From Ore to Chip: Jharkhand’s quiet power in East India’s semiconductor corridor 

India’s strategic deficit lies not in mineral availability, but in refining and purification depth. Today, high-value and strategic materials are routinely lost in slag and tailings, instead of being recovered, upgraded and absorbed into semiconductor and power-electronics supply chains. Jharkhand’s opportunity is to close this gap-to convert geological abundance into certified, usable semiconductor-grade inputs