{"id":162603,"date":"2025-04-18T19:31:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=162603"},"modified":"2025-04-18T19:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:01:52","slug":"coes-under-the-national-critical-mineral-mission","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/coes-under-the-national-critical-mineral-mission","title":{"rendered":"Centres of Excellence Under the National Critical Mineral Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the <\/span><b>Ministry of Mines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has issued the guidelines for setting up of<\/span><b> Centres of Excellence (CoE) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the <\/span><b>National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>What are CoEs?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Centres of Excellence (CoEs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are designated research centres under NCMM.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objectives of CoEs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on <\/span><b>identification, extraction, and beneficiation technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for critical minerals from:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Primary resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (natural deposits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>Secondary resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (recycling\/recovery)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop technologies up to<\/span><b> Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 7 &#038; 8 (pilot plant &#038; pre-commercial demonstration).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote <\/span><b>interdisciplinary research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and competency building.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About National Critical Mineral Mission<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Announced in Union Budget 2024-25<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To secure India\u2019s <\/span><b>critical mineral supply chain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by ensuring mineral availability from domestic and foreign sources.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening the value chains by <\/span><b>enhancing technological<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, regulatory, and financial ecosystems to foster innovation, skill development, and global competitiveness in mineral exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing, and recycling.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Duration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FY 2024-25 to FY 2030-31.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Mines<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Key Features of NCMM<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Scope<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Covers entire value chain\u2014exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing, and recovery from end-of-life products.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-162574 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/181-6802531d21988.webp\" alt=\"National Critical Mineral Mission\" width=\"551\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/181-6802531d21988.webp 976w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/181-6802531d21988-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/181-6802531d21988-768x525.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><b>Exploration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Intensified exploration within India and offshore areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Regulatory Process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fast-track approval for critical mineral mining projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Financial Incentives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Provided for exploration and recovery from overburden and tailings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Critical Minerals<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Definition: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the minerals which are<\/span><b> essential for economic development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and national security but the <\/span><b>scarcity and limitation of its geographical availability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leading to supply chain vulnerability and disruption constitute its criticality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Critical Minerals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Report of the Committee on Identification of Critical Minerals <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">constituted by the Ministry of Mines has identified <\/span><b>30 critical minerals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"vc_button\"><b>Additional Reading: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/national-critical-mineral-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>National Critical Mineral Mission<\/b><\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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