Nirbhar Bharat faces criticism as techno-economically unviable due to very low REE content. Experts warn it undermines fly ash reuse and creates waste challenges, advocating instead for sustainably exploiting high-grade monazite sands, with fly ash extraction limited to long-term research.
Click to View MoreIndia generates over 140 million tonnes of crop residue annually, much of it burned, causing pollution and losses above USD 30 billion. Converting this waste through ex-situ options like CBG and 2G ethanol, and in-situ tools like the Pusa decomposer, can strengthen the bioeconomy, energy security, farmer incomes, and climate action.
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