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Sarkar ne aaj ek bade kadam ka ailan kiya hai! Dekho, hua ye hai ki jab bhi koi Indian company bahar desh mein koi mine kharidne jaati hai, toh private firms darte hain. Unka darr ye hai ki kahin desh ke beech ke tension (geopolitical issues) ki wajah se unka paisa wahi na phans jaaye. Ab is dar ko khatam karne ke liye, Delhi (government) ne World Bank aur ADB ke saath milkar kuch aisi financial tools banaye hain jisse ye risk cover ho sakega. Ye sab India ki self-reliance ke liye bahut zaroori hai, specially un resources ke liye jo hamare industry aur tech growth ke liye vital hain.
Ab India khud bhi mines dhoondh raha hai. Domestic level par 46 blocks already auction ho chuke hain. Aur bahar bhi opportunities dekhi ja rahi hain. Argentina mein five lithium blocks se production jaldi hi expected hai. Argentina, Australia, aur Brazil mein lithium ke liye investment ke chances explore ho rahe hain. Hindustan Copper Chile mein ek block dhoondh rahi hai, aur wahan par PSU ka ek consortium bhi four blocks ke liye bid kar chuka hai, bas sarkar ki final approval aani baaki hai.
Aur ek update ye hai ki West Asia ke crisis ke bawajoot, metal production mein koi giravat nahi aayi hai. Haan, prices thode badh gaye hain kyunki kuch suppliers ne force majeure clauses ka use kiya hai. Smelting operations par bhi pressure hai, kabhi kabhi kuch countries ki market policies ki wajah se bhi, sirf West Asia ki wajah se nahi. GAIL aur Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) ne officers assign kiye hain taaki explosives ki needs ko assess kar saken, aur IOCL toh mining sites ke paas naye plants bhi bana raha hai. Iske alawa, fertilizers ke liye potash ki supply badhane ke liye long-term international agreements par bhi baat chal rahi hai.
Ek challenge ye bhi hai ki waste materials jaise red mud aur fly ash ko process karne mein capital invest karna. Kabhi kabhi ye commercially feasible nahi lagta. Par ab technology improvements se kaam ban sakta hai. Kai PSUs ab silver jaise byproducts se bhi profit kama rahe hain, especially jab metal prices high hain. Hindalco ne toh Gallium banana start kar diya hai, aur Tantalum ka production bhi shuru ho gaya hai. Toh overall, mineral resources ka better use ho raha hai.