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AI and Digitalisation Seen Transforming India’s Mining Sector
Sasmit Patra said new technologies could improve India’s mining industry.
He specifically discussed artificial intelligence, or AI, and digital tools.
These tools could help companies watch mining operations more carefully.
They could also help use natural resources responsibly.
Digital records may make decisions and information more transparent.
Patra said technology could make mining more efficient and safer.
He also connected technology with sustainability and trust.
He made these comments at a conference organized by FICCI.
Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra said AI and credible data could make India’s mining and metals sector more productive and globally competitive.
Patra said digitalisation could improve transparency across the sector.
He highlighted technology’s potential to monitor operations, use resources responsibly and generate credible data.
AI and digital tools could improve efficiency while strengthening safety and sustainability, according to Patra.
Patra made the remarks at an FICCI conference on digitalisation, AI, automation and technology integration in mining and metals.
- Who
- Sasmit Patra, a Rajya Sabha MP and member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines & Steel.
- What
- He said AI, digitalisation and credible data could transform India’s mining and metals sector.
- Where
- At the FICCI conference on Digitalisation, AI, Automation and Technology Integration in Mining and Metals; the location is not specified.
- When
- At an FICCI conference; the articles do not specify the date.
- Why
- To discuss how technology could improve productivity, competitiveness, transparency, safety, sustainability and responsible resource management.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Sasmit Patra, Rajya Sabha MP
- Committee
- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines & Steel
- Sector
- Mining and metals
- Technologies highlighted
- Artificial intelligence, digitalisation, automation and technology integration
- Potential benefits
- Higher productivity, efficiency, safety, sustainability and transparency
- Event organizer
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Quotes
Sasmit Patra
Rajya Sabha MP and member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal, Mines & Steel
“AI and digital technologies can play a transformative role in mining by helping us monitor operations more effectively, use resources responsibly and generate credible, transparent data. Technology can help the sector become more efficient while strengthening safety, sustainability and trust among all stakeholders.”
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“Technology, including AI and digitalisation, has the potential to transform the mining sector by enabling better monitoring, more transparent decision-making and responsible resource management. If we use technology effectively, it can help us build a safer, more sustainable and more accountable mining ecosystem.”
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