CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lithium reserves have been discovered in Rajasthan’s Degana following the recent discovery in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi. The newly discovered reserves in Degana are believed to be larger than those found in Jammu and Kashmir and officials claim that they could meet up to 80% of India’s demand for lithium.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate, a unit of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, have estimated deposits of Lithium in Mandya District, Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Preliminary surveys on surface and limited subsurface by AMD have shown presence of lithium resources of 1, 600 tonnes in the pegmatites of Marlagalla-Allapatna area, Mandya district in Karnataka.