PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DOMESTIC EXPLORATIONAND AVAILIBILITY OF CRITICAL MINERALS

• Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD), under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), reported to Parliament on 29 Jan 2026 the in-situ resources of critical minerals essential for India's nuclear and strategic sectors.
• Covers REE, thorium, titanium, zircon, lithium, niobium-tantalum, beryllium — the feedstock for nuclear power, defence, EVs, and clean-energy supply chains.
• Sits at the intersection of National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), MMDR Act, 1957 amendments, and India's Net-Zero-by-2070 pledge.