The government said on Thursday that 5.9m tonnes of the element had been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir.
So far, India has depended on Australia and Argentina for lithium imports.Experts say that the discovery could aid India’s push to increase the number of private electric cars by 30% by 2030, as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions to tackle global warming.Image source- Times of India Lithium is extracted from hard rocks and underground brine reservoirs largely found in Australia, Chile and Argentina.After it is mined, it is roasted using fossil fuels, searing the landscape and leaving behind scars. The extraction process also requires a lot of water and releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.To extract it from underground reservoirs, many of which are found in water-scarce Argentina – a large amount of water is used, leading to protests from indigenous communities, who say that such activity is exhausting natural resources and leading to acute water shortages.Comment down your opinion about the change in India’s economic condition after this discovery.
