MGMI hosts ‘Prism 2025' seminar on sustainable mining innovation
Nagpur: The Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (
) successfully organised 'Prism 2025', a seminar on 'Progressive Resource Innovation for Sustainable Mining' recently.
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PM Prasad, chairman of Coal India Limited, inaugurated the event as chief guest and emphasised the importance of research and development in mining, geology, and metallurgy.
He stressed the need for consistency and collaboration for sectoral progress.MGMI national president and CMD of Western Coalfields Limited, JP Dwivedi, highlighted innovations like
and eco parks being implemented by WCL to promote sustainable mining.Other dignitaries included CMD CCL Nilendu Kumar Singh, CIL director (business development) Debashish Nanda, MOIL president Ajit Kumar Saxena, and MECL chairman ID Narayan. Key sessions covered coal gasification, forest clearances, smart explosives, performance improvement, and digital integration. Officials from WCL, MCL, NCL, SECL, and others actively participated.
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