Geological Society of IndiaRegional Center, Odisha
NATURE-CM 2026National Seminar on Critical Minerals
Directorate of Mines and GeologyGovernment of Odisha
Geological Society of IndiaRegional Center, Odisha
NATURE-CM 2026National Seminar on Critical Minerals
Directorate of Mines and GeologyGovernment of Odisha
National Seminar on Natural Resources & Their Utilisation with Special Reference to Critical Minerals
Enabling “Make in India” Through Mineral Security. Join the premier national seminar on exploration, R&D, sustainable mining, resource assessment and the minerals powering India's future, held alongside the GSI Annual General Body Meeting 2026.
Research, industry and policy working together for Viksit Bharat 2047
Odisha covers about 4.87% of India's land yet stands as the nation's mineral powerhouse, rich in chromite, iron ore, bauxite and coal, and home to NALCO, CIL, OMC, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Vedanta and AM/NS.
Organised by GSIRCO in collaboration with the Directorate of Mines & Geology, Government of Odisha. Delegates can explore the Golden Triangle of Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar.
Critical minerals sit at the centre of India's next growth phase, powering four converging national priorities.
Lithium, cobalt and rare earths underpin batteries, EVs and renewable-energy hardware.
Semiconductors, electronics and telecom infrastructure depend on secure mineral supply chains.
Steel, aerospace and defence manufacturing rely on chromium, titanium and vanadium.
Domestic mineral security reduces import dependence and strengthens strategic autonomy.
Decision-makers across government, PSUs, industry and academia, together for three days in Bhubaneswar.
Central and state departments, directorates and regulators shaping mineral security.
Mining, metals and processing companies, from exploration to value addition.
Geoscience and materials R&D labs driving exploration and processing technology.
Faculty and institutions presenting peer-reviewed oral and poster papers.
PG, doctoral and post-doctoral fellows on the dedicated poster track.
Industry partners at the Industrial R&D Showcase and exhibition space.
All official updates about NATURE-CM 2026 appear here. Check back for the programme schedule, accommodation and travel details.
Register and pay by 14 October 2026 to secure the current fees. Payments after this date attract 18% extra. Complete the Google registration form and pay via UPI or NEFT/RTGS.
Applications for limited travel assistance and accommodation for deserving presenters closed on 15 September 2026.
The deadline for full paper submission is extended to 31 July 2026. Submit through the GSI portal.
Complete the Google registration form and pay via UPI or NEFT/RTGS. Early-bird fees are valid till 14 October 2026.
Poster abstracts (within 1000 words) were invited from young researchers. Submissions closed on 31 August 2026.
Four interconnected tracks spanning the full lifecycle of critical mineral discovery, extraction and sustainable policy.
From the iron-nickel core to the crust: explore the layers that concentrate the minerals powering modern technology. Move your cursor over the globe.
Select any glowing marker on the globe to see where that critical mineral comes from.
Inner & outer core: iron–nickel (Fe–Ni). Hotspots are illustrative of where each critical mineral is typically concentrated.
A three-day programme of plenary talks, peer-reviewed presentations, industry showcases and a post-conference field trip.
Keynote lectures from leading geoscientists and policymakers shaping India's mineral strategy.
Peer-reviewed presentations across all four themes, with a dedicated young-researcher poster track.
Cross-sector dialogue between government, PSUs, industry and academia on mineral security.
Technology demonstrations and exhibition space for sponsors and mineral-based industries.
Selected full papers published in a special volume per the Journal of the Geological Society of India.
Guided geological & cultural excursion across Odisha's Golden Triangle.
The peer-reviewed papers of NATURE-CM 2026, published by the Geological Society of India. The volume will be released at the seminar on 14 November 2026.
