India, March 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Union Cabinet has approved the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) on 29 January 2025 with an expenditure of Rs. 16,300 crore over a period of seven years, from FY 2024-25 to 2030-31. NCMM also includes promotion of recovery of Critical Minerals from tailings by using various technologies. The Ministry of Mines has been promoting Research and Development (R&D) and technological innovation in mining and metallurgy sector and also funding start-ups, MSMEs and individual innovators under S&T-PRISM (Science & Technology-Promotion of Research and Innovation in Start-ups and MSMEs) for R&D studies and development of indigenous technologies for processing and e...