Global Natural Resources Conclave

With aerial mapping of Indian hinterland, the government hopes for a better utilization of natural resources. This was revealed by Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines at GNRC 2017.

Betting Big on Vedanta and India to Drive Growth - Anil Agarwal

Speaking at the 1st ever Global Natural Resources Conclave, Anil Agarwal, Group Chairman- Vedanta speaks about the journey of Vedanta and how entrepreneurship, talent, technology and best practices can drive India’s growth story.

Removing red tape and laying out the red carpet - Gina Rinehart

From near bankruptcy to becoming Australia’s richest citizen, Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman of Hancock Prospecting is no stranger to building a multi-billion dollar business. At the Global Natural Resources Conclave, she discusses the elimination of red tape and what both countries can hope to learn from each other.

Reducing import dependency through local extraction and manufacturing - Sajjan Jindal

Sajjan Jindal, Chairman of the JSW Group highlights the need to exploit natural resources now as they would be irrelevant in the future and how using local natural resources can help reduce India’s import bill.

Time ripe for exploration of India’s Natural Wealth - Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines on why the 7th largest nation only spends 0.4% on exploration of the total global exploration budget and how policy changes can go a long way in improving India’s mineral resources landscape.

India to be the engine of global oil demand - Melody Meyer

Melody Meyer- President at Melody Meyer Energy LLC explains why stable legal framework, predictable tax regime and sanctity of contracts must be present for India to reap rich dividends in the mineral resources sector.

Expect next year's growth to be a good 7-8%: Hindalco

At the side-lines of CNBC-TV18 Global Natural Resources Conclave in Delhi, Manisha Gupta caught up with Satish Pai, MD of Hindalco Industries and asked him about next year's growth target.

Looking at various options for merger: ONGC's DK Sarraf

At the side-lines of CNBC-TV18 Global Natural Resources Conclave in Delhi, Varinder Bansal caught up with DK Sarraf, CMD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and began by asking him about investment and merger plans.

Mines minister Piyush Goyal calls for cutting aluminium imports

India needs to process aluminium in the country and value add jobs and create wealth, the minister said.

India's iron ore output likely to grow 28% to 200 MT in FY17

Mines Secretary Arun Kumar said the government can bag Rs 1 lakh crore from non-coal mineral block auctions in Goa, Odisha and Karnataka in FY18.

We would like to see MIP coming in: Tom Albanese

From the side-lines of CNBC-TV18 Global Natural Resources Conclave in Delhi Anshu Sharma caught up with CEO of Vedanta, Tom Albanese and began by asking him about minimum import price (MIP) for aluminium sector.

Petroleum Minister says households with LPG connections rose by 6 crore since 2014

"In 2014 the number of households with gas connections was 14 crore and it stands at 20 crore now, Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas said at the Global Natural Resources Conclave. India has a total of 26 crore households.

Want to maintain JSW's 20% market share of India's steel: Sajjan Jindal

At the side-lines of CNBC-TV18 Global Natural Resources Conclave in Delhi, Varinder Bansal caught up with Sajjan Jindal of JSW Steel and began by asking him whether the rally in commodity prices is sustainable.

Cairn-Vedanta merger likely to complete in next 1-2 weeks with RBI nod

At the side-lines of CNBC-TV18 Global Natural Resources Conclave in Delhi, Varinder Bansal caught up with Sudhir Marhur, CFO of Cairn India and began by asking him about the merger timeline for Cairn-Vedanta and the status on RBI's approval for the same.

Mining industry lauds PM Narendra Modi for turning red tape into red carpet

As the industry digs its way out of the overground mess, it thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Network18's Global Natural Resources Conclave on Wednesday.

Environment our highest priority: Anil Agarwal

Watch Vedanta Group Chairman, Anil Agarwal speak at Global Natural Resources Conclave where he spoke about India' giant leap in natural resources space.

Here’s what experts think about India’s potential in mining sector

At the Global Natural Resources Conclave (GNRC), CNBC-TV18’s Manisha Gupta caught up with Brian Fisher, MD, BA Economics where he spoke about why he thinks India has a lot of scope going forward in mining and minerals in particular.

Network18, CII to host Global Natural Resources Conclave on April 5, 6

Two-day event to bring together key players from global natural resources sector on a common platform in the national capital.

Metals and mines: A perspective on employment

Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco is optimistic that mining along with metal production with the focus of on the downstream sector will be able a huge employment generator for the country.

Challenges for India’s mining industry

Despite being well endowed with natural resources, a huge amount of minerals is imported into the country, which Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco feels is the biggest challenge facing the mining industry.

How is the Indian mining sector poised to grow?

Satish Pai, MD, Hindalco says that due to initiatives like Make in India and Smart Cities providing impetus to macroeconomic growth, consumption of metals and minerals will go up, and will allow the Indian mining sector to register strong growth.

Sandeep Lakhwara on strategy for India to reduce imports

Sandeep Lakhwara, MD, Deccan Gold believes that facilitating more investment into exploration will lead to an uptick in production and thereby greater domestic consumption reducing India’s dependence on imports.

How can India attract investments in exploring natural resources?

Since exploration requires state of art technology and high-risk capital security, Sandeep Lakhwara, MD, Deccan Gold suggests that investors will require security of tenure and the ability to keep the discovery without auction, especially for deep-sea exploration.