Government proposes rare-earth corridors in Odisha, Kerala, AP and TN to boost magnet manufacturing, cut China import dependence.

In the Union Budget 2026–27, the government announced dedicated rare earth corridors in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to reduce India’s dependence on China. Rare earths are essential ...

The expected big-ticket announcements ahead of crucial elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam may not have happened, but the Union Budget 2026 still had several proposals targeted at ...

India, Feb. 10 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called out DMK member P Wilson for his claim that Tamil Nadu ...

A single line in the Union Budget 2026 speech by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pointed to a transition in how India plans to use its mineral wealth. For the first time, rare-earth minerals, ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is poised to play a central role in India’s push for self-reliance in rare earth minerals, with Indian Rare Earths Ltd (IREL) planning to expand mining operations and establish a ...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed the establishment of dedicated rare earth corridors in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala as part of the Union Budget for ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced schemes in the Union Budget for Tamil Nadu including high speed rail links for Chennai, ecologically sustainable mountain trail in Podhigai ...

Chennai, Feb 1 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced schemes in the Union Budget for Tamil Nadu including high speed rail links for Chennai, ecologically sustainable mountain t ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a rare earth corridor for Tamil Nadu, a state that will go to polls later this year. While presenting the Budget 2026 in the Lok Sabha, ...