• Production scale-up: Hindustan Zinc is targeting production of 30 lakh tonnes along with roughly 3,000 tonnes of silver to meet nearly 50% of domestic demand, while Bharat Aluminium plans to double output from 30 lakh to 60 lakh tonnes.
• Exploration policy reform: Agarwal advocated for a trust-based regulatory framework that permits resource explorers to sell discoveries to major companies, which would reduce India's heavy reliance on imported energy and minerals.
• Critical metals roadmap: Hindustan Zinc aims to extract approximately 60% of essential critical metals within the next 12 to 18 months to bolster domestic supply security.
• Business portfolio focus: Vedanta is prioritizing expansion across oil and gas, zinc, silver, aluminium, and its 5-lakh-tonne copper operations in Zambia, while moving away from semiconductor manufacturing initiatives.
• Higher education investments: Highlighting that approximately 1 lakh Indian students travel abroad annually for higher education, Agarwal urged industrialists to build world-class domestic universities to retain domestic talent and capital.