{
  "id": 63589,
  "title": "Kishan Reddy pushes for indigenous manufacturing in EV sector, self sufficiency in critical minerals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/kishan-reddy-pushes-for-indigenous-manufacturing-in-ev-sector-self",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-02T23:58:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kishan-reddy-pushes-for-indigenous-manufacturing-in-ev-sector-self-sufficiency-in-critical-minerals/article71298020.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy has emphasized the importance of indigenous manufacturing and self-sufficiency in critical minerals within the Electric Vehicle (EV) sector. Speaking at the launch of KETO Motors' commercial bus, Reddy highlighted the supply issues caused by China's disruption of mineral imports and announced the National Critical Mineral Mission, with a budget of ₹34,000 crore, to address this challenge. He further emphasized that the government is actively acquiring mining blocks in countries with viable mineral resources to ensure India's self-reliance in critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, which are vital for various sectors including EVs, solar panels, semiconductors, defence, and AI.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}