The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT), a non-profit body comprising professionals from different disciplines, conducted a Mineral Development Awareness Programme at Joda in iron ore-rich Keonjhar district in Odisha recently.
The institutes which participated in the programme include, Indian School of Mines (ISM), IIT-Kharagpur, NITs of Rourkela and Raipur, the universities of Jadavpur, Presidency, Utkal, Ravenshaw and Sambalpur among others.
The objective of this programme is to inform the students pursuing Post-Graduate course in Geoscience, Degree Courses in mining, metallurgical, mineral and environment engineering about the latest developments in the respective disciplines.
SGAT has been organising such programmes