India-Poland work on mining

India and Poland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering coal mining and clean coal technologies.

The MoU is to foster relations in the field of coal mining and clean coal technologies through the already established Joint Coal Working Group as well as research institutes and academia between the two countries, said the Coal Ministry on 4 Feb 2019.

The MoU was signed by Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Minister of State for Coal and Mines and Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy, Poland.

It covers the following areas:

To promote trade and investment in the coal sector, enhance the understanding of coal related energy issues, particularly clean coal technologies, and promote the exchange of information on policies, programmes and technologies with special emphasis on coal exploration and exploitation, research and development, technical cooperation and capacity building.

To review the activities implemented under MoU.

To identify other forms of cooperation mutually agreed upon by the Participants.

Minister Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said the MoU would provide opportunities to both our countries to augment trade and investment in diverse areas in mining and energy sectors.

He also foresees a very strong scope for cooperation in other areas of mining in India. fiinews.com