G7 leaders on Wednesday agreed to strengthen cooperation to reduce their dependence on China for critical minerals, unveiling plans to coordinate stockpiling, boost recycling and create a new platform with an expanded role for the International Energy Agency (IEA).The move comes as Western nations seek to secure supplies of minerals crucial for defence, artificial intelligence,…

India has secured protection for a majority of its steel exports to the UK under the India-UK free trade agreement, with 85% of outbound shipments remaining outside Britain’s upcoming steel safeguard measures, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday, PTI reported.The announcement comes as India and the UK prepare to operationalise their Comprehensive Economic…