Summary
Scientists, factories, and schools will work together like a team. 🤝
These rocks can be turned into things like batteries for cars. 🚗
Sharing ideas with other countries can help everyone. 🌍
Key Points
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Important rocks are called critical minerals.
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They are needed for clean energy and new technology.
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India plans to explore, dig, and make useful products from them.
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The government wants schools, companies, and scientists to cooperate.
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Private companies can also help, even in big projects like nuclear power.
New Words to Learn
18 wordscritical minerals
special rocks that are needed for many modern tools
strategic
very important for a country's plans
energy security
making sure we always have power
industrial competitiveness
being good at making things compared to other countries
advanced materials
new kinds of strong or light stuff used in gadgets
value chain
all the steps from finding something to using it
extraction
taking the rock out of the ground
refining
cleaning and shaping the rock to use it
philanthropy
giving money or help to support research
innovation
new ideas or inventions
sustainable
using things in a way that does not waste them
resilient
strong and able to bounce back
semiconductors
tiny parts that help electricity flow in computers
telecommunications
talking and sending messages over long distances
aerospace
things that fly in the sky or go to space
defence
protecting a country
nuclear
energy from tiny parts inside atoms
Research, Development and Innovation Fund
a big pot of money to help new ideas grow
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