Episode Description
Critical minerals are materials and, unlike oil, can be recovered and reused from end-of-life products. Importantly, recycling offers a pathway to reduce dependence on China and its overbearing processing capability. In this episode, Shobhankita Reddy and Tannmay Kumarr Baid discuss what India must do to operationalise this part of the mineral value chain.
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