Summary:
“Rare earths have been classified as strategic and critical materials by countries like America, China, Japan and South Korea. In his inaugural address at the International Conference on Science, technology and applications of rare earths (ICSTAR 2018) organised by the Rare Earths Association of India in Tirupati, Dr.
Singh said the piquant situation had led to a rat race among stakeholders in rare earths for commissioning various projects. “All stakeholders need to put in their efforts to bolster research and development, particularly the scientific community and the government to explore possibility of extending incentives akin to renewable energy,” Dr.
Singh said. It would create an environment where tendency of guarding the technology developed and acquisition of commercial scale technology would become difficult. Secretary of REAI Dr MLP Reddy, ICSTAR 2018 Chairperson Prof CK Jayasankar, senior scientists from all over India were present..