India's wild ride: AI hunts minerals and dodges imports

Yo, India just ghosted manual geologists like bye! Now it's all about AI flexing its muscle to dig up minerals. National Critical Mineral Mission is on a 1200-block scavenger hunt, while GSI is speedrunning with ML on geospatial data. Startups are vibing, but there's a talent drought and messy data drama. The goal? Fast, cheap exploration and a major glow-up away from China.