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It details India–Uzbekistan cooperation on critical minerals following leaders’ talks, explains uranium characteristics, isotopes and sourcing, and provides factual notes on Uzbekistan’s geography, resources and major lakes. 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But only 235U is fissile (will support a neutron mediated chain reaction) .  \no Characteristics:  \no Appearance: Silvery-white or grey metallic solid that tarnishes and turns black in air due to oxidation.  \no Mechanical: Malleable, ductile, and slightly paramagnetic.  \no Radioactivity: Weakly radioactive with an extremely long half-life.  \no Distribution: Largest viable deposits are found in Australia, Kazakhstan, and Canada.  \no In India, Uranium deposits are primarily concentrated in the Singhbhum Shear Zone of Jharkhand and the Cuddapah Basin of Andhra Pradesh  \no India’s Uranium Sourcing: India has secured a longterm uranium supply deal with Australia, Canada and Kazakhstan.  \no India’s Three Stage Nuclear Programme:  \no Thorium:  \n\n| Features | A silvery metal, tarnishes black when exposed to air |\n| --- | --- |\n| Radioactivity | Weakly radioactive, all its isotopes are unstable. |\n| Availability | o Three to four times more abundant than uranium.\u003Cbr>o Chiefly refined from monazite sands |\n| Global\u003Cbr>Distribution | o India has the world's largest reserves- found heavily in |\n\n\n|  | coastal beach sands (like Kerala and Odisha) .\u003Cbr>o Brazil, Australia & USA has major monazite resources. |\n| --- | --- |\n\nUzbekistan  \nPrime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a two-day state visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.  \no Uzbekistan: It is a landlocked Central Asian country.  \no Capital City: Tashkent.  \no Geography:  \no Desert: The Kyzylkum Desert occupies a large portion of the country.  \no Rivers: It lies mainly between two major rivers, the Syr Darya to the northeast and the Amu Darya.  \no Lakes: Major lakes include Lake Ayddrkul and Lake Sarykamish.  \no Natural Resources: It has significant reserves of copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, and uranium, natural gas.  \no Aral Sea is a shrinking endorheic (landlocked) salt-lake in Central Asia, located between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south. Historically fed by two primary rivers—the Amu Darya (from the south) and the Syr Darya (from the north) .  \no Kazakhstan: A transcontinental country in Central Asia with a small portion in Eastern Europe; the world's largest landlocked country.  \no Bordered by Russia to the north/west, China to the east, and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan to the south.  \nPM SVANidhi Yojana  \nPrime Minister Narendra Modi spotlighted on PM SVANidhi and its beneficial impacts on women empowerment on his Man Ki Baat episode.  \no PM SVANidhi Yojana: It is a Central Sector Scheme launched in 2020, initially introduced to help urban street vendors recover from the economic hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has later  \n31 August 2026  \napproved a major revamp (PM SVANidhi 2.0), extending the scheme's execution until March 31, 2030  \no Ministry Associated: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).  \no Key Features:  \no Collateral-Free Loans.  \no Loans are given in progressive cycles based on timely repayment.  \no Borrowers get a 7% annual interest subsidy credited directly to their bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) upon timely or early repayment.  \no Encourages digital payments by offering monthly cashbacks.  \no No Prepayment Penalty.  \no PM SVANidhi 2.0:  \no Enhanced loan amounts across first and second tranches, providing greater working capital.  \no Provides UPI-linked RuPay Credit Card.  \no Expanded coverage beyond statutory towns to census towns and peri-urban areas in a graded manner.  \no ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ initiative will be strengt","cbCaifQdV077MwMU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifQdV077MwMU","pdf",1858862,"English","# Critical Minerals and Uranium\n## India and Uzbekistan Cooperation\n## Uranium Basics and Features\n## India’s Uranium Sourcing\n# Uzbekistan Overview\n## Geography and Natural Resources\n# PM SVANidhi Yojana\n## Scheme Features and PM SVANidhi 2.0\n# Nancy Grace Roman Telescope\n## Mission Purpose and Instruments\n## Orbit, Significance, and Successor Context","[{\"question\":\"What agreement did India and Uzbekistan reach regarding critical minerals?\",\"answer\":\"India and Uzbekistan agreed to expand cooperation in the field of critical minerals following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.\"},{\"question\":\"Which isotope of uranium is described as fissile in the bulletin?\",\"answer\":\"The bulletin states that only 235U is fissile and can support a neutron-mediated chain reaction.\"},{\"question\":\"What is PM SVANidhi 2.0 designed to change or extend?\",\"answer\":\"PM SVANidhi 2.0 enhances loan amounts across tranches and extends scheme execution until March 31, 2030, along with additional features like UPI-linked RuPay Credit Card and expanded coverage.\"}]","Lead IAS Daily Bulletin - 31 August 2026 | PDF",1789941579,13]