Jamshedpur: The National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML-Jamshedpur) has commissioned the CSIRs first battery-recycling pilot facility on its campus. The facility has been realised with the support of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Bulk Chemical Mission, said NML in a press communique on Saturday.It said the facility has been set up realising the potential of battery recycling to meet the critical demand for lithium, manganese, nickle and cobalt. The facility encompasses 1TPD battery dismantling and cathode material separation setup, apart from the integrated largescale hydrometallurgical facility for extraction and separation of aforementioned critical metals.The facility is able to tackle any kind of spent rechargeable batteries belonging to the class of lithium-ion batteries, nickle-based batteries, for process validation and technology transfer under hire-operate-transfer mode. NML said he technology is currently being validated for commercialisation with two MSMEs in India. It said the new facility has come up in adherence to the the countrys Atmanirbhar EV mission.We also published the following articles recentlyFrances Eramet and Suez pick Dunkirk for EV battery recyclingEramet and Suez have chosen Dunkirk as the location for a planned EV battery recycling facility. The partners aim to build a plant to dismantle lithium-ion batteries, followed by a unit to separate and refine metals for reuse in batteries. They are targeting a final investment decision for the first-stage plant by the end of this year, with a production launch in 2025. Eramet has secured an 80 million euro grant towards financing the project. The facility will have a processing capacity of 50,000 tons of battery modules per year.After lithium in Kashmir, rare metal vanadium, key for batteries, found off Gujarat coastVanadium, a scarce mineral used in various industrial applications, has been discovered in sediment samples collected from the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat, India. This is significant as vanadium is not commonly found in India. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) conducted the research and reported the finding, which marks the first occurrence of vanadium in offshore sediments in the country. Vanadium is crucial for sectors such as defense, aerospace, and energy storage. Previously, the GSI also discovered significant lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir, which were celebrated for their potential in promoting electric mobility and reducing carbon emissions.Now, online booking for sports facilitiesThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai has proposed a new policy for open spaces, requiring online bookings for sports activities on recreational grounds and playgrounds. The BMC aims to regulate access and booking costs for these facilities, while also creating larger sporting facilities through private entities. However, activists have expressed skepticism about granting public spaces to private individuals. Andheri MLA Ameet Satam opposes the policy, citing difficulties in reclaiming plots given on an adoption basis. The BMC has seen a 13% increase in permissions for Ganpati mandals to erect pandals on city roads this year.

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