In-Depth: Rare earth elements & Critical Minerals | 07 September, 2026

Critical minerals are vital for the global economy and include nickel, manganese and cobalt. Rare earths are a specific, highly useful category of critical minerals that are used to make magnets essential for the auto, electronic and defence industries, as well as in renewable energy. Securing reserves and production of rare earths has become a flashpoint in global diplomacy and trade. Rare earths are a group of 17 heavy metals that are abundant throughout the Earth’s crust. Anchor: Kriti Video Editor: Fahad & Abhilasha Sansad Television is the Parliamentary channel of India. It was created in 2021 by merging Lok Sabha Television and Rajya Sabha Television. Follow us on: -Twitter:   / sansad_tv   -Insta:   / sansad.tv   -FB:   / sansadtelevision   -https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VanO... -WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VanO... -  / published   Visit Sansad TV website: https://sansadtv.nic.in/