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India Today
4 days ago
- Business
- India Today
IITs to lead National Mineral Mission on rare earths, cut import dependence
The Centre has named seven academic institutions, including four IITs, as Centres of Excellence (CoEs) under the National Critical Mineral Mission, aiming to push forward research and innovation in key raw materials needed for clean energy, space, electronics and decision, approved by the Project Approval and Advisory Committee on Thursday, was formally announced by the Ministry of Mines on TO LEAD RESEARCH ON CRITICAL MINERALS UNDER NEW NATIONAL MISSIONadvertisementAmong the seven institutions, four are Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, and IIT Roorkee. The other institutes will be named in the coming will function as a Centre of Excellence to lead focused research in identifying, sourcing, and processing minerals vital to sectors like clean energy, electronics, defence, and centres will not work in isolation. Each CoE will follow a hub-and-spoke model, bringing together a consortium of researchers and labs to strengthen India's scientific base in critical mineral goal is to combine the specialised skills of multiple institutions under one coordinated Ministry had earlier invited proposals from interested institutions. A two-stage evaluation process followed, looking at technical strength, past research work, and relevance to national OF EXCELLENCE TO DRIVE INNOVATION, REDUCE IMPORT DEPENDENCE BY 2031The Centres of Excellence are part of the broader National Critical Mineral Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in January this year. The mission runs from 2024-25 to 2030–31, with the larger aim of reducing the country's import dependence in key raw materials and building domestic capacity in areas like rare earths, lithium, and minerals are essential for technologies that support energy transition, such as solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles. They also play a vital role in semiconductors, satellites, and communication currently imports a large share of these raw new mission focuses on exploring domestic reserves, improving refining techniques, and encouraging sustainable practices in turning top research institutes into focused centres, the government hopes to fill knowledge gaps and develop home-grown CoEs are expected to provide technical inputs for policy and help industries adopt better sourcing and production move comes at a time when many countries are reassessing their critical mineral supply chains. India's response, through a coordinated R&D approach, reflects a shift from reliance to readiness.- Ends
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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Four IITs named centres of excellence under critical mineral mission
The government on Friday said it has recognised seven esteemed institutes, including four IITs, as Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission. The move follows the nod accorded on Thursday by the Project Approval and Advisory Committee. The centres of excellence will undertake innovative and transformational research to strengthen and advance the country's science and technology capability in the area of critical minerals. Critical raw materials form the crucial supply chain for emerging sectors of clean energy and mobility transition, in addition to advanced technology and strategic sectors like electronics, defence and space. The other institutes are IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad, IIT-ISM Dhanbad, and IIT Roorkee, the mines ministry said in a statement. Each CoE will operate as a consortium, on a hub-and-spoke model, to leverage R&D in critical minerals and pooling the core competence of each constituent under one umbrella. The Ministry had earlier called for proposals from eligible institutes, and had undertaken an elaborate two-tier evaluation and approval process. The National Critical Mineral Mission is a government initiative launched to enhance self-reliance in the critical minerals sector. It was approved by the Union Cabinet in January with a seven-year implementation period from 2024-25 to 2030-31. The mission aims to boost domestic production, reduce import dependence, and promote exploration and responsible sourcing of critical minerals.
