S. Jaishankar and Anita Anand met at the Munich Security Conference to review progress in India-Canada ties and discuss expanding cooperation in trade, energy and technology ahead of Mark Carney’s likely visit to India

Japan retrieved rare earth minerals from 6,000 meters deep near Minami Torishima, marking the world’s first deep-sea extraction at such depth. The mission, using the Chikyu drilling ship, aims to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals like dysprosium and yttrium, vital for EVs, electronics, and wind turbines