CSIR-IMMT Collaborates with Russia’s Rosatom, Giredmet, and NUST MISiS to Advance Strategic Research and Innovation

 

CSIR-IMMT team meets with His Excellency Mr. Vinay Kumar, Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation, at the Indian Embassy in Moscow.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), through its top minerals research hub CSIR-IMMT(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology), has partnered with key Russian institutions to boost work on important mineral processing and sustainable resources. They signed two agreements to start this cooperation. The Russian partners are the State Research and Design Institute of the Rare Metal Industry (JSC Giredmet), linked to the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, and the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS) in Moscow.

Signing of JDI between CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar and National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Moscow.

Dr. Ramanuj Narayan, Director of CSIR-IMMT, signed these agreements with Dr. Andrei I. Golinei of JSC Rosatom and Dr. Michael R. Filonov of NUST MISIS. Leading the efforts are Dr. Kali Sanjay from CSIR-IMMT, along with Dr. Konstantin V. Ivanovskikh and Dr. Korotchenko Natalia from the Russian side. Anoop Kumar Srivastava, from the Indian Embassy in Moscow, attended to support the collaboration in critical minerals technology.

Signing of JDI between CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar and State Research and Design Institute of the Rare Metal Industry (JSC Giredmet), Rosatom, Moscow.

On April 24, 2025, Dr. Ramanuj Narayan and Dr. Kali Sanjay met with Indian Ambassador to Russia, Mr. Vinay Kumar, at the Indian Embassy. Anoop Kumar Srivastava arranged the meeting. They explained their visit's aims to the Ambassador, emphasizing the importance of research and collaboration in process metallurgy, especially for critical minerals needed for India’s goals of self-reliance and development.