He said that IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is in Washington to attend a meeting on critical minerals, asserting that India's involvement in such issues is at the high table.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attended a ministerial-level meeting organised by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, focused on strengthening resilience in the global supply chain of critical minerals.
Bessent convened a meeting of Finance Ministers at the United States Treasury to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals, especially rare earth elements.
US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg highlighted India's likely inclusion in Pax Silica, calling it a key step towards building "reliable and secure supply chains" and describing it as a milestone for the US-India partnership.
India's inclusion is expected to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and position the country as an alternative production hub. Experts note that India could join Pax Silica at a later stage, similar to its participation in the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP).
A national brainstorming session on mining sector -- Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir 2026, with participation from both Centre and States, held in Gandhinagar, discussed the sector and collectively reiterated their commitment to advancing sustainable mining and securing India's critical m
US President Donald Trump again reiterated the claims of having to do "something" about Greenland, saying that if US doesn't take any action, Russia and China would spring in and that Washington does not want to have them as neighbours. In the context of Denmark, he said that landing a bo
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], January 5: Pharmed, one of India's fastest-growing pharmaceutical companies, along with the Indian Orthopaedic Association's (IOA) Osteoporosis Council recently unveiled the Indian Osteoporosis Guidelines 2025 at IOACON 2025 in Guwahati. The Indian Orthopaedic
Growth in the Mining sector at 5.4 per cent has also rebounded due to closure of monsoon season and strong growth in metallic minerals such as Iron ore. The growth rate for Electricity was recorded at (-)1.5 percent.