People, Positions and Obituaries · 26 February 2026
Jatinder Mehra, Vice Chairman of Essar's Metals & Mining Division and former RINL chief, passes away at 86.
Exam-focused facts from the 26 February 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Jatinder Mehra died at the age of 86 while serving as Vice Chairman of the metals and mining division at Essar Group.
- He had a career spanning more than six decades in India’s steel and metals sector.
- Mehra was formerly the chief of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).
- He played a key role in expanding Essar’s steelmaking capacity at Hazira and in developing the Paradip steel facility in Odisha.