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CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar Volume - 3, 2021
We have also set up Incubation & Technology Enabling
Centre (InTEC ) which would create an ecosystem for
nurturing young entrepreneurs in molding their Start-Ups. It
will facilitate in providing incubation support and specialized
knowledge and technology framework for translating
innovative developments in the space of minerals, materials
and other technologies for sustainable utilization of natural
resources. It will provide conducive environment for
scientists to work with external partners for product
developments and their commercial exploitation.
In view of improving COVID-19 situation and to bridge the
long gap of holding any sporting event since lockdown,
Although COVID-19 posed several limitations but our IMMT took the responsibility of hosting A.P. Mitra
scientific, technical, administrative and research scholars Badminton and G.S Sidhu table tennis tournament during 11-
students strived hard for executing and continuing their 14th March, 2021 jointly with CSIR-Sports Promotion Board
targeted work in time. In difficult time too, IMMT was able to (SPB), New Delhi in which many institutes/organizations
work on 167 number of projects out of which 80 new projects participated and made it a grand success.
are there with rupees 31cr external cash flow in the last
financial year, funded by both government and private I am happy to announce that we have introduced face
agencies. This is 51% of the CSIR budget that we get from recognition based attendance system in our office which has
Head quarters. The lab's R & D activities are primarily funded been developed by one of our sister labs, CSIR-CEERI Pilani.
by NALCO, Vedanta, Tata steel, JSW, JSPL, NMDC, This will not only help us to give attendance in this COVID-
CMPDI, NTPC, DMRL, OMC, MOIL, MSPL, Rourkela 19 pandemic situation, but also will continue after the
Steel Plant, NSPCL, MIDHANI Ltd, Ministry of Mines, pandemic replacing the earlier one.
Ministry of Steel, Ministry of Earth Science and Ministry of
Science & Technology. Last year we successfully conducted the Scientists
Recruitment and 10 candidates were selected out of which 9
We have set up a Common Research & Technology joined. We are also currently in the process of recruiting
Development Hub (CRTDH) for development of the Group-3 and Group 2 technical and administrative staff.
entrepreneurship and Start-ups in the areas of Mineral &
Materials processing and new Chemical processing. I am happy that CSIR-IMMT successfully organised
Presently, we have two entrepreneurs namely, M/s. CHEMCON-2021 during 26-30th December, 2021 and set
INNOCULE, Bhubaneswar and M/s. LN INTECH, the tone to take the R & D work further with academia and
Bhubaneswar who are working with us in this programme. industries.
This project has been sponsored by DSIR, Govt. of India with
a budget of Rs. 12.50 Crores. At the end, I sincerely thanks to the Scientists, Technical
Administrative Staff members and the students of IMMT
Under the leadership of the CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, a whose sincere and tireless effort made this COVID-19
project under “Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY)”, has pandemic difficult year to be a successful time. We all should
been carried out in Nabarangpur district of Odisha where the strive to do our best to make India proud through Research
basic purpose of the project to provide Sustainable Energy, and Development.
Health & Nutrition, Value Added Integrated Farming, Post-
harvest Processing, Fishery & Poultry Development, and Thank you all.
Enterpreneur Development. The project has been sponsored Prof. Suddhasatwa Basu
by the Dept. Of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment, Director, CSIR-IMMT
Govt. of Odisha and the total budget of this project is Rs. 520
lakhs out of which IMMT's component is 102 lakhs.
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