New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- TEXMiN Foundation, the Technology Translation Research Park under India's Department of Science & Technology (DST) at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia's GIREDMET, a rare metals research institute under Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, to collaborate on rare earth and critical mineral technologies, an official statement said.

"Critical minerals and rare earth technologies are central to India's energy transition, electronics manufacturing and strategic sectors," said Sukumar Mishra, Director of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and Chairman of the Hub Governing Board, TEXMiN Foundation.

This partnership with GIREDMET brings together global expertise and translational resear...