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Key Points

6 points
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Critical minerals are essential for modern technology.

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India aims to build the whole process from digging to making gadgets.

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Collaboration among research institutes, industry, and startups is encouraged.

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The Research, Development and Innovation Fund will support these projects.

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Private sector involvement is expanding, including in nuclear energy.

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Global partnerships are sought to ensure steady supply.

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Summary

These rocks help make batteries, solar panels, and fast computers.

The country wants to find, clean, and turn them into useful products.

Scientists, factories, and the government will team up.

Even private companies can join, especially in new nuclear projects.

Working with other nations can make the supply safe and steady.

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New Words to Learn

18 words
critical minerals
special rocks 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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