SUMMIT AGENDA

• Day 1

  
  

  Key Trends and Outlook

  
  

  What is the state of the mining sector in India?

  What are the recent trends and developments related to technology deployment?

  What are the key challenges? What is the outlook?

  
  

  Focus on Coal

  
  

  What are most prevalent technologies in use? What are the recent global advances?

  What has been the experience? What are the key issues and challenges?

  What are the future needs and requirements?

  
  

  Sustainable Mining Practices

  
  

  What are the current sustainable mining practices used in India?

  What are the global initiatives towards deploying sustainable mining systems?

  Which approaches and technologies hold promise and potential?

  
  

  Role of MDOs

  
  

  What is the role of MDOs in improving mining practices in India?

  What has been the experience? What are the key issues and challenges?

  What is the future outlook?

  
  

  Control and Automation Systems

  
  

  What role have IT systems played in enhancing the safety of mine workers?

  What are the recent advancements in areas of control systems and IT?

  What are some of the global best practices relevant to the Indian context?

  
  

  Update On Prospecting and Exploration

  
  

  What are the current technologies used for prospecting and exploration in India?

  What are the costs and technical characteristics?

  What are the future needs and requirements?

  
  

  
  

  
  

• Day 2

  
  

  Excavation and Loading
  

  
  

  What are the specific requirements in excavation and loading for the Indian mining sector?

  What are the most promising and relevant technologies?

  What has been the experience so far?

  
  

  Focus On Underground Mining

  
  

  What are the current practices adopted for tunelling and underground mining?

  What has been the experience so far? What are the key issues and challenges?

  What are the recent global advances?

  
  

  Environment and Water Emission Standards

  
  

  What are the technologies adopted in India to ensure adherence to environmental norms and standards?

  What has been the experience? What are the key issues and challenges?

  What are some of the global best practices?

  
  

  Quality Control, Testing and Analysis

  
  

  What are the best practices for quality control, testing and analysis? Which practices are used in India?

  What are some of the global best practices?

  What is their potential in the Indian context?

  
  

  Mine Data and Resource Management

  
  

  What are the solutions used for data and resource management?

  What are some of the global best practices?

  What is their potential in the Indian context?

  
  

  Crushing and Conveying

  
  

  What are the specific requirements in crushing and conveying for the Indian mining sector?

  What are the most promising and relevant technologies?

  What has been the experience so far?