Cairn Oil & Gas Taps Tech and Data to Modernize India's Energy Backbone
In this episode of The Sound of CIO, we're joined by Sandeep Gupta, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta—a man steering this deep-tech transformation, turning some of India's oldest hydrocarbon reserves into hubs of innovation.
But at the heart of this story is something bigger—how a legacy industry is embracing the future to produce more, safer, and cleaner.
This is not just about oil. It's about reinventing energy at a time when India needs it most.
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