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Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.