**Summary:**
The Government of India, under the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), is actively promoting the filing of patents to bolster innovation and self-reliance in critical minerals. This initiative, approved by the Union Cabinet on January 29, 2025, aims to strengthen India's critical mineral value chain, encompassing exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing, and recycling. A key deliverable of the NCMM is to support and track the filing of 1,000 patents across the critical minerals value chain by FY 2030-31, with the goal of encouraging innovation and the commercialization of indigenous technologies. As of June 2025, 62 patents (21 in May and 41 in June) aligning with the critical mineral value chain were filed in India. In addition, 2 patents were granted in May 2025 and 8 patents were granted in June 2025 within critical mineral-related areas. These patents cover diverse areas such as Ytterbium-doped Metal Oxide Nanoparticles, Anode and Secondary Batteries, Tungsten-Polymer Composite Molds, Nickel Vanadate Thin Films, and Tantalum-Doped NASICON Solid-State Electrolytes. The innovation supported under NCMM spans minerals including Lithium, Nickel, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Ytterbium, and Tantalum. The government aims to establish India as a global innovation hub for critical mineral technologies, securing strategic autonomy in this sector.
Key Entities Referenced
National Critical Mineral Mission: A Government of India initiative (NCMM) to strengthen India's critical mineral value chain.
Union Cabinet: The decision-making body of the Government of India that approved the National Critical Mineral Mission.
India: The country which aims to achieve self-reliance in critical minerals and become a global hub for innovation in critical mineral technologies.
Lithium: A critical mineral covered under NCMM, crucial to clean energy, electronics and strategic technologies.
Nickel: A critical mineral covered under NCMM, crucial to clean energy, electronics and strategic technologies.
Tungsten: A critical mineral covered under NCMM, crucial to clean energy, electronics and strategic technologies.
Ministry of Mines: The government ministry pushing for patenting under the National Critical Mineral Mission.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi. Source of the information.
Ministry of Mines
Patenting Push under NCMM: Government Supports
Innovation in Critical Minerals
Over 1,000 Patents Targeted by 2031 Under
National Critical Mineral Mission
Posted On: 08 AUG 2025 8:15PM by PIB Delhi
As part of the strategic effort to achieve self-reliance in critical minerals, the Government of India is actively
promoting patent filings under the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM). This initiative follows the
approval of the Mission by the Union Cabinet on 29 January 2025, with a vision to strengthen India’s critical
mineral value chain across exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing, and recycling.
One of the National Critical Mineral Mission’s key deliverables is to support and track the filing of 1,000
patents across the critical minerals value chain by FY 2030–31, encouraging innovation and
commercialization of indigenous technologies.
21 patents in May 2025 and 41 patents in June 2025, aligning with the critical mineral value chain were filed
in India. During May 2025, 2 patents on critical mineral related areas were granted, and during June 2025, 8
more such patents were granted. These filings reflect increased momentum in R&D activities focused on
exploration, extraction, processing, and application of critical minerals essential for India's green energy
transition and strategic sectors.
Some examples of areas where are patents granted are:
1. Ytterbium-doped Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Method for Preparing the same
2. Anode and Secondary Battery Comprising the Anode
3. A Method for Producing a Tungsten-Polymer Composite Mold
4. Nickel Vanadate Thin Film on Conducting Substrate and Method for the Same
5. Tantalum-Doped NASICON Solid-State Electrolyte for Sodium-Ion Batteries
These patents represent just a sample of the growing innovation footprint supported under NCMM, covering
minerals such as Lithium, Nickel, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Ytterbium, and Tantalum—all of which are
crucial to clean energy, electronics, and strategic technologies.
The Government remains committed to positioning India as a global hub for innovation in critical mineral
technologies, ensuring strategic autonomy in this emerging domain.
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Shuhaib T
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