Bhubaneswar: CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) celebrated its 62nd Foundation Day with a series of commemorative events and a visionary lecture on leveraging science and technology for national development, here Wednesday.
Founded April 13, 1964, as the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), the institute has played a key role in advancing India’s capabilities in minerals and materials research. It was renamed CSIR-IMMT in 2007 to reflect its focused national mission. April 13 being a public holiday this year, the celebration was marked Wednesday.
Inaugurating the programme, CSIR-IMMT director Ramanuj Narayan reflected on the institute’s six-decade-long journey and its growing contributions to sustainable technological solutions. Over the years, CSIR-IMMT has become a cornerstone of scientific excellence.
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We continue to innovate, evolve, and strengthen our impact in the minerals and materials sector,” Narayan said in his welcome address. Former director general of CSIR and DSIR secretary Sekhar C Mande delivered the Foundation Day lecture titled ‘S&T Road Map for Making of Viksit Bharat’.
Mande stressed the importance of integrating traditional knowledge systems with modern science and fostering innovation to make India a developed nation.
PNN
