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Jharkhand: TEXMiN, NITI Aayog join hands to strengthen critical minerals sector

Dhanbad, Oct 31 (UNI) TEXMiN at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and NITI Aayog have signed a Joint Statement of Intent to strengthen India's critical and strategic minerals ecosystem through research, policy support and technology development.
The agreement was signed on October 31, 2026, to promote collaboration in research, data analytics, mineral resource mapping, policy advisory, knowledge generation and capacity building across the critical minerals value chain.
The collaboration will cover exploration, processing, value addition and recycling of critical minerals, according to an official statement.
Under the partnership, the two institutions will work towards developing comprehensive databases, decision-support frameworks and technical studies to provide scientific and technical inputs to the Central and State Governments for policy formulation and decision-making.
The initiative is expected to support the objectives of the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) and India's efforts to achieve self-reliance in critical and strategic minerals.
The partnership will also seek to strengthen coordination between research institutions and policy-making bodies and promote technology-driven solutions for sustainable utilisation of mineral resources.
TEXMiN, an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, is hosted at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. The collaboration is aimed at strengthening research, innovation and technology translation in the mining and minerals sector.
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