Sarada P. Mohanty
Aindrila Mukherjee and Sisir K. Mondal
Arijit Barik, Abhisheka V.R., R. B. Singh, S. R. Baswani, Nand Kishore Yadav, Venkanna Banothu, Avantika Singh, Vikash Tripathy, Apurba Banerjee, S. Ravi, and M.L. Dora
Arup Ratan Manna, Saptarshi Mallick, Arun Kumar Kujur, J. P. Mohakul, Manoranjan Mohanty and Rosalin Das
Ashit Kumar Swain, Abhilipsa Dash, Sangitsarita Nanda, Reenu Joshi and Sanjaya Kumar Dash
Asit Kumar Mishra, Lipisudha Badapanda, and Satya Narayana Mahapatro
B. H. Lodhia, P. Agrahari, A. Priyadarshi, and B. I. A. McInnes
Bhaskar J. Saikia, G. Parthasarathy, Rashmi R. Borah, and B. Saravanan
Biswajeet Lenka, Shradha Shukla, R.K. Sharma, S. S. Sarkar, and S. Goswami
Biswaranjan Mohanty, Ringphami Awungshi, and Ranjit G. Khangar
Kh. Laksana Singh, C.S. Sindhuja, and M. Ram Mohan
Dev Lalatendu, Biswajeet Lenka, Sourav Misra, and J. P. Mohakul
Dilip Majumdar and Abhijit Gogoi
Fareeduddin
G. Nagendra Babu, G. Praveen, T. Shiva Kumar, S. V. Satyanarayana, and Ch. Ravi
Jugal Kishore Duruka, Ananta Kumar Das, Ramesh Behera, Sasmita Sahoo, and Prabal Kumar Chand
Krutika Jangale, Pratik Godbole, M. L. Dora, Kaustubh Deshpande, Sanjeevani Jawadand, Rajkumar Meshram, and Kirtikumar Randive
Janmejaya Sahoo, S. K. Samala and M. L. Dora
M. Santosh
M. Satyanarayanan, K. Thillairaj, G. Parthasarathy, C.S. Sindhuja, Ajay Kumar Singh and Dheeraj Pande
J. P. Mohakul, K. K. Behera, Arup Ratan Manna, Maya Tripathi, Tusarkant Sethy, Anupam Mondal, Raja Ahirwar, Swarnali Mondal and P. K. Panda
Monika Mishra, Manish Banerjee, Debojit Talukdar, Sandip Nandy, and Chiluvuru Ravi Kumar
Siddhartha Karmakar, Diethovilie Pieru, Mrinal Kanti Mukherjee, Parminder Singh Sethi, Biswaranjan Mohanty, Muduru L Dora, Ravi Kumar Umrao and Arindam Gantait
Muduru L. Dora, Tushar Meshram, Srinivas R. Baswani, M. Santosh, Gladsen Bage, Rajkumar Meshram, Mahesh Korakoppa, K Chandramouleeswara Rao, Ravi Kumar Umrao, and Kirtikumar Randive
Sambit Dalai, Nilima Dash and Bibhuranjan Nayak
Payaswini Das, Bibhuranjan Nayak and Nilima Dash
Mudili. Venkata Sai, P. Venkata Sunder Raju, Saleem Ahmed Khan
Raghunath Mishra, Murari Prasad Kesari, Snigdha Dash and Apurba Banerjee
Ravi Kumar Umrao, Shahid Iqbal, Arguslal A. Ashok, Pushpesh Narayan, and M.L. Dora
Abhishek Verma, and Sakthi Saravanan Chinnasamy
Satya Nanda Mohanty, Somit Mohanty and Ashley Brown
Smita Priyadarshini Ojha, V.V. Sesha Sai, Sini Raj, and Animesh Thakur
Sneha Bhaumik, Saptarshi Mallick, Moumita Mondal, Jayaprakash Mahakul, and Anima Gogoi
Sneha Bhaumik, Sreemoyee Chakraborty, Saptarshi Mallick, Asthajita Bhuyan, Kalyan Kumar Neog, Rosalin Das, Jayaprakash Mahakul, Satyananda Maiti, and Bhoomika Mod
Sujith M.S., Suraj P. Vichhi, H.S. Rajaraman and S.K. Dash
Susobhan Neogi, Trisrota Chaudhuri, and Sandip Nandy
Suvranshu Sekhar Baral and Geetanjali Rana
Tarini Prasad Sahoo, Kallola Kumar Behera, and Biswajeet Lenka
V.V. Sesha Sai, D.B.K. Khuntia, and Subhashree Lenka
Yamuna Singh
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Odisha's ancient geology shaped two legacies: the khondalite, sandstone and laterite that built the temples of the Golden Triangle (Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar), and the separate chromite, bauxite and critical-mineral belts powering India's future. NATURE-CM 2026 is hosted at the heart of this living link between earth science and civilisation.
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Bhubaneswar is well connected by air (BBI airport) and rail. The Golden Triangle of Puri, Konark & Bhubaneswar is within easy reach for the post-conference field trip.
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