Google- Minister Jitendra Singh announced that the Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) found Lithium in Mandya and Yadgiri districts, Karnataka, with 1,600 tonnes identified in Mandya.
- Further exploration is ongoing in Chhattisgarh’s Korba District, with potential in Rajasthan, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka.
- AMD’s preliminary survey in Himachal Pradesh identified surface Uranium in Hamirpur district, though no atomic energy plant studies have been conducted there.
- The Department of Atomic Energy is studying small modular reactor technologies but has no current proposals for collaboration with foreign vendors.
- India and Russia have expressed interest in expanding cooperation in nuclear energy, including small modular reactors.
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