{"id":49766,"date":"2026-05-30T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=49766"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:04:31","slug":"nickel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nickel\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nickel Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s electric vehicle and stainless-steel sectors face rising nickel prices and supply uncertainties due to the West Asia war.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nickel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>silver-white metal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the chemical <\/span><b>symbol Ni.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>metallic element<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a silvery-white, shiny appearance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>fifth-most common element<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on earth and occurs extensively in the earth\u2019s crust and core.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Occurrence of Nickel<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is usually found in <\/span><b>laterite deposits.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It occurs <\/span><b>naturally in soil and water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is also an essential nutrient for plants.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a <\/span><b>common element in meteorites.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Properties of Nickel<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is high <\/span><b>ductility, toughness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and provides strength.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nickel occurs <\/span><b>principally as oxides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sulphides and silicates in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is highly <\/span><b>resistant to corrosion and oxidation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has high <\/span><b>thermal and electrical conductivity.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has substantial <\/span><b>nickel laterite reserves,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> particularly in <\/span><b>Odisha\u2019s Sukinda region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>World Distribution:<\/b> <b>Indonesia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (22%), Australia (21%), Brazil (17%), Russia (7%), Cuba (6%) and Philippines (5%) are the major countries having reserves of Nickel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Nickel\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Alloying Agent:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its biggest use is in <\/span><b>alloying \u2013 particularly with chromium<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other metals to produce stainless and heat-resisting steels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Electric Vehicles:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an important metal used in several clean energy technologies, especially Electric Vehicles (EVs).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Batteries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is used in batteries, including <\/span><b>rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and nickel-metal hydride batteries used in hybrid vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nickel is often used to form protective coatings on other <\/span><b>metals using electroplating.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/economy\/indonesia-nickel-woes-west-asia-war-india-ev-batteries-stainless-steel-jindal-stainless-11779968472533.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nickel is a silver-white metal with the chemical symbol Ni. 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