Central Mine Planning and Design Institute

In episode 107 of the India Energy Hour, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, former CMD of Hindustan Copper Limited, joins Dr. Sandip Pai for a conversation on India's critical minerals trajectory.

Drawing on his experience at CMPDI, NTPC, and Hindustan Copper, Mr. Singh discusses where India's critical minerals strategy stands today and the gaps that need to be addressed.

The conversation also covers deeper exploration, stronger processing and refining, and greater collaboration across India's critical mineral value chain.

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So I never went to a college, I should say.

And that Indian School of Mines, I did my BTech.

Uh, in 1987 I joined Coal India subsidiary, CMPDI, that is known as Central Mine Planning and Design Institute.

And there I started my career.