Ministry of Coal launches website on Research and Development

“The website will help in disseminating & promoting the knowledge & research work in the coal sector.” Shri Jain said while launching the website. He complemented the efforts of CMPDI in developing the website and suggested to put the web links of the efforts made by various esteemed organizations for R&D in coal sector on the website.

 

The website broadly displays the guidelines for implementing coal research projects with different forms so that anybody can submit proposals in requisite manner. It also has lists & outcomes of completed projects and ongoing research projects to have a transparency & avoid repetitive nature of projects. It also showcases photos, videos & news clipping related to the coal & lignite sector and different publications are also available on the website. The website also contains identified thrust areas for future coal research keeping in view the future needs of the nation.

 

Notably, MoC has been promoting R&D activities in Coal & Lignite sectors through its Coal Science & Technology (S&T) Plan for improvement in production, productivity, safety, coal beneficiation & utilization, protection of environment & ecology, clean coal technology & allied fields etc. MoC also provides funds to carry out research work on these subjects.

 

Research projects are presently being implemented by national research and academic institutions like IITs, NITs, IISc, NRSC, CSIR laboratories, other reputed universities etc. with active participation of coal and lignite producing companies. New thrust areas for research projects have been identified by a high-level technical committee constituted by MoC and displayed on CMPDI website based on which need based research proposals may be submitted throughout the year.