New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- India's metal sector is becoming increasingly important as the country sharpens its focuses on infrastructure, power, manufacturing, and clean energy. Metals such as zinc and copper are essential inputs across construction, electrification, renewables, and industrial production.

Hindustan Zinc and Hindustan Copper stand out among the top metal stocks in India, though their businesses operate on very different scales and cycles.

Today we compare these two metal stocks by examining their operations, financial performance, and risks to help your understand how each fits into India's metal ecosystem.

Hindustan Zinc, a subsidiary of the Vedanta Group, is the world's largest integrated producer of zinc and also ranks amo...