minerals
- India
Govt puts seven critical minerals blocks up for E-auction
New Delhi: The Ministry of Mines launched the third tranche of E-auction for seven blocks of critical and strategic minerals on Thursday. These seven blocks pertain to critical minerals such as glauconite,…
- India
One-third of annual exploration projects are for critical, strategic minerals: GSI
Kolkata: Amid the buzz of the ‘green economy’, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) is intensifying its exploration exercises for critical minerals, like lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements, with “one-third” of…
- India
Vedanta emerges preferred bidder for minerals block in Chattisgarh
New Delhi: Vedanta Ltd on Thursday said it has been declared as the preferred bidder for nickel, chromium and associated platinum group elements block in Chhattisgarh. In October last year, the Chhattisgarh…
- Health
Research suggests minerals might be key to healing damaged tissue
Washington: A collaboration between researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University identifies the crucial role of minerals in regulating gene expression, thus controlling…