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Opinion | Kerala's Minerals May Be India's Key To Long-Horizon Strategic Independence
Kerala's heavy minerals include monazite, ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and sillimanite - materials indispensable to energy transition, defence manufacturing, electronics, and advanced metallurgy. And yet, India has barely begun to value this endowment.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS to Make Closest Approach to Earth on December 19
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19, passing safely at a vast distance. Discovered by NASA-funded telescopes, the rare visitor offers scientists a valuable chance to study material formed around another star. Observations from space telescopes are expected to deepen understanding of interstellar objects.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Nears Earth on Dec. 19, Offering Rare Insights Into Cosmic Visitors
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Observing the comet provides scientists a rare opportunity to study dust and gases from its icy nucleus and learn more about material forming around other stars, expanding understanding of interstellar objects while posing no threat to our planet.
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NASA Confirms Third Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Is a Natural Comet
NASA has confirmed that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet, not alien technology. The comet shows unusual carbon-dioxide and nickel vapours, offering a rare look at ancient material from another star. Its path is safe, staying about 1.8 AU from Earth during its Solar System passage.
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MIT Detects Traces of a Lost ‘Proto Earth’ Deep Beneath Our Planet’s Surface
MIT researchers have discovered rare isotopic traces of a “proto Earth” that existed before the giant impact that shaped our modern planet. Found deep in ancient rocks, these potassium isotope signatures reveal remnants of Earth’s earliest material, offering fresh insight into the planet’s formation and the solar system’s earliest history...
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Rare Earths Tensions Rise As US, China Trade Barbs
Chinese state media issued a seven-point rebuttal to US calls for Beijing to wind back its rare earth controls, as both sides struggle to move beyond a volley of barbs and accusations of blindsiding the other.
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Trump's Dealmaking Diplomacy Grows Fragile As China Fires Back
President Donald Trump's preference to cut one-to-one deals with allies and adversaries has been the hallmark of his self-proclaimed dealmaking magic.
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China Outlines More Controls On Exports Of Rare Earths And Technology
China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products.
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Bajaj Auto: Chetak EV Supplies resume, Enough Supply Of Rare Earth Magnets
Bajaj Auto resumes nationwide supplies of its Chetak electric scooter after resolving global rare earth magnet shortages, ensuring better availability amid rising demand.
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China's Minerals Offer To India: Banishing The Ghost Of Galwan?
China's in-principle decision to look at India's growing requirements for rare-earth materials marks a massive step in fixing a relationship that went sour after the Galwan crisis of 2019.
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Scientists Make 'Alien' Diamond On Earth, Harder Than Anything Found In Nature
Chinese researchers have successfully synthesized a rare form of diamond found in meteorites, known as hexagonal diamond, in a laboratory setting.
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Apple To Expand US Manufacturing Base, To Use Only US-Made Rare Earth Magnets
Technology giant Apple has announced a major push to expand its manufacturing base in the United States, including a decision to exclusively use rare-earth magnets made in the country.
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Pentagon Becomes Top Shareholder In Only Active US Rare Earth Producer
The US Department of Defence has acquired a 15 per cent stake in MP Materials, America's only operational rare earth mine, to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on Chinese-controlled supply chains.
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New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal Secrets of Distant Worlds
Astronomers have confirmed the arrival of 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system. First seen on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS survey team in Chile, it was quickly identified by its unusual hyperbolic orbit and comet-like tail. Larger and brighter than either 1I/ʻOumuamua or 2I/Borisov, 3I/ATLAS is estimated to b...
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India's 95% ICE Vehicle Share Buffers Against Rare Earth Export Impact: Report
As per the report, the average REM usage per vehicle is around 0.8 kg for electric vehicles, 0.5 kg for hybrid vehicles, and just 0.1 kg for ICE vehicles.
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Opinion | Kerala's Minerals May Be India's Key To Long-Horizon Strategic Independence
Kerala's heavy minerals include monazite, ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and sillimanite - materials indispensable to energy transition, defence manufacturing, electronics, and advanced metallurgy. And yet, India has barely begun to value this endowment.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS to Make Closest Approach to Earth on December 19
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19, passing safely at a vast distance. Discovered by NASA-funded telescopes, the rare visitor offers scientists a valuable chance to study material formed around another star. Observations from space telescopes are expected to deepen understanding of interstellar objects.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Nears Earth on Dec. 19, Offering Rare Insights Into Cosmic Visitors
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Observing the comet provides scientists a rare opportunity to study dust and gases from its icy nucleus and learn more about material forming around other stars, expanding understanding of interstellar objects while posing no threat to our planet.
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NASA Confirms Third Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Is a Natural Comet
NASA has confirmed that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet, not alien technology. The comet shows unusual carbon-dioxide and nickel vapours, offering a rare look at ancient material from another star. Its path is safe, staying about 1.8 AU from Earth during its Solar System passage.
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MIT Detects Traces of a Lost ‘Proto Earth’ Deep Beneath Our Planet’s Surface
MIT researchers have discovered rare isotopic traces of a “proto Earth” that existed before the giant impact that shaped our modern planet. Found deep in ancient rocks, these potassium isotope signatures reveal remnants of Earth’s earliest material, offering fresh insight into the planet’s formation and the solar system’s earliest history...
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Rare Earths Tensions Rise As US, China Trade Barbs
Chinese state media issued a seven-point rebuttal to US calls for Beijing to wind back its rare earth controls, as both sides struggle to move beyond a volley of barbs and accusations of blindsiding the other.
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Trump's Dealmaking Diplomacy Grows Fragile As China Fires Back
President Donald Trump's preference to cut one-to-one deals with allies and adversaries has been the hallmark of his self-proclaimed dealmaking magic.
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China Outlines More Controls On Exports Of Rare Earths And Technology
China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products.
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Bajaj Auto: Chetak EV Supplies resume, Enough Supply Of Rare Earth Magnets
Bajaj Auto resumes nationwide supplies of its Chetak electric scooter after resolving global rare earth magnet shortages, ensuring better availability amid rising demand.
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China's Minerals Offer To India: Banishing The Ghost Of Galwan?
China's in-principle decision to look at India's growing requirements for rare-earth materials marks a massive step in fixing a relationship that went sour after the Galwan crisis of 2019.
-
Scientists Make 'Alien' Diamond On Earth, Harder Than Anything Found In Nature
Chinese researchers have successfully synthesized a rare form of diamond found in meteorites, known as hexagonal diamond, in a laboratory setting.
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Apple To Expand US Manufacturing Base, To Use Only US-Made Rare Earth Magnets
Technology giant Apple has announced a major push to expand its manufacturing base in the United States, including a decision to exclusively use rare-earth magnets made in the country.
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Pentagon Becomes Top Shareholder In Only Active US Rare Earth Producer
The US Department of Defence has acquired a 15 per cent stake in MP Materials, America's only operational rare earth mine, to boost domestic production and reduce reliance on Chinese-controlled supply chains.
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New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal Secrets of Distant Worlds
Astronomers have confirmed the arrival of 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system. First seen on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS survey team in Chile, it was quickly identified by its unusual hyperbolic orbit and comet-like tail. Larger and brighter than either 1I/ʻOumuamua or 2I/Borisov, 3I/ATLAS is estimated to b...
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India's 95% ICE Vehicle Share Buffers Against Rare Earth Export Impact: Report
As per the report, the average REM usage per vehicle is around 0.8 kg for electric vehicles, 0.5 kg for hybrid vehicles, and just 0.1 kg for ICE vehicles.
