UPSC IAS - 2025

Consider the following statements: I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified. II. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals. Which of the statements given above are correct?