NMDC Sign MoU with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration
- The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), has signed an MoU for ‘Drone-Based Mineral Exploration’ with IIT Kharagpur.
- The NMDC Limited is a government owned mineral producer, under Ministry of Steel, and the largest Iron Ore producer in India.
- With this MoU, NMDC becomes the first CPSE in India to conduct Drone-based Geophysical Surveys and Hyperspectral Studies for Mineral Exploration in the country.
Source: PIB
Points to Remember:
- NMDC has inked an agreement with which institution for ‘Drone-Based Mineral Exploration’?