SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME OF MINISTRY OF MINES

Webinar on S&T PRISM 4.0

JNARDDC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines, is organizing an outreach webinar on the S&T PRISM 4.0 call—an initiative to foster innovation, research, and entrepreneurship in the mining and metallurgy sectors. The session will be chaired by the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Mines, and will feature distinguished speakers from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur, and Cellark, a startup that successfully received a PRISM grant and will share its inspiring journey from concept to commercialization. This webinar aims to raise awareness and encourage active participation from startups, academic institutions, and researchers in the upcoming PRISM 4.0 call for proposals.
Highlights of the webinar:
  • Introduction to the S&T PRISM Scheme and current Call for Proposals
  • Success stories from previous PRISM awardees
  • Technical sessions on innovation, startups, market assessment, and commercialisation
  • Insights for MSMEs, students, incubators, and recyclers
  • Live Q&A session with experts and Ministry officials


ANNOUNCEMENT inviting proposals for funding from Start-ups, MSMEs and Individual Innovators under S&T PRISM Program of Ministry of Mines (PRISM 4.0)

Proposals are invited from Startups, MSMEs and Individual Innovators for up to 2 years duration, which have direct bearing on mineral and metal sector, applied and sustainable aspect of mining, metallurgy and industrial applications, for funding under “Promotion of Research and Innovation in Startups and MSMEs in Mining, Mineral Processing, Metallurgy and Recycling Sector (S&T-PRISM)” under Science and Technology Program of Ministry of Mines so as to enable them to graduate to a level where they will be able to raise investments from angel/Venture Capitalist or they will reach a position to seek loans from commercial banks/financial institutions. The funding is positioned to act as a bridge between development and commercialization of innovative technologies/products/services in a relatively hassle-free manner.

Funding support will be in the form of a grant of up to Rs. 50 lakhs for Startup, Rs. 1 Cr. for MSME and grant up to Rs. 2 Cr. may be considered for technology products requiring higher funding on the recommendation by TEC and approval by Apex Committee.

Special emphasis will be on Exploration of Critical Minerals / Mining / Extraction / Mineral processing, Metal / Alloy / Product Development, AI / ML / IoT / Software, Recycling / Waste Utilization.

The detailed advertisement with problem statements and guidelines may be seen at SATYABHAMA Portal (https://research.mines.gov.in/ ) of Ministry of Mines and JNARDDC’s website (https://www.jnarddc.gov.in/Startup-India.aspx). Online proposals must be submitted along with all necessary enclosures in the portal - https://research.mines.gov.in/ .

Last date of submission of proposals is 31.05.2025.

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PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN STARTUPS AND MSMEs IN MINING, MINERAL PROCESSING, METALLURGY AND RECYCLING SECTOR (S&T-PRISM)



PRISM 3.0 PROJECT LIST

Sr.No Project Title Firm
1 Processing of Indian Rock Phosphate to Produce High Quality Import Substitute Fertilizer Ishita International, Nagpur, Maharashtra
2 Production of High Pure Chromium Metal for Defence and Aerospace Applications Regen Materials Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
3 Zinc Metal as Energy Storage: Mechanically Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries as Long-Duration Energy Storage for Grid Applications Sthyr Energy Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4 Large Scale Production of Two-Dimensional Ti3C2TX MXene Nanomaterial from Industrial Waste for Advanced Applications Reseapro Labs Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
5 Manufacturing of Thermal Spray Powders and Sintered Tungsten Carbide Products PR & SE Carbides Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana
6 NdPr Metal Production through Molten Salt Electrolysis Technology PG Tech Pvt Ltd, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
7 Solvent Extractants and Ion-Exchange Resin Chemicals for Strategic and Rare Earth Metal Recovery Polyprotic Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Vadodara, Gujarat
8 High Thermal Conducting Heat Exchanger and Heat Sink using Recycled Aluminium Composite Aayogh Engineering Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
9 Highly Energy Efficient ElectroKompact System for Removal of Metal and High TDS from Mineral Industry Effluent to Achieve Zero Liquid Discharge Ecologique Science Technik (India) Pvt Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra
10 Eco-friendly Innovation: Crafting High-Quality Silicon Dioxide from Quartzite Skanda Precision Design, Mysore, Karnataka
11 Mineral Resource Estimation and AI-based Borehole Site Selection Zwilling Labs Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra

