New Delhi, June 5 -- The Government of India and the United Kingdom have launched the India-UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO), a joint platform aimed at enhancing monitoring and analysis of global critical mineral supply chains.

The initiative was inaugurated in New Delhi by Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy and UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

The observatory is expected to support data-driven assessment of critical mineral markets, supply risks, disruptions and emerging trends that are increasingly important for clean energy technologies, advanced manufacturing, electric mobility and other strategic industries.

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