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The Ministry of Mines, Government of India, has designated the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, as one of the Centres of Excellence (CoE) under the National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM). With a budget of Rs 16,300 crore, the Mission aims to enhance India’s self-reliance in critical minerals essential for clean energy, defence, and advanced technology sectors.

The CoE will develop an Integrated Critical Minerals Research and Development Facility encompassing the entire value chain from exploration and extraction to processing and recycling, it stated in an official press release.

It aims to create modular pilot-scale plants using indigenous processes and equipment technologies to reduce import dependence and promote sustainable growth. The CoE al

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