NMDC Signs MoU With IIT Kanpur

• 08 Dec 2025

Why in News? 

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur to enhance cyber security and advance digital technologies. 

Key Points 

• Purpose: The collaboration aims to strengthen industry–academia linkages and promote the adoption of cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning across NMDC’s operations. 
• Cyber Security: The partnership covers cyber security risk assessments, strengthening policies, governance and compliance frameworks, and enhancing incident response capabilities. 
• AI–ML Integration: NMDC will collaborate with the institute to integrate Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning tools into operational processes to improve efficiency and decision-making. 
• Knowledge Building: Capacity building and knowledge-sharing initiatives will be central components, ensuring NMDC’s workforce gains advanced digital and cyber security skills. 
• Research Collaboration: Joint research and innovation activities will be undertaken, focusing on developing new solutions tailored to NMDC’s technological needs. 
• Training Initiatives: Both institutions will conduct training programmes, pilot projects, and create proof-of-concept developments to test and refine new technologies. 
• Strategic Impact: NMDC stated that the collaboration will strengthen its digital security infrastructure, improve operational intelligence and create a future-ready technological foundation for the organisation.

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) 

• Background – National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), incorporated in 1958, is a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Steel, Government of India. 
• Leadership: NMDC is India’s largest and one of the world’s lowest-cost producers of iron ore, and is also known for operating the country’s only mechanised diamond mine at Panna in Madhya Pradesh. 
• Operations: The corporation runs highly mechanised iron ore mines in Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, with its registered office located in Hyderabad, Telangana.