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With a career spanning over two decades, Dr Umakanta Panda has been actively involved in the Indian power sector. At present, Dr Panda serves as secretary at the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC), playing […]

Gouranga Sen is group head of economic and policy analysis at Vedanta Limited. He has over 20 years of experience in research and analysis in the metal and mining industry, covering a diverse range of […]

Mohammad Abu Asif is chief executive officer (CEO) at Giriraj Civil Developers Limited. He is a World Bank-certified public-private partnership (PPP) procurement professional with nearly 30 years of experience in the construction industry. He has […]

Dr Praveer Pankaj is director at the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and is currently posted at the Director General Camp Office (DGCO) in New Delhi. He has nearly two decades of experience in the […]

Goutom Chakraborty is an electrical engineer with an MBA in marketing, bringing over 32 years of rich and diverse experience in the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors. As a well-known pipeline integrity and gas […]

Sandeep Dhamija is a seasoned power distribution professional with over 21 years of rich experience in business development, business transformation, change management, BPR, technology deployment, consulting and project management. He has been extensively involved with […]

R.B. Singh is a mining professional with over 25 years of experience in mining operations and project management, specialising in iron and bauxite mines. Currently serving as Assistant General Manager (Mines) at National Aluminum Company […]

Kartikeya R. Misra is a seasoned power sector professional with over three decades of experience in thermal power plant (TPP) operations, maintenance, project management and digital transformation. As vice president and plant head at JSW […]

M.K. Biswas is currently serving as executive director of the Risk Management and Total Quality Management department, as well as chief risk officer at GAIL (India) Limited. He has been leading these departments since June […]

Dwijadas Basak is the chief executive officer of TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Odisha government. With over three decades of expertise in power distribution management, he […]

Rajesh is general manager (mining) and nodal (coal logistics) at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL). Overall, he has around 32 years of experience working at CCL in various capacities. He has worked in semi-mechanised below-ground mines […]

Brajesh Kumar is chief business officer (CBO) (senior executive vice president) at BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), where he currently leads business operations. He joined BSES in 2009 and held various roles across departments before […]

Sandeep Gupta is chief administrative officer of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project, Northern Railway. He is an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers, from the 1989 batch. He has over 34 years […]

Kishore K. Bhimwal is additional director at the Centre for High Technology (CHT), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG). He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, […]

India has had a strong year in the power sector, focusing on renewable energy and infrastructure. The country has added record amounts of solar and wind energy, commissioning over 10 GW of renewable projects annually […]

Leadership in renewable energy is about envisioning a sustainable future and turning it into reality. Prashant Mathur, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saatvik Green Energy Limited, exemplifies this through his passion for sustainability and excellence […]

Sanil C. Namboodiripad is managing director of ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) and North East Transmission Company Limited (NETC). With over three decades of experience in the energy sector, he specialises in the operations and […]

Shashank Shekhar Jha has over 30 years of experience working in different capacities at various subsidiaries of Coal India Limited, such as Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) and Central Mine Planning and […]

With over 29 years of experience at public sector giant Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Ajay Sharma is currently the general manager for power distribution. In his current role, his responsibilities include spearheading the […]

Rahul Arora is an industry veteran with over 25 years of global experience in the information and communications technology, telecom and enterprise sectors. He has a proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar businesses and driving […]