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Guidelines to apply under S&T R&D Scheme of Ministry of Mines
Guidelines to apply under S&T PRISM Scheme of Ministry of Mines
Company registration tutorial for PRISM in Satyabhama portal
Individual Innovator registration tutorial
PRISM 5.0 PROJECT LIST
| Sr.No |
Project Title |
Firm |
| 1 |
"Indigenous Pilot-Scale Production of High-Purity Zirconium Oxide from Zircon Sand for Critical Material Security and Strategic Applications " |
Regenius Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| 2 |
"Establishment of Pilot Plant for Production of NdFeB Alloy powder and Rare Earth Compressed
Bonded Magnet from it for Electric Vehicle and Renewable Energy Application " |
Ashvini Magnets Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra |
| 3 |
"Strategic extraction of critical materials and precious elements from end-of-life printed circuit boards
via novel solvothermal and deep eutectic solvent routes " |
Sustaineo Recycling Technologies Private Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 4 |
Zero-Waste Recovery of High-Purity Nickel from Pharmaceutical Spent Catalyst Sludge |
2VY Engineering, Ambala, Haryana |
| 5 |
Innovative Zero-Waste Technology for Battery-Grade Nickel Sulphate Production from Petrochemical sludge |
Yashoda Metals & Alloys (Opc) Pvt.Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| 6 |
"Development of BioHydrometallurgical Process for Scalable Recovery of Titanium and Associated
Critical Minerals from Coal Mine Overburden " |
MaxelS Tekventures Private Limited, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| 7 |
Sustainable Recycling of Titanium Machining Scrap for High-Performance Applications in Corrosive Environments |
P&A Technology Pvt Ltd, Cuttack, Odisha |
| 8 |
Scale-up and Engineering Optimization of Lithium-First Selective Recovery Process from Lab-Scale Batch to Semi-Continuous Pilot System for Li-ion Battery Black Mass |
Remine India Private Limited, Uttarakhand |
PRISM 4.0 PROJECT LIST
| Sr.No |
Project Title |
Firm |
| 1 |
Development of Low-Cost Hyperspectral Camera |
Spectrum Industries, Mangalore, Karnataka. |
| 2 |
Metal Recovery and Upcycling of Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Wastes |
K2BJN INDUSTRIES LLP; Srirangam, Tamil Nadu |
| 3 |
Indigenous manufacturing of strategically important Niobium & Tantalum metal powders and master alloy |
FONSMET MATERIALS PRIVATE LIMITED, Raigad, Maharashtra |
| 4 |
Extraction of battery critical minerals like Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel etc from used Lithium batteries, for green energy transition. |
NiLiCo Green Technologies Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| 5 |
Development of and setting up of commercial Magnesium sacrificial anode from magnesium scrap |
Bhagyanagar magnesium Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| 6 |
Manufacturing of WC-Co, NiCr, NiCr-CrC, and CoCrAlY Powders for Hard and Wear-Resistant Coatings on Mining Tools |
Aegion Aerospace Private Limited, Sonipat, Haryana |
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 |
Eco-friendly Innovation: Crafting High-Quality Silicon
Dioxide from Quartzite |
Skanda Precision Design, Mysore, Karnataka |
| 10 |
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
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 under chairmanship of Dr A Agnihotri.
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.
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!
Under the S&T PRISM Scheme of the Ministry of Mines, JNARDDC facilitated the evaluation of innovative project proposals from Start-ups, MSMEs and Individual Innovators under PRISM 5.0, with special emphasis on technologies and solutions across the critical minerals value chain. The call, announced on 1 March 2026, covered exploration, mining, extraction, beneficiation and mineral processing, refining and purification, metal/alloy and product development, recycling and waste utilization. A total of 81 proposals were received through the Satyabhama portal. Preliminary scrutiny by the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC), held online on 20 May 2026, shortlisted 33 proposals for detailed presentation and evaluation.
To foster a competition-based and interactive evaluation process for the critical mineral start-up ecosystem, a two-day workshop was organised at JNARDDC, Nagpur, on May 29–30, 2026. The shortlisted proposals were grouped into thematic clusters covering different segments of the critical minerals value chain. Of the shortlisted proposals evaluated by the TEC, a total of 10 proposals were recommended for consideration by the Project Sanctioning Committee (PSC).
For any inquiries related to Prism, please Contact
us
Mr R N Chouhan
Sr Principal Scientist
startups[DASH]mines[AT]gov[DOT]in
rnchouhan[AT]jnarddc[DOT]gov[DOT]in
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