India has announced plans for deep-sea mining to meet its future requirements of rare earth minerals such as titanium, platinum, manganese, copper, cobalt and nickel.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/deep-sea-exploration-mine-rare-earth-minerals-cards-minister
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deep-sea-mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-earth-sciences
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-science-and-technology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-energy
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wind-energy
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cfl