5.9 million tonnes Lithium deposits found in Jammu & Kashmir

[Romali_rotti]

Jammu and Kashmir: India's first big lithium find boosts electric car hopes


By Cherylann Mollan

BBC News, Delhi

India has announced its first significant discovery of reserves of lithium, a rare element crucial for manufacturing electric vehicles.

The government said on Thursday that 5.9m tonnes of the element had been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir.

So far, India has depended on Australia and Argentina for lithium imports.

Lithium is a key component in rechargeable batteries that power numerous gadgets like smartphones and laptops, as well as electric cars.

Experts say that the discovery could aid India's push to increase the number of private electric cars by 30% by 2030, as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions to tackle global warming.

The Geological Survey of India found the lithium reserves in the Salal-Haimana area of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir, India's Ministry of Mines said.

In 2021, much smaller deposits of lithium were found in the southern state of Karnataka.

Earlier, the government had said that it was looking to improve its supply of rare metals needed to boost new technologies and was looking for sources in India and abroad.

Vivek Bharadwaj, Ministry of Mines secretary, told Mint newspaper that India had been "re-orienting its exploration measures" to meet this goal.

Around the world the demand for rare metals, including lithium, has increased as countries look to adopt greener solutions to slow down climate change.

In 2023, China signed a $1bn (£807m) deal to develop Bolivia's vast lithium reserves, which are estimated at 21m tonnes and the largest in the world.

According to the World Bank, mining of crucial minerals will need to increase by 500% to meet global climate targets by 2050.

However, experts say that the process of mining lithium is not environment-friendly.

Lithium is extracted from hard rocks and underground brine reservoirs largely found in Australia, Chile and Argentina.

After it is mined, it is roasted using fossil fuels, searing the landscape and leaving behind scars. The extraction process also requires a lot of water and releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

To extract it from underground reservoirs, many of which are found in water-scarce Argentina - a large amount of water is used, leading to protests from indigenous communities, who say that such activity is exhausting natural resources and leading to acute water shortages.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64592700

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This is huge, Indians now have around the 7th largest Lithium reserves in the world.

Not sure if they have the capability to turn it into batteries but nevertheless, a great find, however comes at a cost of serious environmental damage from mining it.

 

[happydavy]

While it's a long drawn process from discovery to extraction but without a doubt it augurs well for India and is indeed a big deal.

 

[MenInG]

Good for India - will allow them to cleanup their environment.

 

[cricketjoshila]

However, experts say that the process of mining lithium is not environment-friendly.

Lithium is extracted from hard rocks and underground brine reservoirs largely found in Australia, Chile and Argentina.

After it is mined, it is roasted using fossil fuels, searing the landscape and leaving behind scars. The extraction process also requires a lot of water and releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

To extract it from underground reservoirs, many of which are found in water-scarce Argentina - a large amount of water is used, leading to protests from indigenous communities, who say that such activity is exhausting natural resources and leading to acute water shortages.


The ground work to stop extraction and start protests and fund NGOs has been laid.

BBC should be banned in India.

 

[Romali_rotti]

The ground work to stop extraction and start protests and fund NGOs has been laid.

BBC should be banned in India.

BBC may have a point maybe, I don't know how all this works. Even if external forces try to stop the extraction it wont work, Indians will just do it. China, South America, they all do it and no one has stopped them..

Wonder how many 100s of billions worth of dollars this Lithium find would equate to.

 

[pillionrider]

BBC should be banned in India.

Just because Modi was shown in poor light doesn't mean you go around banning everyone. Learn to take criticism and accept that others might be seeing something wrong where you can't.

 

[Mirpuri Don]

This district is very close to AJK, Pak govt should do some work there perhaps there'd be nice finds as well.

 

[Local.Dada]

This district is very close to AJK, Pak govt should do some work there perhaps there'd be nice finds as well.

I know it’s a low hanging fruit to take a dig at Pakistan economy but you need a lot of resources and money to conduct mining and on top of that soil experts, scientists etc.

For this operation they have to re route the funds allocated to something else or outsource it to China or USA. We all know how that ends up every time for anyone.

The best option would be to work alongside with Indian government but that won’t happen obviously.

 

[Mirpuri Don]

I know it’s a low hanging fruit to take a dig at Pakistan economy but you need a lot of resources and money to conduct mining and on top of that soil experts, scientists etc.

For this operation they have to re route the funds allocated to something else or outsource it to China or USA. We all know how that ends up every time for anyone.

The best option would be to work alongside with Indian government but that won’t happen obviously.

Yeah just look at how Reko Diq mine in Balochistan, etc have been handled over the years (and often despite Chinese expertise) we're not even talking extraction of the resources here, too optimistic, but at least some field work/exploration to get an idea.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Just because Modi was shown in poor light doesn't mean you go around banning everyone. Learn to take criticism and accept that others might be seeing something wrong where you can't.

Leave Modi aside.

BBC illegally aired a documentary and revealed the victims name in Nirbhaya rape case. The boy who survived told in an interview about how a guy was shown as teacher who was not. How lies were peddled.

BBC was banned by Indira Gandhi too.

In 2009 BBC claimed that India is building a fence at the BD border to keep out climate migrants.



There are various incidents in India in last few decades where BBC has openly flouted laws, peddled lies, shown half truths,

 

[pillionrider]

Leave Modi aside.

