Mr Rajat Verma, Founder, LOHUM and Co-Chair, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Task Force on Advanced Materials and Critical Minerals, called upon Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and Dr (Mrs.) Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, to discuss the critical minerals ecosystem, key industry priorities, policy interventions, and potential areas of collaboration. The meeting was also attended by Ms Namita Bahl, Director & Head Technology, Innovation, Design and Research and Ms Preeti Shukla, Associate Councellor from CII; Ms Pranati Kohli, Head of Public Affairs, Lohum; Dr. Preeti Banzal, Adviser/Scientist 'G' and Ms Remya Haridasan, Scientist 'E' from OPSA.