Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir 2026: Building a Strong Foundation for Viksit Bharat 2047

• Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir (RKCS) 2026 is a 3-day national mining sector deliberation organised by the Ministry of Mines at Gandhinagar, Gujarat (8–10 January 2026) to align Centre–State action on mineral security and mining reforms en route to Viksit Bharat 2047.
• Anchor themes: National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), sustainable mining, auctioning of mineral blocks, mine safety, value-addition, ease of doing business.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-III (resources, economy, S&T) with energy-transition geopolitics and federal mineral governance under the MMDR Act, 1957.