New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday said that the critical mineral mission will lead to significant progress in the exploration of critical minerals.

"The Government of India has launched the National Critical Minerals Mission to promote the exploration and mining of critical minerals both within the country and abroad, as well as to facilitate their import from various nations. We have made imports duty-free for this purpose. The government has initiated this mission with an allocation of Rs 32,000 crore. I firmly believe that in the coming days, a whole-of-government approach will lead to significant progress in this area," Reddy said.

The Government of India launched the National Critical Min...