India, Ghana discuss UPI operationalisation, local currency settlement

[ad_1] India and Ghana have agreed to work towards operationalisation of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) of National Payments Corporation of (NPCI) on Ghana’s Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GHIPSS) within a period of six months.This was decided at the...

India, Ghana discuss UPI operationalisation, local currency settlement

[ad_1] India and Ghana have agreed to work towards operationalisation of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) of National Payments Corporation of (NPCI) on Ghana’s Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GHIPSS) within a period of six months.Also read:UPI transactions moderate from...

India explores Congo for copper and cobalt access, eyes MoU in three months

[ad_1] India will tap into Congo for critical mineral access, mostly copper and cobalt. A draft MoU has been shared with Democratic Republic of Congo officials and a final agreement is expected in “another three months or so.” The MoU...

Mines Ministry to appoint consultant for due dilligence on Australian lithium block acquisition

[ad_1] India’s Mines Ministry is planning to appoint a consultant as it looks to carry out due diligence for acquisition of lithium blocks in Australia. Talks are on with one of the State-agencies there for securing the blocks. Also read:Rules...

Mines Ministry plans to handhold private players for acquisition of critical mineral blocks overseas

[ad_1] The Mines Ministry is looking to facilitate and hand-hold Indian companies – including private ones and conglomerates- to acquire or secure off-take agreements for critical minerals overseas. Critical minerals include lithium, cobalt and copper, among others. The preference would...

Cabinet decision: Royalty rates for 12 critical minerals finalised

[ad_1] The Union Cabinet on Thursday specified the royalty rate for 12 critical and strategic minerals, that primarily include beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, gallium, indium, rhenium, selenium, tantalum, tellurium, titanium, tungsten and vanadium.Royalty rates have been fixed between 2 and 4...