BBC illegally aired a documentary and revealed the victims name in Nirbhaya rape case. The boy who survived told in an interview about how a guy was shown as teacher who was not. How lies were peddled.

BBC was banned by Indira Gandhi too.

In 2009 BBC claimed that India is building a fence at the BD border to keep out climate migrants.



There are various incidents in India in last few decades where BBC has openly flouted laws, peddled lies, shown half truths,

When I was a kid, I'd have old men around me who swore by the BBC and talked of it so glowingly. Over the years, I changed my opinion as I grew older and saw for myself some of their biases and the fact that they sometimes carried an opinion rather than a news item. In that, I agree with you. To me, they are a more sophisticated, better crafted version of NDTV (pre-Adani, of course ).

So I'm not here to defend the BBC. Rather to criticize the idea of shutting down what isn't nice to hear.

 

[cricketjoshila]

When I was a kid, I'd have old men around me who swore by the BBC and talked of it so glowingly. Over the years, I changed my opinion as I grew older and saw for myself some of their biases and the fact that they sometimes carried an opinion rather than a news item. In that, I agree with you. To me, they are a more sophisticated, better crafted version of NDTV (pre-Adani, of course ).

So I'm not here to defend the BBC. Rather to criticize the idea of shutting down what isn't nice to hear.

Not nice and propoganda are two different things.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Assistant Secretary Pyatt’s Travel to India

The Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Mumbai, Pune, and New Delhi February 13-17. In the context of our strategic cooperation and India’s G-20 Presidency, the Assistant Secretary will further cooperation on the clean energy transition, energy security, and increased energy access across South Asia. While in Mumbai, Assistant Secretary Pyatt will meet with private sector leaders to foster the deployment of renewable energy sources. In Pune, he will visit American-invested clean energy manufacturing and technology centers and speak to entrepreneurs and students at the College of Engineering Pune. In New Delhi, Assistant Secretary Pyatt will hold bilateral meetings with Indian officials, participate in the 2023 Tata-Hoover India-U.S. Symposium, and take part in a conversation with women leaders in energy.

https://www.state.gov/assistant-secretary-pyatts-travel-to-india/


Surely this trip must be connected to the Lithium find.

 

[daytrader]

Redrawn Jammu and Kashmir Constituencies: Supreme Court Rejects A Request
The court dismissed petitions that challenged the delimitation commission set up for redrawing the constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir after it was bifurcated

The Supreme Court today dismissed a challenge to the Delimitation Commission that has redrawn the constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in a way that the opposition alleges favours the BJP.
The court dismissed petitions that challenged the delimitation commission set up for redrawing the assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir after it was bifurcated and downgraded into two Union Territories in 2019, when its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution was scrapped.

The petitioners, Haji Abdul Gani Khan and Muhammad Ayub Matto from Srinagar, said the commission was constitutionally not valid as there is a bar on redrawing or delimitation anywhere in the country before 2026.

They argued that the constituencies across India were fixed on the basis of the 1971 Census and that should remain unchanged until the first census after 2026.

However, the government said the Delimitation Commission was part of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act passed in parliament in 2019 after the Centre decided to abrogate Article 370.

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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sup...stituencies-3777437#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll

 

[Bhaijaan]

This is brilliant.
India taking rapid strides to going past 5 trillion dollars. Everything is falling in line.

A big portion of the revenue generated must be invested back in Kashmir for development of schools and colleges. Padhega Kashmir to Badegha Kashmir.

And yes, BBC and Al Jazeera must be completely banned in India for their continuous propaganda.

 

[FearlessRoar]

1,600 Tonnes Of Lithium Deposits Found In 2 Karnataka Districts: Minister

Lithium deposits have been found in the Mandya and Yadgiri districts of Karnataka, said Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences in Rajya Sabha.

The minister stated in a written reply that the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, has found the presence of Lithium resources in the Mandya and Yadgiri districts, Karnataka.

He informed the house that AMD has established 1,600 tonnes (G3 stage) of Lithium resources in the Marlagalla area, Mandya district, and preliminary surveys and limited subsurface exploration have been carried out in the Yadgiri district to know about the deposits.

He also added that AMD is carrying out exploration for Lithium in the potential geological domains in parts of Korba District, Chhattisgarh. However, the major mica belts located in Rajasthan, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh and Pegmatite Belts in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka are the potential geological domains in the country for Lithium resources.

Singh shared that a preliminary survey carried out recently by AMD in Himachal Pradesh has led to the identification of surface uranium occurrence in Masanbal, Hamirpur district. He categorically mentioned that the Atomic Energy Commission has not conducted any study to establish an atomic energy plant in Himachal Pradesh.

According to the reply given by Singh in the upper house, the Department of Atomic Energy is taking note of the developments and recent trends worldwide in the field of small modular reactors. While the different technologies and designs of small modular reactors, as published by different countries and foreign-based vendors, are being studied for gathering technical details, no proposal to collaborate with foreign vendors/countries is under consideration at present.

He also shared that, at present, no private player has shown interest in producing a small modular reactor. However, a few private players have shown interest in deploying small reactors in their captive sites.

The minister also added that the Government of India and the Government of the Russian Federation have expressed interest in expanding cooperation in the field of the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, including cooperation in the field of Small Modular Reactors.

1,600 Tonnes Of Lithium Deposits Found In 2 Karnataka Districts: Minister

Lithium deposits have been found in the Mandya and Yadgiri districts of Karnataka, said Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences in Rajya Sabha.

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