PM Modi: India signing pacts to secure critical minerals

India's leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave a big speech on Independence Day from a famous old fort called the Red Fort.

He told the nation that India wants to make sure it has enough special rocks and metals called critical minerals.

These minerals are very important because they are used to make things like batteries for electric cars, wind turbines and electricity wires.

He said the whole technology world depends on these minerals.

India is making agreements with many other countries to get these minerals.

India has also started a special mission called the National Critical Mineral Mission to explore for these minerals inside the country.

The government is putting aside a lot of money for this mission, and public companies will add even more.

India plans to build four special parks in different states where these minerals can be processed into useful materials.

The parks will focus on lithium and nickel, which are very important for making batteries.

Many nations around the world are now trusting India in this important work.