CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -For the first time, lithium reserves were found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi in February this year. This was the first significant mineral discovery in India, as previously only a small reserve had been discovered in Karnataka. It attributes the discovery to the mines ministry’s new focus on rare earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -But residents in the southwestern Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir where the deposits are located say they are torn between those hopes and a fear of being driven off their land to make way for mining operations, as well as concern about the impact on local vegetation and wildlife.

Detailed explanation-3: -India discovered an enormous deposit of lithium. On Feb. 9, India’s government announced a discovery with massive implications for its environment, international relations, and political scene: an untapped 5.9 million-ton stash of lithium reserves located within the region of Jammu and Kashmir.