Hyderabad: Work to explore uranium deposits in an important reserve forest in Telangana has been suspended in view of public protests and disapproval of the state government.
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a union government body, announced that it was stopping work for the time being as the state government was not in its favour due to public anger.
AMD was planning to take up a survey and drill boreholes in Amarabad Tiger Reserve to estimate the uranium deposits in the region.
AMD director Dr AK Sinha told the media on the sidelines of a seminar on “Radiation and Environment’ in Hyderabad that the suspension of exploration was a “loss to Telangana” as many other states including Rajasthan and Jharkhand were more mining friendly and AMD was planning to take up the projects there.
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Indiaâs First-Ever Lithium Refinery Promises To Strengthen Countryâs Electric Vehicle, Battery Push
by Swarajya Staff - Feb 18, 2021 08:09 AM
Lithium is in significant, rising demand for its use in the development of electric vehicles and batteries.
Snapshot
With lithium demand gaining steam globally, India is on course to get its first-ever lithium refinery.
Gujarat is set to play host to the plant for the pertinent advantages it is said to offer.
Indiaâs discovery of local lithium deposits has stirred considerable interest in the new year.
For its lithium battery needs, India was relying on imports from China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam over the years.