India’s mineral exploration work needs skilled experts, modern equipment and better training facilities. Institutions working in this field are also adopting new tools to improve research and learning.
Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated three new facilities at the Geological Survey of India Training Institute in Nagole-Bandlaguda, Hyderabad, on November 10.
The facilities include an international hostel, an advanced geophysical data processing laboratory and a digital studio. The hostel was built at a cost of ₹4.27 crore and has 32 furnished suites for trainees.
The laboratory, developed at a cost of ₹4.55 crore, has 25 advanced computer systems and specialised software to support mineral exploration. The digital studio, set up with an investment of ₹30 lakh, will produce video lessons, podcasts and webinars for the iGOT Karmayogi portal.
The three facilities together represent an investment of ₹9.12 crore.
The new additions are aimed at improving international training, technical research and digital learning at the institute.
