Hindustan Zinc is venturing into rare earth metals with a five-year timeline for commercial production, aiming to build a ...

Hindustan Zinc has begun diversifying its mineral portfolio, acquiring potash and tungsten blocks, and aims to derive 30 per ...

The US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has ignited numerous grave concerns. It also highlights the double-edged nature of ...

Indonesia is moving apace with its nuclear ambitions, drafting a new regulation on the domestic processing of uranium and ...

Having seen some clip or the other ‒ about rare earths ‒ almost every day in the leading national dailies, I was curious to understand the importance of these and also the way forward as China ...

In April 2024, scientists from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced that they, for the first time, refueled a thorium nuclear reactor while keeping it operating. Although this might ...

He said Canada is among the top eight countries when it comes to containing reserves of thorium, according to the World Nuclear Association. India tops the list, followed by Brazil, Australia and the ...

“The potential includes thorium, which is believed to have reserves in nature around three times greater than uranium, has advantageous thermophysical properties, superior neutronic properties, namely ...

India’s long-term strategic interests lie in fast breeder reactors and thorium-based reactors, which align with its three-stage nuclear programme and leverage the country’s thorium reserves ...

China's thorium reactor is a wake-up call for India India should pursue direct thorium utilisation in parallel to the three-stage nuclear power programme as it’s only the first stage which has ...

It identified 233 thorium-rich zones across the country and, if accurate, suggests that thorium reserves in China significantly exceed previous estimates.