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EIL and CSIR-IMMT Signs MoU for Critical Minerals R&D
📅 Published 28 Jul 2026 · July 2026
EIL and CSIR-IMMT Signs MoU for Critical Minerals R&D
- Who: Engineers India Ltd [EIL] PSU under MoPNG + CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology Bhubaneswar Odisha MoU July 2026.
- Signed by: Rajiv Agarwal [Director Technical EIL] and Ramanuj Narayan [Director CSIR-IMMT].
- Collaboration: Jointly identify, evaluate, undertake R&D initiatives in critical and strategic minerals - mineral processing, extractive metallurgy, critical and strategic minerals value chain.
- Focus: Exchange technical expertise, capacity-building, technology scale-up, execution of pilot-scale and commercial deployment projects.
- Other MoU: EIL also signed MoU with Directorate General of Maritime Administration [DGMA] formerly Directorate General of Shipping to provide engineering, technical advisory and consultancy for planning, development, modernisation of maritime projects.
- UPSC Relevance: GS3 - Critical Minerals, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Energy Security, Mineral Security.
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