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Detailed explanation-1: -India has discovered its first lithium reserves in the igneous rocks located in the Marlagalla-Allapatna region of Karnataka’s Mandya district. The discovery is very small in size though in the present and stands at only 1, 600 tonnes of lithium.

Detailed explanation-2: -Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD)for Exploration and Research, which is a constituent of Department Atomic Energy (DAE) has estimated lithium reserves of 14, 100 tonnes in a small patch of land surveyed in Southern Karnataka’s Mandya district.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has identified two lithium mines and one copper mine in Argentina, and it may acquire or lease them soon, a report by BusinessLine (BL) said. In November 2022, the Indian government sent a team of geologists to South America to “assess potential lithium deposits".

Detailed explanation-4: -Researchers from the Directorate of Atomic Minerals (under the Atomic Energy Commission of India) have recently estimated lithium reserves of 14, 100 tonnes in a small stretch of land surveyed in southern Karnataka’s Mandya district.

Detailed explanation-5: -However, lithium is also used in the batteries of laptops and cell phones, as well as in the glass and ceramics industry. Where is lithium available from? With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves.