China's tightening control over rare earth exports is set to disrupt the global automobile and defence manufacturing sectors, according to Neha Mukherjee, Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a London based data and supply chain intelligence platform for rare earth elements.
China's ongoing export controls on rare earth materials are a strategic move to exert influence over high-end defense manufacturing worldwide, highlighting the deep global dependence on Beijing for critical minerals.
Rare earth metals, essential for semiconductors and various electronic components, can be extracted from industrial or electronic waste to lessen dependency on imports, stated Lee Cheng-han, a professor in the National Cheng Kung University Department of Resources Engineering, according to t
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR has imposed Stage I of the graded response action plan (GRAP). The action comes after the air quality index (AQI) in the region dropped to 211, categorising it as 'poor', according to a statement released by the Commission.
China has pushed back against US President Donald Trump's decision to impose new tariffs on Chinese goods, calling the move hypocritical and defending its own export restrictions on rare earth materials and related equipment.
"No, I haven't cancelled. However, I'm not sure if we'll have it. I'll be there regardless. I would assume we might have it. However, they hit the world with something. It was shocking. Out of the blue, they came up with this whole import-export concept, and nobody knew anything about it,
A day earlier, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju strongly countered the Congress party's allegations regarding curbs on free speech and suppressing the voice of political parties, accusing the opposition party of misusing the idea of freedom of expression for politics.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday strongly countered the Congress party's allegations regarding curbs on free speech and suppressing the voice of political parties, accusing the opposition of misusing the idea of freedom of expression for politics.
The Commonwealth Observer Group's report on Pakistan's 2024 elections flagged denial of PTI's symbol, Imran Khan's convictions, media bias, curbs on freedoms, and altered results forms, saying these undermined a level playing field and may have impinged on credibility, transparency, and incl
Netblocks, a global internet watchdog, said on Monday that multiple networks in Afghanistan had been disconnected. Telephone services had also been limited, resulting in what Netblocks described as a "total internet blackout" in the nation of 43 million people, as per Al Jazeera.
In petitions submitted to the high court on Friday, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to hear arguments on the issue early next year, which would likely result in a ruling by June.
Indian stock market opened lower on Thursday, declining for a fifth straight trading session as continued foreign fund outflows and US visa curbs kept market participants on edge.