PRISM 2.0 PROJECT LIST

Sr.No Project Title Firm
1 Setting up of a 5 TPD (ton per day) CFA (Coal Fly-ash) Processing Plant to extract high-purity fumed Silica (>99.9%) and Aluminium fluoride (>98%) Sakshi Chem Sciences Pvt Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra
2 Real-time Continuous Temperature Measurement of Cryolite Bath using Ultrasonic Waveguide Technology XYMA Analytics Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3 Development of Red Mud Flocculants. Kimberlite Chemicals India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka
4 Recycled aluminum carbon fiber composite based high pressurized vessel Greenewelty Pvt. Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
5 Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Neural Network (NN) software for exploration, prospecting, and appraisal of minerals and metals in the mineral and mining industries. OGPEX Geoscience (OPC) Pvt Ltd, Thane (W), Maharashtra
6 SCIN: A process to extract scandium oxide from red mud Innocule Materials and Additives Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
7 Artificial Intelligence System for Condition Based Monitoring of L1/L2/IBA data of Aluminium Plants' Equipment Corrosion Intelligence Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
8 Li(MnxFe1-x)PO4 Cathode Active Material Promising Material for future EV Application Lohum Materials Pvt Ltd, Delhi
9 Recovery of High-Grade Zinc Oxide from Zinc Ash by Hydrometallurgical Process JAMP INDUSTRIES, Nagpur, Maharashtra
10 Universal electronic Detonator for sequential blasting Relira Blastech, Itwari, Nagpur, Maharashtra

PRISM 1.0 PROJECT LIST

Sr.No Project Title Firm
1 Establishment of Pilot Plant (TRL-7) for Extraction of Neodymium - Praseodymium (Nd-Pr) metal from Neodymium - Praseodymium oxide (Nd-Pr oxide) through Calcio-thermic reduction route for NdFeB Base Permanent Magnet Application Ashvini Rare Earth Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra
2 Lithium ion-electro fusion reactor for alkali metals Saru Smelting Pvt Ltd., Meerut, UP
3 Efficient and Sustainable Production of Alumina Hydrates by Electrolysis of Sodium Carbonate and Produce Hydrogen. LN Indtech Services Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
4 Pilot scale production(25kg/Day) of high purity battery grade silicon material for lithium-ion battery anode Cellark Powertech Pvt. Ltd., Cuttack, Orissa
5 GARBH - A Software for Exploration of Rare-earth-elements Caliche Private Limited, Shillong, Meghalaya

Review Meeting of TEC under chairmanship of Dr Anupam Agnihotri at JNARDDC, Nagpur

Review Meeting of TEC under chairmanship of Dr Anupam Agnihotri at JNARDDC, Nagpur for review of 15 ongoing projects of S&T- PRISM scheme of Ministry of Mines sponsored to various start-ups and MSMEs

TEC meeting at JNARDDC evaluating the proposals received under S&T PRISM Startup scheme on 9th Dec 2024

TEC meeting at JNARDDC evaluating the proposals received under S&T PRISM Startup scheme on 9th Dec 2024 under chairmanship of Dr A Agnihotri.

PRISM 3.0 Grant Award Letter distribution by Shri G Kishan Reddy, Hon'ble Minister of Coal and Mines

Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Coal and Mines distributed project award letters to 11 start ups under the Ministry of Mines S&T PRISM 3.0 scheme at Konark during the 3rd National Mining Ministers' Conference.
JNARDDC is the implementing agency for the start up PRISM scheme. Other dignitaries present were Chief Guest Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, along with Shri Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, and Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and State Mining Minister of Bihar.

Bharat Mandapam for Startup Mahakumbh

Discover the innovative startup scheme of S&T PRISM and the R&D scheme by the Ministry of Mines. Check out the inspiring posters of Grantees from PRISM 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 calls. We’re fueling startups and MSMEs in Mining, Metallurgy, Recycling, and Mineral Processing. Empowering R&D projects that bridge Academia & Industry – join the revolution!

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    Sr Principal Scientist

    HOD Downstream

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